As Fast As I Can
โ Scribed by Penny Tangey
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
One girl. One dream. A few hurdles. Ten-year-old Vivian is determined to win a medal at the Olympic Games one day. Problem is, she hasn't found a sport she's any good at yet. But everyone says if you work hard enough you can achieve anything, right? So when Vivian discovers she has a talent for cross country running, finally, her Olympic dream might actually come true. But then a family illness is uncovered and all of Vivian's plans begin to unravel. Can she keep her dream alive? Or will she be stopped in her tracks? A funny, heartfelt novel about resilience, acceptance and dreaming big.
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