The Runner - Tillerman, Bk 4 Author:Cynthia Voigt It was the 1960s, the time of the Vietnam War. "Bullet" Tillerman, the school track star, had to decide if he would go to fight or stay on the family farm. Bullet's father, who had already driven Bullet's older brother and sister out of the house, made impossible demands on him. And his mother seemed to have lost the will to re... more »sist the old man. Meanwhile, at school, a black student joined the track team, forcing Bullet to question his own prejudices. But nothing would keep him from running. Nothing.« less
This is the 5th or6th book in the seris that every ine should read. The tillermans are a strong family who survived even when thry were abandoned. In this book we go through the life of teh tillerman childrens unjcle, Bullet.