Runner

By Anthony Kelly

A gritty coming-of-age story following a young man raised in a world shaped by poverty, addiction, and violence. Growing up with a single mother battling drug addiction and mental illness, he is forced to mature early, learning survival before stability. With little protection from the chaos around him, he is drawn into crime, drugs, and the hustler lifestyle that dominates his neighborhood. Each experience-loss, betrayal, fleeting success, and hard-earned lessons-chips away at his innocence while molding his identity. As he navigates loyalty, ambition, and self-destruction, the story explores how circumstance can shape character, and whether a person born into dysfunction can reclaim control over their future before the streets claim them entirely.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJ19NYC6
• ISBN13: 9798243641531
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"