Running Overload

By Jake Maddox, Berenice Muñiz and Tina Francisco

Eighth-grader Nimo Mohamed has made the varsity cross-country team and she's determined to keep up with the older girls. So she's training harder than ever, maybe too hard. Soon the runner's grades are tumbling, her times are slipping, and her body is completely exhausted. Can Nimo learn to pace herself and stop this running overload? With its high-stakes sports story with an exciting full-color comic format, this Jake Maddox Graphic Novel is a winner for young readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jun 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781515880233

Jake Maddox

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

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Reviews for Running Overload

[jennybeast · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Love that this book is an everyday adventure with a character in a hijab and it's not about her race or religion -- it's about running, and getting so carried away with wanting to succeed that you damage your ability to do so. 8th grader Nimo made the varsity team, and is so excited about it that she pushes herself to the brink of exhaustion rather than listen to the advice of parents and coach and friends. It's a short, well written, action packed graphic novel. I am massively irritated that this book claims to be by Jake Maddox -- it's not. It's written by Connie R. Colwell, art by Tina Francisco, lettering by Jaymes Reed and cover art by Berenice Muniz. I don't really understand why you need a famous name to sell a book that can absolutely stand alone on its own merits, but such is life.