What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

by Kate Fagan

What if she did transfer, but then nothing changed? What if she was walking around that new school, the pain as sharp as ever? That would be scarier than never leaving Penn at all. Living with a ghost is frightening enough, but if you change houses to escape it and the ghost is present in the new space, then you’ve confirmed that it’s not the house the ghost is haunting. It’s you.

Interesting

If she wanted to be happy, she would need to be more diligent about her pursuit of it.

Interesting, also relatable

In a backward way, the worst thoughts actually calmed her. They were reassuring, like knowing that there was a secret escape route in case the room caught fire.

Incredibly relatable

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. —Montesquieu

Worthy