In this award-winning story of hope, Jessica Carlisle, a born runner, loses her leg in an accident that also kills her classmate. The doctor thinks that the young and athletic Jessica will make a complete recovery. But for Jessica, the loss of her identity as a runner is devastating. She spirals into depression, gets addicted to painkillers, and becomes resentful of her friends and family. Trying hard to cope with her handicap, she returns to school with her disability. People are kind but obviously awkward around her, not knowing whether or how to react to her disability. Her best friend Fiona never leaves her side. Her coach and track team really want her back. Rosa Brazzi, on a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy and with a razor-sharp mind, offers to help Jessica with Maths. The new friendship changes Jessica’s outlook to life. Soon, Jessica undergoes therapy and tries out a prosthetic leg. Slowly, she begins to walk and eventually, run in it. Soon, she is thinking of participating in the 10-mile River Run. But not alone. She wants Rosa with her. She wants to teach Rosa to love running the way Rosa taught her to love Maths. Together, they draw attention to differently abled people as people rather than their disability.
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