The Runner

Bullet Tillerman answers to no one.

Not to his domineering father. Not to his silent mother. Not to his coach. Bullet may be the best runner on the school track team, but he's no team player. Nothing -- nobody -- is going to change him.

Especially not Tamer Shipp, the promising runner with whom Bullet is supposed to train. Bullet would rather be cut from the team than work with Tamer, because by Bullet's rules, it's better to close yourself off completely than to let down your guard.

Bullet's no stranger to breaking rules. But breaking his own would be out of the question -- except they're becoming too painful to live by.