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Moon Runner

author: Marsden, Carolyn
Mina discovers that she can run faster than her athlete friend Ruth, and becomes confused thinking she must choose between running and friendship.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: friendship [X], running, racing [X]

The Outcasts

author: Flanagan, John
Hal, Stig, and the other outcasts do not have the size and strength of the Skandians, but when they face off against the Wolves and the Sharks in an ultimate race for survival, they hope that their courage and cunning are enough to help them win in a game that everyone seems to think is a matter of life and death.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 69
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: outcasts, racing [X], heroes, friendship [X], fantasy fiction, adventure fiction

Field Day Friday

author: Caseley, Judith
On field day, Mickey is upset when he loses a race to his best friend Longjohn.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
subjects: racing [X], best friends, friendship [X]

Boris For The Win

author: Joyner, Andrew
School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 230

Running Scared

author: Maddox, Jake
Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: running, racing [X], fear, failure (psychology), best friends, friendship [X]

Kart Competition

author: Maddox, Jake
Twelve-year-old friends Ted and Ashley are finally old enough to go to Kart Kamp in the summer, where they meet Gil Stevens, son of a famous driver, but soon Ted's competitive instincts start to get the better of him, and camp becomes less about learning than winning.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: competition (psychology), friendship [X], best friends, racing [X], karting

Hot Rod Hamster And The Wacky Whatever Race!

author: Lord, Cynthia
Hot Rod Hamster enlists the help of his friend Dog to build a super sleek soap box racer for the Wacky Whatever Race.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430

Huff And Puff And The New Train

author: Rabe, Tish
When a speedy train challenges Huff and Puff to a race, the caboose and engine must find out it slow and steady can win the race.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
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Operation Fireball

author: Farber, Erica
Fish Finelli and his friends are fixing up their boat, the Fireball, for the Captain Kidd Classic race, and more than anything Fish wants to beat Bryce, the local bully, but a local girl named Clementine is complicating his plans for the race.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: racing [X], motorboats, bullies, friendship [X]

The Tiger Who Was Angry

author: Elliot, Rachel
When Tiger takes a race too seriously and becomes very angry, his friends stay away from him and he feels lonely.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 400
subjects: anger, friendship [X], racing [X], tigers, jungle animals

Titans

author: Scott, Victoria
Seventeen-year-old Astrid Sullivan belongs to a family of compulsive gamblers, and now that her father has been laid off from his job in Detroit and lost all their money betting on the Titans, which are half-horse, half car, and race around impossible tracks, her family is falling apart--but when Astrid's new friends give her the chance to participate in this year's Titan races, she thinks she sees a way to win some money and keep her family together.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810

Chasing The Baton

author: Wallace, Rich
"It is track season and seventh-grader Marcus is struggling at the 400 meter distance and upset that his best friend Torry jokes about his slow times--so he is determined to build up enough strength to earn a place on the 4x400 meter relay at the upcoming track and field meet.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: track athletics, running, racing [X], friendship [X]

The Golden Acorn

author: Hudson, Katy
"When the Golden Nut Hunt race becomes a team event, will speedy Squirrel's competitive spirit take over, or will she learn how to be a team player?"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590

Underworld Clash

author: Hoena, B. A
Hercules and Theseus each claim to be the best hero truck, so at the suggestion of a MonsterTruck they agree to a race through the Underworld Junkyard, from which no truck has ever returned; but it turns out that the MonsterTruck has his own agenda, and Hercules and Theseus must work together if they are to escape his trap.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
subjects: trucks, competition (psychology), friendship [X], racing [X]

Sadiq And The Fun Run

author: Nuurali, Siman
"Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: running, racing [X], muslims, family life, immigrants, africans, friendship [X]

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