Kelly's running is her release from the physical violence inflicted by her father, then a boating accident frees her from her father's threats and all is well until Kelly begins to wonder if she has "inherited" her father's brutality
I remember reading this book when I was a pre-teen. I felt that I could relate to the main character. Having to go through parental domestic violence myself, it was a book that I learned from & knowing that what I was going thru would not be impossible to overcome.