Off and Running

With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers one mixedrace and one KoreanBrooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household But when her curiosity about her AfricanAmerican roots grows she decides to contact her birth mother This choice propels Avery into her own complicated exploration of race identity and family that threatens to distance her from the parents shes always known She begins staying away from home starts skipping school and risks losing her shot at the college track career she had always dreamed of But when Avery decides to pick up the pieces of her life and make sense of her identity the results are inspiring OFF AND RUNNING follows Avery to the brink of adulthood exploring the strength of family bonds and the lengths people must go to become themselves