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Dirt Bike Runaway

by Matt Christopher

A runaway’s skill meets real-world danger

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A runaway’s skill meets real-world danger

Dirt bikes give Peter a clear area of expertise: he can repair them and race them. But after leaving his foster home, he encounters dangers that mechanical talent cannot resolve, including two threatening strangers. The racetrack links his skill to the trouble developing beyond it, while the runaway premise brings foster care and vulnerability into the story. The supplied description sets up a conflict between confidence in one’s abilities and the limits of those abilities when facing unfamiliar risks.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in dirt bikes, repairs, and racing
  • Readers looking for fiction about running away and foster care
  • Readers drawn to stories where a young protagonist faces dangerous situations

Themes

Dirt bikes and racingRunning awayFoster careDanger and vulnerabilityLimits of personal skill

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Book overview

Peter runs away from his foster home ... and right into danger Peter is a genius with dirt bikes. He can take them apart, fix them up, and race them like a champ. But his skill with a bike can take him only so far - and when he runs away from his foster home, he realizes he's in way over his head. He gets mixed up with two dangerous strangers and soon finds himself neck and neck with trouble on and off the racetrack.
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