Seconds
2013
First Published
3.39
Average Rating
121
Number of Pages
When it comes to cross-country running, Jake does everything right, but he still comes in second. He eats all the right foods, trains like crazy and reads articles about running in his spare time. There's nothing easy about running, but the hardest part for Jake is that, at the end of the day, Spencer Solomon always wins first place. Determined to take the lead for once, Jake continues to push himself even more. His rigorous training schedule leaves no time for friends, family, pizza or joking around. When Jake is invited to join the Diamond Running Club, he thinks he's found an opportunity to train harder. Instead, with the help of his coach, Jake begins to rediscover what he used to love about running in the first place.
Avg Rating
3.39
Number of Ratings
31
5 STARS
23%
4 STARS
10%
3 STARS
52%
2 STARS
16%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Sylvia Taekema
Author · 2 books
Because she loves to read, loves to write, and thinks kids are the best, writing books for children and having them published is a dream come true for Sylvia Taekema. Besides spending time with her own children, she also enjoys working with kids in schools and in various programs in her community of Chatham, Ontario. "Seconds," her first novel for young readers, was voted a Silver Birch Express Honour Book in the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program, 2015. It was also a nominee for the 2015 Diamond Willow Award.
