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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) Car
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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...
4) Mr. Mercedes
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 21
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) Cars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the history of the first automobiles through the development of supercars and muscle cars, discussing such topics as computer design, safety features, and speed records.
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Series
Description
Explores the basics of auto repair and maintenance, covering topics such as how to open the hood, how to use a jack, and how to conduct a monthly under-the-hood check; provides an overview of how a standard internal combustion engine works; explains how to perform regular maintenance tasks; and offers advice on dealing with emergencies.
10) Flywheel
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Jay Austin wants to sell you a car in the worst way...and that's exactly how he does business at his dealership. Promising much more than he can ever deliver, he'll do whatever it takes to sell a car. His manipulative ways permeate all of his relationships--even his wife and son know they can't trust him. But as Jay works on restoring a classic convertible, he begins to see that God is working on restoring him as well.
11) I like my car
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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Animals show how much they love their cars, of all different colors, while driving, caring for them, and even hugging them.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Down on their luck, the Tooting family buys an old camper van and begins repairing it, but after installing an engine that once belonged to an extraordinary car, they are off to find other original parts, pursued by a sinister man who wants Chitty for himself.
16) If I built a car
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jack describes the kind of car he would build--one with amazing accessories and with the capability of traveling on land, in the air, and on and under the sea.
18) Stock cars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Speed, danger, and intense competition-these are just a few elements that make stock car racing such a popular sport. See powerful stock cars close up and learn how racing teams build them for speed and safety."--
19) Hot rod hamster!
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Series
Hot Rod Hamster (Picture books) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When a tiny hamster decides to build a hot rod to race at the 4 Paws Speedway, he and his furry friends go to the junkyard, where they must make decisions on which type of car, tires, parts and decorations to choose. The hamster asks readers, "Which one would you choose?
20) Cars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs describe a variety of cars, including family cars, limousines, dragsters, and hybrid automobiles. Includes a time line, a glossary, resources, and an index.