Dirt Bike Runaway (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) [Paperback]

Matt Christopher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 1989 | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Matt Christopher Sports Classics (Book 37)

Peter runs away from his foster home ... and right into danger Peter is a genius with dirt bikes. He can take them apart, fix them up, and race them like a champ. But his skill with a bike can take him only so far - and when he runs away from his foster home, he realizes he's in way over his head. He gets mixed up with two dangerous strangers and soon finds himself neck and neck with trouble on and off the racetrack.

Product Details

• Paperback: 149 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (April 3, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316140023
• ISBN-13: 978-0316140027
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Social Issues > Runaways
  • #20 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( C ) > Christopher, Matt
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More About the Author

Matthew F. Christopher was born on August 16, 1917, in Bath, Pa. He was the oldest of nine children and a talented athlete, playing baseball, football and soccer in high school. He became interested in writing at the age of 14 and in 1940 had his first story published in a detective magazine. He began writing children's books in the mid 1950's with the publication of THE LUCKY BASEBALL BAT (Little, Brown and Company).

Christopher became well-known for his sports fiction novels for children with over 130 titles bearing his name. He was awarded numerous writing honors from state organizations as well as the 1993 Milner Award. Besides books, he had about 275 short stories and articles published in over 65 children and adult magazines over the years. He is considered America's best selling sports book author.

Matt Christopher and his wife Cay were the parents of four children and the grandparents of ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He died in 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dirt Bike Runaway, May 13, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Dirt Bike Runaway (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

The book, Dirt Bike Runaway was written by Matt Christopher. My favorite character was Peter because he was good at riding dirt bikes. Some other characters were Dexter Pasina, Jesse Kutter, and Peter's sister. They were the main characters. My favorite part was when, Peter and Dexter weren't friends until Dexter asked Peter to work for him. The job was to steal car parts. Peter said no and then they started to argue and that turned into them fighting. Dexter beat him up and knocked him out. Peters best friend was Giff, they were good friends. They rode motercrosses against Dexter. At the end of the story Dexter and Peter became good friends. To conclude, I think Dirt Bike Runaway was a good book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Review, December 13, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Dirt Bike Runaway (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (Paperback)

DIRTBIKE RUNWAY, you'll
finish this book in a flash. It's only 96 pages long. The genre is realistic fiction. People can do the samething just like in this book.
This kid named Peter ran away fronm his foster home. To this little town.Then he gets himself into trouble with some kids.
Three thing i liked this book is ...... well the book is all about Motocross.
#1 I like dirt bikes
#2 I like Motocross
#3 And i have a Dirtbike
People who shoul read this book would be Kids my age
9-12.
Well i hope you enjoyed my book review to you, so spread the word.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dirt Bikes, April 10, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Dirt Bike Runaway (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (Paperback)

Peter Lewinski, a mechanic who works on dirt bikes, runs away from his foster home, the Bentleys, because he was treated poorly. He also ran away because he was always getting in trouble. After Peter reaches Cypress Corner, he stays with friends. Later, Peter finds out he is in more trouble staying with those 3 friends. I think this is a good book to read because if you've never really experienced what dirt bikes are like, this gives you an idea. I recommend this book for 4th-7th graders.