Running scared

What if the boy you love is hiding a dark secret?

My name is Melinda and this has been the worst 

year ever ... We had to leave our family farm, 

Mum is in hospital, Dad is losing it and my 

freak-out-and-run arachnophobia is getting worse.

The one good thing in my world is Rory. 

Maybe he sees things differently because he's 

been in a wheelchair for the past eight years, 

but Rory always knows how to make me laugh. 

Problem is, Dad doesn't want me anywhere 

near him. He doesn't trust Rory or his family, 

especially as Rory's brother is wanted by 

the police. 

And now even I'm scared about what 

Rory might be hiding ...

Running Scared won the 2018 Caleb Prize for an unpublished manuscript!