Run by Kody Keplinger

Agnes Atwood and Bo Dickinson make an unlikely duo. Living in the small town of Mursey, where everyone knows everyone else’s business, Bo has the white trash, slut reputation. Polar opposite is Anges, blind from birth, she is always accommodating, always good, never making a scene. But Bo is the only one who treats Anges like a normal person, not someone with a disability, so a strong friendship ensues.

So, when Bo’s meth head mother is arrested, Bo knows she is going into foster care, which is unthinkable to her. She needs to run and Anges agrees to accompany her, running from her over protective parents, who micromanage every step she takes.

Run by Kody Keplinger, author of The DUFF, is a story about friendship, fear, and freedom.

Although a road trip by two sixteen year olds is an unlikely scenario, the story does keep you reading as both characters are memorable in their own ways. Bo, who has thick skin and takes what the townspeople dish out, is really the opposite. Anges, on the other hand, who has never made a fuss, realizes that in order to gain the freedom she so desperately wants and needs, she might indeed have to raise her voice to be heard.

Keplinger doesn’t sugar coat the ending…mostly. It’s not downright depressing nor is it syrupy sweet. It’s satisfying…mostly. Keplinger was raised in a small Kentucky town and that small town-ness is permeates the book. It is a fast read, I read it in three days. You will no doubt root for these two brave women. Go for it.