Auma's Long Run

Auma is racing toward her dreams as fast as possible—but can she turn her back on her family when tragedy hits home? This acclaimed debut set in 1980s Kenya is a poignant story of loss, grief, and the power of resilience.

A track scholarship could put thirteen-year-old Auma one step closer to leaving her small village in Kenya. She is determined to become a doctor, and nothing—not her classmates, not her marrying age, and not the night runners who come by the house while she sleeps—will stop...