Pounding Pavement
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Last published Wed, Feb 24, 2016
"Say hello to the stars for me." -Bob the Titan
Katherine Winston is the envy of every high school girl: she's popular, athletic, gets good grades and is kinda pretty. But suddenly her perfect life is shattered when her best friend Caitlyn is killed in a car accident. Kat's life is now a living nightmare. With the pressure of qualifying for cross country state meet, Kat struggles with the meaning of life, and a will to live.
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