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2) Cars 3
Description
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage!
"No matter how slack the...
3) Cars 2
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Mater gets caught up in international intrigue when he and Lightning McQueen head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car.
4) Dragsters
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and photographs describe dragsters, special cars made for racing.
Series
Fast and Furious volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Every night is a championship race on the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles. Dominic and Johnny are rivals who are the boldest, the baddest, the best, and turn their challengers into dust. Along comes a challenger. Dominic and Johnny know that he is tough and fast, what they don't know is that he is a speed demon detective trying to bust up a theft ring.
11) Automóviles
Author
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
A photo essay about the history, development, and impact of automobiles from horseless carriages and Model T Fords to today's high-performance racing cars; featuring detailed cutaway photos showing how the moving parts of a car work.
13) Transportation
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Teddy bears introduce bicycles, cars, buses, trucks, boats, airplanes, and trains.
14) Ferrari
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and colorful photographs describe the history and models of the Ferrari.
15) Death race
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Private corporations run most of the prisons across the U.S. for profit. Jensen Ames is framed for his wife's murder on the same day that the steel mill he works at closes. Ames is sent to prison where he is coerced by Hennessey, the sadistic prison warden, to drive a Ford Mustang and become known as the famous masked driver, Frankenstein. She tells Ames that she knows his baby was left in foster care, but that prisoners are freed upon winning five...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Here comes Cookie: A wealthy retiree surprises everyone by deeding his entire fortune to his ditzy daughter. But when the newly rich young woman becomes convinced the family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy, complications abound -- Six of a kind: Sharing a car on a drive to California with another couple turns into a comedy marathon -- Love in bloom: Lighthearted story of a young woman on the run from her past. just when she thinks she's escaped...
17) Snow cake
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Recently released from prison, Alex offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a brutal car accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold dramatically change both his life and those of others around him.
18) Flash of Genius
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
After Robert Kearns invents the intermittent windshield wiper, he accuses an automobile company of stealing his design and takes them to court.
19) Lotus
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book describes the history and models of the Lotus, from the Lotus Mark I in 1948 to the 2007 Lotus Exige GT 3 concept car.
Series
Fast and Furious volume 5
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
After Brian and Mia break Dom out of jail, they find themselves trapped in Rio de Janeiro and on the run from the law. Now one last job stands between them and freedom, but will they make it before the corrupt businessmen, or the feds, catch up to them?
"It delivers the most entertaining 'Fast and Furious' adventure while also getting 2011's summer movie season off on the right lead foot."--Washington Post.
"Inventive action sequences, deft stunt...