Oxygen
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Last published Tue, Mar 15, 2016
Seventeen-year-old Megan loves to run. She's on her school's cross country team, and she has an almost perfect record in competitions. She's the fastest girl in the district. There's only one thing holding her back: she's asthmatic. As her asthma worsens and her attacks become more frequent, she struggles to hold onto the only thing she knows.
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