Here we have the story (in verse) of a girl who loves to run just for pleasure. She thinks deeply and knows herself well. And she has to deal with people telling her what she should do, and them saying that she doesn't know yet what she wants.
Why do people not listen when you say no?
Why do they think you are too stupid
or too young
to understand?
Why do they think you are too shy
to reply?
Why do they keep badgering you
until you will say yes? (page 69)
I loved this passage because I have thought (and still think) this a lot. I could really relate to how the main character, Annie, felt when all she wanted to do was run by herself. But people kept bugging her join a team, and focus on winning instead of just having fun.
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