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Product Description After a couple of seasons of small-town racing, things are shifting into high gear for a young dirt-track driver with the skills to make it big. Trace Bonham has landed a corporate sponsor and a custom-built dream ride. But this means Trace can no longer pilot his dad’s Street Stock Chevy, and must let a new kid get behind the wheel. It also means having to turn his back on his hometown speedway, which his team leaders think is a hayseed operation not worth their time, even though it’s run by a girl who matters to Trace in a big way. Filled with authentic race-car action and detail, Will Weaver’s fast-paced novel is the story of a boy struggling with the speed and demands of his own success. From School Library Journal Grade 8 Up—Teenage stock-car racer Trace Bonham is chosen to receive a corporate sponsorship, with a lucrative contract, a custom-built Super Stock vehicle, and his own racing team. He has suspicions about his Team Blu sponsor almost from the beginning, especially since their representatives seem more interested in his looks than in his driving ability. He overcomes his reservations and signs on, only to be accused of having an illegal vehicle in his first race at his home track. His car passes the technical inspection, but his crew discourages him from asking too many questions about the engine. Trace has other problems as well, including the breakup of his parents' marriage and his mixed feelings about moving away from his friends and the girl he likes. With references to digital tachs, kill switches, drop-in valve springs, Street and Pure Stocks, Mini-Stocks, and Mod Fours, the novel is likely to appeal to youngsters who normally shy away from fiction. It seems probable, however, that these readers will be frustrated by having to wait for the next installment to see how the issues raised in this novel are resolved.— Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Trace Bonham, last seen in Saturday Night Dirt (2008), returns with hopes to move beyond his local rural Minnesota race-car track. He tries out for the driver of a car sponsored by an outfit called Team Blu, and much to his surprise, he is picked and sets off on the mid-level stock-car circuit in the Midwest. Weaver offers outstanding descriptions of the races, putting readers in the center of the action and showing how skills, such as the ability to read the subtleties of the track, make the difference between winning and losing. The novel ends with several questions hanging, presumably to be answered later in the series. Grades 8-11. --Todd Morning Review “The novel is likely to appeal to youngsters who normally shy away from fiction.” —School Library Journal“Weaver draws from his auto-racing experience to continue Trace’s story from Saturday Night Dirt (2008) and to bring to life the small-town, dirt-track racing world. Racing action, sharp dialogue and solid characterization make this a good bet for young sports fans.” —Kirkus Reviews“There is no doubt that Weaver knows his way around stock cars, and he puts the reader in the middle of the action.” —VOYA “Weaver offers outstanding descriptions of the races, putting readers in the center of the action.” —Booklist About the Author WILL WEAVER has written numerous novels, including Defect, winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Young Adult Literature, and Full Service, a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. Mr. Weaver lives in Bemidji, Minnesota, and is the owner of black No. 16, a Modified race car co-sponsored by Farrar, Straus and Giroux that races in the WISSOTA circuit in the Upper Midwest. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1 Trace Bonham’s phone beeped in his hand. NERVOUS YET? The text message was from Patrick, who was riding with Mel in her car. NOT YET, Trace keyed back. Trace and his dad, Don Bonham, rolled we
