![]() ![]() It brings her closer to her mother, grandfather, and even Max. ![]() When Annie’s baby brother Joey is born, Annie’s perspective is forever changed by the enormity of a new life within her family. As she works through her fear and confusion over the deteriorating memory of her grandfather and the unimaginable life growing inside her mother, her drawings change with her thoughts about identity, memory, and the cycles of life. Their friendship is tested by Annie’s refusal to turn her favorite pastime into a sport, and Max’s frustration with her attitude.Īs the months go by, and her mother’s due date draws closer, Annie works on an art assignment to draw a picture of an apple every day for 100 days. Max, like Annie, loves to run, but he becomes caught up in the quest to be the fastest on the track team. Her grandfather, who suffers from confusion and memory loss in his old age, was a competitive runner in his youth but can no longer always remember why he stopped. When she learns that, in fact, her mother is pregnant, she is both fascinated and nervous by how much her life will soon change. When Annie’s mother begins feeling ill and exhausted, Annie worries she is dying of a mysterious illness. At home, she lives with her parents and her aging grandfather. She runs barefoot through her neighborhood every day, often joined by her mysterious and moody friend, Max. ![]() ![]() According to her mother, she was running even before she was born. Annie, a young girl in a small town, has always been a runner. ![]()
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