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1) Metro girl
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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. Barney?s thinking things...
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"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...
4) Fueled
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Driven novel volume 2
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"How is it the one thing neither of us wanted - neither of us anticipated that fateful night - has us fighting so hard to keep? We are driven by need and fueled with desire, but is that enough for us to crash into love?"--Back cover.
Colton stole Rylee's heart, igniting feelings that she thought had died forever. She's seen glimpses of the darkness within him, and yet she's still here. How is it the one thing neither of them wanted-- neither of them...
5) Crashed
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Driven novel volume 3
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"When life crashes down around us, how hard are we willing to fight for the one thing we can't live without, each other?"--Back cover.
Life is full of moments. Big moments. Little moments. And none of them are inconsequential. Every single moment prepares you for that one instance that defines your life. You must overcome all your fears, confront the demons that chase you, and cleanse the poison that clings to your soul or you risk the chance of...
7) Racer girls
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Engines roar as powerful cars race by! Most of the drivers are men, but a few cars have women behind the wheel. Inside this book, you'll meet some great female racecar drivers. Today's reluctant readers are easily drawn to the distractions of electronic games, DVDs, and TV. But what if they had a book series designed just for them? What if all the titles featured high-interest topics, rockin' designs, and language kids understand? Our Reading Rocks!...
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"An insider account and history of the NASCAR world from one of its biggest stars, Kyle Petty. No one knows NASCAR-with all its drama, controversy, and excitement-like Kyle Petty does. Swerve or Die is the smart NASCAR book that's never been written before, a real insider's account of exactly how stock-car racing got to be so controversial and how its Southern-bred worldview is shaking American life yet again. Kyle Petty, a third generations racer,...
12) Matt Kenseth
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NASCAR Heroes introduces young readers to Matt Kenseth and his accomplishments on and off the racetrack. The brief narrative summarizes Kenseth's life and career to date and draws attention to accomplishments beyond his racing skills in the National Association for Stock Car Racing's Cup Series. Short, informative sidebars add to the dynamic, full-spread photographs and easy-to-read text, making Matt Kenseth a checkered flag for any reader! SportsZone...
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In this gripping narrative from one of professional sports' most beloved figures, Earnhardt shares stories from his journey: how his career and his injury have transformed him, how he made the decision to retire at the end of the 2017 season after eighteen years behind the wheel, and what lies ahead for him in the next chapter of his life. There is no second-guessing and no regrets from Driver #88. He simply wants to go out on his own terms and make...
14) Aced
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Driven novel volume 5
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One moment, six years ago. The night she made the world around him so much more than just a blur. Now it's the catalyst that threatens to tear them apart. Their happily was supposed to be ever after. So why do he feel like it's slipping through his fingers? How can one moment, when their world seemed so right, resurface and cause their perfect life to spiral out of control? He can't lose her; she's his checkered flag.
15) Tony Stewart
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Introduces readers to Tony Stewart from his first days behind the wheel to his latest trip to victory lane. Also includes a timeline and glossary.
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"The powers-that-be in auto racing in the 1920s, namely the American Automobile Association's Contest Board, barred everyone who wasn't a white male from the sport. Dewey Gatson, a black man who went by the name Rajo Jack, broke into the epicenter of racing in California, refusing to let the pervasive racism of his day stop him from competing against entire fields of white drivers. Though Rajo Jack spent his whole life striving to reach the pinnacle...
