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Gr 6-10 A "Contender" (HarperCollins, 1987) for racing fans. Born to a multigenerational racing family, 17-year-old Kyle Hillebrand gave up driving for his trumpet and his brass quintet. However, as his family struggles to get back into big-time racing, he is pulled between his love of music and his responsibility to his family. An injury to his brother, the heir apparent to the racing dynasty, puts Kyle back in the driver's seat in an attempt to continue the team's success in hopes of luring sponso...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

It's an old story—young man pulled into the family business, despite his own dreams—and yet a new one: this time, the business is stock car racing. Seventeen-year-old Kyle Hildebrand quit driving years before to pursue his own passion for music. Now in its fourth generation, Hildebrand Racing has a shot at a big-time sponsor and a major comeback when Kyle's older brother Kris is injured in an accident, and Kyle is pressed to take the wheel. Resentful and scared at ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Seventeen-year-old Kyle quit the family business--stock car racing--to pursue music. When his older brother is injured...Log In or Sign Up to Read More