

And so when she finds herself at the center of a protest movement against him she has to decide how she’ll use her voice. Mari’s always stood behind her father and supported him but the campaign brings a lot of unwanted attention to her and her family and throughout the course of it she ends up realizing that her views and his don’t actually align.

Running is about a 15-year-old Cuban-American girl in Miami whose father is running for president.

My name is Natalia Sylvester and this is my debut YA novel called Running. If you’d like to purchase Running, we are using Bookshop, which “ away over 75% of profit margin to stores, publications, authors and others who make up the thriving, inspirational culture around books!”įollow along with our Book Club by subscribing to our Off the Shelf newsletter for educators and librarians. Included are comprehension questions, follow-up activities, and a further reading list. Here’s Natalia discussing her YA novel Running (HMH, 2020), and the inspiration behind it.Īs you begin exploring Running, please check out this educators guide produced by WNDB to help encourage discussion and engagement. Welcome to the second week of WNDB’s Fall Book Club! Today we are so happy to welcome author Natalia Sylvester.
