The Question and Answer section for Runner is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Alice Cornwall- She makes Charlie aware that the people he's collecting debt from are also people like Charlie and his family, they are also sturggling financially or going through difficult times in life. Pg 114 bottom, " During the city runs, I’...
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Charlie and the others then meet Squizzy Taylor, a physically small but powerful street criminal. One of the boys, Barlow, bullies Charlie, but he pays more attention to Squizzy and to Dasher, who give the boys their assignment –...
Charlie prefers running barefoot, and he believes that doing so gives him an edge against the other runners because they don't expect it.
"That's right. I don't know if yer gunna like what I'm up ta, Mr. Redmond, but I ran barefoot ta give me...
