{"product_id":"runner-9780618735051","title":"Runner","description":"When a new job falls his way, Chance jumps at the opportunity, becoming a runner who picks up strange packages on a daily route and delivers them to a shady man at the marina. Chase knows how much he will earn--what he doesn't know is how much he will pay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suspenseful, fast-paced, and poignant, this novel avoids easy answers as it examines issues of terrorism and patriotism, fear and courage, and the lives of privilege and poverty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Deuker\u003c\/b\u003e is a celebrated author of \"top flight sports writing matched to uncommonly perceptive coming of age stories\" (Kirkus Reviews). He describes his younger self as a classic second stringer: \"I was too slow and too short for basketball; I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. So, by my senior year the only sport I was still playing was golf.\" He was a teacher for many years in the Seattle area, where he now lives with his wife. carldeuker.ag sites.net\/bio.htm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669110329618,"sku":"9780618735051","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97016f0e-6419-41e1-bf6f-6df40ec5da14.jpg?v=1733755759","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/runner-9780618735051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}