I think for the book “The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen the theme is that challenges in life are only a small chapter of our life and that people that love and care for you help u get through it and overcome your challenges. I think that the main character jessica is facing a lot of challenges because of her leg and other people are making it even harder by making her feel different and un noticed. One thing I think made her feel this way is when she is walking down the steps past her sister and her sister ignores her and she says “well you just walk past me like I'm not even here” this shows that she is feeling ignored throughout the loss of her leg. Another reason I think she is going through challenges and she's feeling ignored and