Chapters 10 through 19 Summary

Amanda runs along the Seneca River and watches as the rowing teams practice along that river. Toby is on the rowing team. Amanda runs regularly but isn't particularly talented. She took up running when a new policy at Lawrence High School required that all sophomores participate in a sport. She initially enjoys the sport and finds herself with a sense of freedom when she runs. By the time she's enrolled in St. Matthew's, she has been made to understand that if she is an excellent runner, the coaches at Dartmouth might recognize her abilities and request that she be allowed in. Toward that goal, running has become a mission and she no longer enjoys it. Coach Kellam oversees the girls running team at St. Matthew's and he explains that they have to spend time practicing and have to pay attention to...