The Farther You Run

Samantha Russell, who lost her best friend, Juliana, to cancer in A Time for Dancing, still suffers from that loss in the sequel, The Farther You Run by Davida Wills Hurwin. Samantha is trying her hardest to forget Jules, and she finds an able ally when she meets feisty Mona in summer school, and the two quickly bond. In chapters alternating between Mona's and Samantha's points of view, Hurwin describes Samantha's emotional journey to face her painful memories.