Thunder Road
Trace is sick of small town life. He moves to Auckland and finds himself rooming with Devon who's cynical, charismatic and seems to know what he's playing at. Trace is soon embroiled in street-racing, then crime and drugs - he's messing with a world of strict codes and brutal enf... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9781877135873 |
| Barcode |
9781877135873 |
| Published |
1 October 2003 by Random House |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Dawe, Ted |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
13-20 years |
| Reading Age |
13-20 years |
| NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult;General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
287 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 132mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 23mm |
| Weight |
276g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.3 |
| Catalogue Code |
10878 |
Description of this Book
'Thunder Road' - you find it in any city after the cops are in bed. It's where street racers go to test their machines - and their nerve. For me it was ! the steep rising pitch of the turbo, the screaming tyres and curtain of white smoke hanging behind me: all the stuff that spells street racing. Trace is 19 and has grown out of small town ways. He's hungry for more. In Auckland he hooks up with Devon, a guy with the Midas touch, who introduces Trace to burn-offs, big city style. Soon everything is smoking. There is a code with us drivers: you don't criticise and you don't show fear. When Trace falls for a girl even Devon says is out of his league, loyalties are stretched. Then Devon hits on a scheme for hauling in cash. Soon enough he and Trace find out who really controls the strip. As the underworld closes in, it looks like their friendship is heading for burn-out. Menacing, suspenseful - a gripping novel from a remarkable talent.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Esther Glen Award 2004.
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Author's Bio
Shortlisted for the 2007 NZ Post Book Awards Junior Fiction Category Ted Dawe's Thunder Road, was winner of the Senior Fiction category and Best First Book, 2004 NZ Post Book Awards for Children. His second novel, K. Road was published in 2005.
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