num_pages: 233
description: Patina or Patty runs like a flash. She runs for many reasonsto escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school shes been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY shes not able to live with her real mom any more: her mom has The Sugar and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her moms legs will one day take her away forever. So Pattys also running for her mom who cant. But can you ever really run away from any of this? As the stress builds up its building up a pretty bad attitude as well. Coach wont tolerate bad attitude. No day no way. And now he wants Patty to run relaywhere you have to depend on other people? Hows she going to do THAT?
language: English
title: Patina
publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books