Runner

Runner by Carl Deuker
Living with his alcoholic father on a broken-down sailboat on Puget Sound has been hard on seventeen-year-old Chance Taylor, but when his love of running leads to a high-paying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk.

What was actually inside the packages that Chance ran for Charles Burdett from the dock? They were explosives.

Where did Chance and his father live? They lived off pier B on a boat.

What was the boat’s name? It was Tiny Dancer.

Where is Melissa going to college? She is going toBrownUniversity.

How did Charles commit suicide? He drove his car off a cliff.

Where did Chance have to go to check for the packages? He would run to a wall and check in the cracks.

Why couldn’t Chance’s dad hold down a job? He was an alcoholic.