No Ordinary Season

Cassie Garnet hates the word mediocre.
Yet her existence in a rural Indiana town
could certainly be labeled that if not for
her place on the cross country team. With
her senior year approaching, Garnet has
been River Bend High's best runner ...
but she longs to be better. Cassie has never
been challenged and pushed to reach her
potential, and the Lady Coyotes are a
terrible team.
Then, everything changes. When the
beautiful and charismatic Charna Rothstein
Simon moves to River Bend to become a
teacher and cross country coach, Cassie's
senior year will be anything but ordinary.
C.R. Simon will raise eyebrows and push
Cassie Garnet on both the running trails
and as a person. The Jewish Simon will also
challenge stereotypical perceptions in River
Bend, a conservative town where "different"
is viewed as threatening to its way of life.
Cassie's journey through the cross
country season and growth as a serious
runner is a captivating story. Kyesha
Hendrix--the only African American
student at River Bend and Cassie's unlikely
training partner--will join Jake Nader--
basketball star and Cassie's romantic
interest--to make her senior year one
to remember. Before that year is over,
Cassie will be forced to take a stand when
accusations are made about someone Cassie
respects. The consequences for speaking
out and challenging the establishment will
change her life forever.
Cassie's story is about her last cross
country season at a small Indiana town, but
its universal themes resonate far beyond
the city limits of River Bend, Indiana. No
Ordinary Season and its valuable human
lessons will stay in your mind and heart long
after you finish its final climatic pages.