Dream Racer (Lorimer SideStreets) [Paperback]

Jacqueline Guest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2007 | Series: Lorimer SideStreets

Zoë's caught the racing bug. Not only is she following in the tire tracks of her older brother as a rally racer, she thinks she might even have the stuff to become a racecar engineer one day. But Zoë's mother has another dream for her daughter, and it's called "Zoë Kendall, M.D." In this fast-action sequel to Racing Fear, Zoë must learn to stand up to her mother's good intentions before her true aspirations come to a screeching halt.

[Fry Reading Level - 4.6]

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Grade 6 Up—In this sequel to Racing Fear (Lorimer, 2004), high school senior Zoë wants to be an automotive engineer, but her mother decides that she should be a physician instead. Unbelievably, the teen happily goes along with this plan until she pieces together the reason she'd been in such a fog about her future, and why she didn't consider rebelling against her mother. The reason? Because Zoë has always kept the family peace, no matter the cost to her personally. The reason for that? Because her older brother, who has ADHD and was in an accident that left him with a permanent limp and a badly scarred face, is always acting out. Fortunately, Zoë comes to realize all of this just in time to continue along her original path of becoming a race-car engineer. Unbelievably, both of her parents are also cheerfully supportive of her decision; they, too, have had epiphanies. Guest's characters come off as stereotypes rather than real people, and the ending is far too neatly and prettily tied up, straining credulity.—Catherine Ensley, Latah County Free Library District, Moscow, ID
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Lorimer (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155028942X
• ISBN-13: 978-1550289428
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,420,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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