Wendelin Van Draanen

In the novel, The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, there is a girl named Jessica. Jessica is a sixteen-year-old girl and a runner. Her whole life is running. She loves the sport and was a champion until there was an accident and she lost her leg. On the way back from a race, Jessica’s school bus was hit by a truck driver who was drunk. Her teammate Lucy, who was sitting right in front of Jessica died. Jessica was left with a horrible injury, her leg was lost. As Jessica is recovering from her

how strong Jessica is during this time. When she lost her leg she thought she wouldn't run again. After a while she realized she was going to run again.“I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line.”(Wendelin Van Draanen, The Running Dream) When Jessica says that it wasn't her finish line it was her starting line it tells us how strong she is for running again. The second quote shows how caring she is. After the accident

While reading novels readers can relate to the characters challenges. In the realistic fiction novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, the reader can relate to challenges that the characters in the book have. While we don’t have the same challenges, Juli Baker deals with the lose of the sycamore tree, while I deal with being too hard on myself. First, the character Juli Baker, from Flipped, has the challenge of dealing with the lose of the sycamore tree. Juli Baker loved the sycamore tree and the

The Running Dream Book Reflection In The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, sixteen-year-old, track star Jessica was traveling to a meet and the bus crashed. Her teammate Lucy, died in the accident. Jessica was rushed to the hospital and doctors had to amputate her leg. Jessica and her parents were very upset, running was a huge part of her life. She had a long and tough recovery ahead of her, she became depressed knowing she would never be able to move like she used to. She visited a prosthetist

novel, Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, Juli Baker faced many challenges. The challenges that Juli and I both share deal with family issues and it’s very difficult sometimes. Juli Baker’s challenges were her family. Juli Baker found out she was poor because her Uncle was developmentally disabled so they lived in a rented house. This was a family issue because they had to pay for Uncle David’s home. Juli’s dad said “‘Who’s Mr. Finnegan?” “The man who owns this house’”(Van Draanen 102). This was the

In Wendelin Van Draanen's ¨The Running Dream¨ the main character is Jessica. Jessica is a track star, and can run a 400 meter race in 55 seconds flat. Jessica is a runner inside in out, and that is what she loves to do until she gets into a horrible bus accident that causes her to lose her leg. Jessica is now in recovery and the simplest things like using the bathroom are hard to do. Jessica's parents, and the Doctor have been most helpful with her adjustment out of the hospital. Jessica eventually

“You cannot be a hero without being a coward” (George Bernard Shaw) In the novel ‘Flipped’ by Wendelin Van Draanen, Bryce is a coward in the beginning through his actions which include; his fear to talk to Juli Baker, and his inability to do the right thing. In the end, Bryce starts to show signs of redemption of his cowardness demonstrating that people can change. Bryce is a coward but he change in the end. The first example of Bryce being a coward is that he is afraid to talk to his neighbor

stay away from her. There are many ways that can happen, people can act like they are their friend but reality is the opposite. In the book Flipped, from Bryce's perspective, it mentions, "All I ever wanted is for Juli Baker to leave me alone "(Van Draanen 1). This explains Bryce's thoughts of Juliana in the beginning of the book. One key event in the story is the moment Bryce moved into the neighborhood. The moment Bryce moved into the neighborhood Juliana was enthusiastic. But Bryce was fearful

“There’s no such thing as easy. Not anymore” (Van Draanen 46). The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen is a story about Jessica Carlisle, a high school track star for Liberty High. After Jessica’s personal record receiving race, her team’s bus was hit and the lower half of Jessica’s right leg had to be amputated. Van Draanen’s story teaches readers the importance of perseverance. The Running Dream has five separate parts, “The Finish Line”, “Headwind”, “Straightaway”, “Adjusting the Blocks”, and

prepare for it. If you’re unwilling to listen to take advice, that’s your choice. (Van Draanen, 67) The quote is important because it shows how life and the world work. It reminds me of how in the real world, no one is never truly prepared for what life throws at them. Bad things happen, and the best we can do is prepare for when that scenario happens. “All the extra space did was give us room to drift apart.” (Van Draanen, 132) This quote is important because when Wren’s family moved, they drifted apart