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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Description
The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in Shed B out back of the barracks ever since 1979, when Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered a call from a gas station just down the road and came back with an abandoned Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and he knew immediately that this one was...wrong, just wrong. A few hours later, when Rafferty vanished, Wilcox and his fellow troopers knew the car was...
2) Cars 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
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!
3) Car
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 30
Description
It’s love at first sight for high school student Arnie Cunningham when he and his best friend Dennis Guilder spot the dilapidated 1958 red-and-white Plymouth Fury for sale—dubbed Christine by its original cantankerous owner—rusting away on a front lawn of their suburban Pennsylvania neighborhood. Dennis knows that Arnie’s never had much luck in the looks or popularity department, or really taken an interest in owning a car . . . but Christine...
5) Mr. Mercedes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 21
Formats
Description
"In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging...
6) Race car
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Series
Description
Photographic examination of race cars like the Formula I, dragster, and other speed vehicles, with facts about how they work and what they do.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Every afternoon on her walk home from school, Brianna hears footsteps following her -- footsteps that belong to no one. Then there's the car that races along the narrow country road with blinding lights and almost runs her over! That's when Brianna realizes ... there's no one driving. As Brianna investigates what happened on Shadowrun Road, she discovers a town tragedy that has never been resolved"--Provided by publisher
10) Amazing cars
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992
Description
Introduces the history, uses, and different styles of cars. Also discusses famous cars and cars of the future.
12) Automobiles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the history of automobiles and surveys the different types.