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1) Metro girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A spectacular new novel, complete with high stakes, hot nights, murder and graft—not to mention car chases, car races, car explosions, and car—well, you get the idea
Alexandra Barnaby got the brains in her family. The little gray cells certainly bypassed Barney's younger brother, Wild Bill. Now Bill's missing, so Barney is dispatched to Florida in the middle of summer with the bugs and the heat and the bad-hair-day humidity.
...Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Nearing the end of his life, Enzo, a dog with a philosopher's soul, tries to bring together the family, pulled apart by a three year custody battle between daughter Zoe's maternal grandparents and her father Denny, a race car driver.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
NASCAR sensation Ricky Bobby is a racing hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo. Dubbed "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans, the two have the ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges Ricky and Cal for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky must face...
4) Speed Racer
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel of his thunderous Mach 5. With the support of Pops and Mom Racer, girlfriend Trixie, younger brother Spritle and the mysterious Racer X, Speed takes on fierce competitors to save his family's business and protect the sport he loves. When Speed steps on the track, it's not just a race.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. But before he gave it up, Bug used to be known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best Wheel Man on the East Coast. After a series...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, this is a heartfelt tale narrated by a witty and philosophical dog named Enzo. Through his bond with his owner Denny, an aspiring Formula One racecar driver, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition and understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life. The film follows Denny and the loves of his life, his wife, Eve,...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Maggie Peyton wants to join her family's dynasty of race car drivers, but her father worries that she'll get hurt. As a college graduation gift, he buys Maggie a junked-out Volkswagen Beetle, which turns out to be Herbie, a car with a mind of its own. Soon Maggie and Herbie are racing against an arrogant racing champion and duking it out with monster trucks.
8) Throttled
Author
Series
Dirty Air ; 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Noah Slade is a Formula 1 legend in the making. Focused. Unapproachable. Ruthless on and off the track. A man with walls higher than the Grand Canyon. And my brother's new teammate. I want more of the prince who disguises himself as the villain. My only issue? He's considered off-limits. Maya Alatorre is a forbidden temptation. An ambitious post-grad I should stay far away from. And chaos wrapped with a bow. We're a ticking time bomb about one wrong...
9) Getaway
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brent Magna is a burned-out race car driver who is thrust into a do-or-die mission behind the wheel when his wife is kidnapped. With Brent's only ally being a young hacker, his one hope of saving his wife is to follow the orders of the mysterious voice who's watching his every move through cameras mounted on the car Brent's driving.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a story of love in the fast lane.
Cynthia "Foxy" Fox made a play for racecar driver Lance Matthews as a teenager, but Lance just saw her as his friend's kid sister. Now, Foxy has gotten over her broken heart and become a professional photographer. But when she's assigned to cover the racing season, Lance jumps at the chance of convincing the one woman he can't forget that...
Cynthia "Foxy" Fox made a play for racecar driver Lance Matthews as a teenager, but Lance just saw her as his friend's kid sister. Now, Foxy has gotten over her broken heart and become a professional photographer. But when she's assigned to cover the racing season, Lance jumps at the chance of convincing the one woman he can't forget that...
11) Rush
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Set against the golden age of Formula One racing in the 1970s, Rush is based on the true story of a spectacular sporting rivalry between English playboy James Hunt, and his structured, intelligent opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda.
12) Collided
Author
Series
Dirty Air ; 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Liam is Formula 1's golden boy. But he's nothing but a fraud. Charming. Devious. Seductive. And someone who promises to fulfill all my naughty bucket list items. I force him behind the safe lines of the friend zone. Instead of accepting our friendship, he strikes a deal. One season. One list. One dirty secret. Sophie is my greatest fantasy brought to life. And a major threat to my contract renewal. She's a part of the rival team and someone I should...
14) Wrecked
Author
Series
Dirty Air ; 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elena: I begged the universe to save me from my financial disaster. It answered my call with a Formula 1 team desperate for a PR miracle. One season. One job. One broody British racer. Except that Jax turns our hotel room into a battleground. To beat the enemy, I need to find his weaknesses. What I learn threatens to ruin everything. Him. Me. Us. Love is a war zone, and neither one of us plans to surrender. Jax: Pills. Alcohol. Adrenaline. I'm addicted...
15) Viva Las Vegas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix. At least, he will be ready to race once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough, but loses it when a pretty swimming pool manager takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both the race and the girl. His problems don't get any easier when rival Elmo Mancini, a fellow racer and womaniser, gets in the way.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The people and places, the speed and spectacle, the danger, all are part of this comin'-at-ya extravaganza. See a racecar being built from the frame up. Watch pit crews run through their split-second routines. Put pedal to the metal in a roaring steel-and-piston wolf pack of cars as they draft off each other for greater speed. It just might drive you wild.
