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Running across America : a true story of dreams, determination, and heading for home by David J. McGillivray; Nancy Feehrer; Hui Li is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

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A full-color, inspiring picture book about Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivrays 3,452-mile run across America in 80 days! As a teenager, Dave McGillivray heard a news story about a person biking across the United States. What a great idea! he thought. But instead of a bike, Ill use my sneakers! This is the funny, touching, true story of McGillivrays 80-day, 3,452-mile run from Medford, Oregon, to his hometown of Medford, Massachusetts. In Running Across A True Story of Dreams, Determination, and Heading for Home , McGillivray tells the tale of how he braved the Sierra and Rocky Mountains, millions of grasshoppers in Nebraska, days of pouring rain in Ohio, the occasional rattlesnake, and intensely sore knees. On top of it all, homesickness and doubt are constant companions as he tries to achieve his dream of running from coast-to-coast. And thats not his only dreamthe cross-country run is part of his goal to help kids in need. By making the run a fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund, McGillivray joins his favorite baseball team, the Red Sox, in making lives better for children battling cancer. Through 13 states, blistering heat, and being pulled over by a State Trooper, McGilliv

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Author

David J. McGillivray; Nancy Feehrer; Hui Li

Publisher

White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781619308756

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Juvenile

Rating

4.2 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14