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Running the Rift

Running the Rift

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by Naomi Benaron

Book Details

Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 2012
Language: en
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781616201944
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Moderate confidence: 75%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 18+

Moderate confidence (75%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

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5
💥ViolenceHigh
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
4
🧠Mental HealthNotable
2
💬!*$#LanguageLow
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
4
😨Fear / HorrorNotable

Story Themes

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0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

Running the Rift follows the progress of Jean Patrick Nkuba from the day he knows that running will be his life to the moment he must run to save his life. A naturally gifted athlete, he sprints over the thousand hills of Rwanda and dreams of becoming his countryÕs first Olympic medal winner in track. But Jean Patrick is a Tutsi in a world that has become increasingly restrictive and violent for his people.

Themes & Topics

Literature & FictionGenre FictionHistoricalComing of AgeUnited StatesContemporary

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