Creech, Sharon. Heartbeat. HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN: 0060540222
I can't say enough positive things about this book. Lovely prose, realistic characters, coming of age, and simply beautiful.
The story is essentially about three things: running, drawing, and change. In a way, those three elements combine to represent everything that is happening in twelve year old Annie's life.
Her male best friend is changing, and she doesn't understand his moods. Her mother is pregnant, and her grandfather is aging before her eyes.
But through it all she remains steady: running and drawing. Not for glory or prize, but simply for the discipline of enjoying what she loves.
An excellent read with depth. Creech does a wonderful job of introducing ideas with showing rather than telling, leaving the young reader plenty of room to ponder.
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