The farther you run
Davida Wills Hurwin
Even with a new best friend and a new boyfriend, Samantha has a hard time adjusting to life without her best friend Juliana, who died of cancer.
Read Time: ~4.3 hr
A time for dancing
by Davida Wills Hurwin (1997)
About this book
Seventeen-year-old best friends Samantha and Juliana tell their stories in alternating chapters after Juliana is diagnosed with cancer.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreA time for dancing Lead Character
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