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3) Metro girl
Author
Series
Alexandra Barnaby novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her not-so-bright brother Wild Bill, a boat captain, goes missing in Florida, Barney takes up the search. Apart from the sunburn and humidity-induced bad hair, Barney also has to deal with Sam Hooker, whose missing boat might lead to Wild Bill.
5) Dino-racing
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text follow dinosaurs as they race against each other in dragsters, then off-road vehicles, and finally stock cars.
Author
Series
Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Deep in the heart of Dixie for a weeklong NASCAR event, Bob Lee Swagger, protagonist of the "New York Times"-bestselling "Point of Impact," returns in this explosively gritty thrill ride as he metes justice out to those who targeted his reporter-daughter.
9) Drive
Author
Series
Pretenders (Tamara Lush) volume 1
Publisher
Wattpad Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Trying to prove herself in a man's world, Savannah Jenkins joins the racing team of Formula One champion Dante Annunziata, who doesn't want her there and will do anything to remove her, including faking an attraction.
10) Velocity
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Cassica and Shiara have grown up in Coppermouth, a dust choked town in the Outback, but now they hope to use their skills as race driver and mechanic to take on the Widowmaker, an off-road rally through some of the most dangerous places on Earth, to win fame and fortune--provided they survive the race.
Author
Series
Digby O'Day volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Digby O'Day and Percy are best friends. This dashing duo can find adventure anywhere--even entering the All-Day Race. Digby is sure he can win, especially with Percy as his co-driver. But when the race starts and Digby and Percy are quickly left in the dust, it doesn't seem like they stand a chance"--Dust jacket flap.
12) Race car rival
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shawn is lucky enough to be a junior team member on Johnny Pride's stock car team, but when he arrives at the racetrack in Talladega, it turns out that Shawn will be helping Johnny's biggest competition, "Mean" Gene Pederson. Shawn is disappointed to be helping his hero's rival, but he soon realizes that appearances aren't everything and that there may be more to Mean Gene than a bad reputation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
As a tribute to her late father, a legendary sports journalist, Tuesday Jones is planning a cancer benefit, with racing memorabilia and a drivers' meet and greet being auctioned off. Donating a vintage stock car is ex-racing star Diesel Lange. When Tuesday looks into his piercing blue eyes, she feels like it would be so easy to lose herself -- but can she trust him with her fragile heart?
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The world's most famous spy, James Bond, has just returned victorious from his showdown with Auric Goldfinger in Fort Knox. By his side is the glamorous and streetwise Pussy Galore, who played no small part in his success. As they settle down in London, the odds of Galore taming the debonair bachelor seem slim{u2014}but she herself is a creature not so easily caught. Meanwhile, the struggle for superiority between the Soviet Union and the West is...
15) Desolation Flats
Author
Series
Art Oveson novels volume 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"As war clouds loom overseas, auto racers from around the world gather at the Bonneville Salt Flats east of Salt Lake City, intent on breaking the land speed record. When Nigel Underhill, a wealthy English motorist, is found dead and his brother Clive disappears, Art Oveson of the Salt Lake City Missing Persons' Bureau is called to investigate. The Underhill family has hired a former Scotland Yard detective to assist in the search, and he and Oveson...
16) Crash into you
Author
Series
Pushing the limits volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[A] good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged in the fast lane. The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-- that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers-- and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other?...
17) Hex Americana
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bursting to the brim with crazy monsters, blazing automotive action, deep-rooted mysteries, and small-town secrets, HEX AMERICANA is the race everyone’s dying to win!"--
Author
Series
March Grand Prix volume 1
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this compilation of three separately published works, March Hare wants to be the fastest racecar driver around, whether on the track, the streets, or in the desert--but his obsession with speed can also get him and his sisters, April and May, into trouble.
Author
Series
Glam Prix racers volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
It's the second race of the Glam Prix Cup on Glittergear Island! This time the racers and their motos are off to Soft Swirl City, where they will have to navigate slippery candy tracks, collect glittergum power balls, and--most importantly--avoid getting caught by the Gummy Mummy! Mio the mermaid, her monster truck Mudwick, and their team are fresh off their win in the first round, but the mischievous Vroombot crew is up to their usual naughty tricks....
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"El corredor es un alarido de metal y literatura cuya virtud primordial es llevar al lector a un paroxismo, a esa exaltación propia de los derviches y pilotos cuyos bólidos están avizorando, en fracciones de segundo, la pared donde habrán de estrellarse, el fuego donde serán desgarrados por engranajes y ángulos enfurecidos. Alejandro Vázquez Ortiz ha logrado escribir un mecanismo narrativo cromado, con varias capas de pintura, donde conviven...
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