Keeping pace

5. One academic competition Grace loses: creative writing ___.
6. Novel’s protagonist.
9. The thing that Grace trains for.
11. She’s tired of only identifying through ___.
12. Grace turns this age before high school.
13. Grace’s older sister who runs with her.
14. The activity that bonds Grace and Jonah over the summer.
16. Grace and Jonah’s dashed friendship stemmed when he attended this type of school.
17. Grace’s obsessive goal: scholar of the ___.
18. Rival and former friend of Grace.

1. The season.
2. What Jonah lost, prompting emotional depth in the story.
3. Grace’s attitude toward her naturally curly ___.
4. The emotion Jonah works through around his family history.
7. Where Grace tracks her daily workouts: summer ___ plan.
8. She calls Grace out: “You missed everything that doesn’t have to do with exams or ___.”
10. Grace’s emotional arc involves redefining what success ___.
13. learning to let go of “winning at all ___.”
14. Grace’s father’s girlfriend’s young son she babysits.
15. Grace’s “cous‑twin” and best friend.