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McBroom and the great race McBroom and the great race Sid Fleischman With his one-acre farm as the prize, Josh McBroom on a giant chicken races Heck Jones on a Wyoming jackalope. OL114697W
Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 Eric Wight Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini's vivid imagination does not help him advance in rank with the rest of his Possum Scout troop, but winning the Pine Run 3000 model car race would give him the points h… OL12048418W
It's sports day! It's sports day! Artful Doodlers,Magnús Scheving,Magnus Scheving It's Sports Day in Lazy Town, and Robbie Rotten has challenged Sportacus to a race. If Robbie wins, Sportacus will have to leave Lazy Town forever. OL13644642W
Cool mint Cool mint Helen Perelman Dash, the smallest Mint Fairy in Sugar Valley, is so determined to set a new speed record in the annual Marshmallow Run sled race that she begins to neglect her responsibilities. OL14981899W
Race to Wallaby Bay Race to Wallaby Bay Robert Elmer Thirteen-year-old Patrick McWaid and his entire family must rush to raise his grandfather's paddle steamer from the river bottom, repair her and deliver her to her new half owner or his grandfather w… OL15026557W
Busytown race day Busytown race day Richard Scarry Because Huckle and Lowly crash their race car during a practice run, they don't expect to see it fixed-up and ready to roll for the big event. OL15031908W
The tortoise or the hare The tortoise or the hare Joe Cepeda,Slade Morrison,Toni Morrison Jamey Tortoise is smarter than anyone else and Jimi Hare is faster, but when a race is announced each consults a reporter about how to get what he really wants when and if he should win. OL15059472W
Garage tales Garage tales Jon Scieszka Presents a collection of three stories from Trucktown, previously published separately. OL15105029W
Crash course Crash course Matthew Reilly Fourteen-year-old Jason Chaser races hover cars. Jason and his brother, "the Bug," have been accepted to the International Race School, where they race against great difficulties. Jason Chaser has t… OL15204259W
Monster truck drag racing Monster truck drag racing Martin Hintz Describes the various kinds of monster truck drag races and the vehicles involved; includes a history. OL15211834W
Zeely Zebra Zeely Zebra Barbara DeRubertis Although she is not the biggest or strongest or fastest zebra, Zely practices very hard, with the help of Speedy Cheetah, and wins a spot on the Zebra All Star Racing Team. OL15276211W
Go for the gold, Atalanta! Go for the gold, Atalanta! Kate McMullan In this modern version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Atalanta, the foot race, and the golden apples. OL15942410W
Fancy Nancy and the mean girl Fancy Nancy and the mean girl Jane O'Connor Feeling bad about last year's Field Day, in which her slow running cost the relay team a victory, Nancy, who enjoys using fancy words, finds herself facing another Field Day and another relay race wi… OL16010922W
The Jungle Run The Jungle Run Tony Mitton,Guy Parker-Rees At the start of the Jungle Run, the other animals tell Cub she is too small to race against them, but she proves that her size can be an advantage long before they reach the finish line. OL16014282W
Carrera en la carretera = Carrera en la carretera = Melinda Melton Crow Three trucks race to see which is the fastest. Tres camiones compiten para ver cuál es el más rápido. OL16015249W
Haunted love Haunted love Diana G. Gallagher Since Danny has super speed, he is overconfident in his running ability--will he learn in time that relay racing is about teamwork as well as speed? OL16117747W
Star Wars, the clone wars Star Wars, the clone wars John Ostrander Duty takes Padawan Ahsoka Tano, her master Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi to the gas planet Taloraan, only it's not the kind of duty Ahsoko enjoys. They've come to negotiate a treaty with the t… OL16179269W
Spot the sporty puppy Spot the sporty puppy Jenny Dale After getting in trouble for almost ruining Field Day at Matt's school, Spot proves himself a hero. OL16458126W
The Wuzzolympics The Wuzzolympics Wade Wallace "Michelle Kwanzleberry is the coach for the Wuzzleburg Wacky Dash. Wubbzy and his friends race over the Great Wall of Wuzzle, through the Soupy Swamp, and over the Bendy Bridge. Who will win?"--P. [4… OL16624708W
The worm whisperer The worm whisperer Betty Hicks Ellison Ellis Coffey, a lonely fifth-grader, discovers he might have the special gift of talking to bugs and decides to use his ability to win his town's annual Woolly Worm Race. OL16636965W
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