Yellow Flag
By (Author) Robert Lipsyte
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
15th September 2009
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Boys and men
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
FIC
Paperback
256
Width 126mm, Height 181mm, Spine 15mm
156g
In any race, there are drivers. At the front of the pack, there are racers.
In the final laps, it's the racer who moves his car through the sweet spot, picks off the competition, and drives through a hole to win.
In Kyle's family, his older brother, Kris, has always been the racer, born and bred to it, like his father and grandfather and great-grandfather before him. And that's just fine with Kyle; he's got other things to do. Now Kris is out of commission, injured, and Kyle has no choice but to drive. Does he want to drive just long enough to keep Kris's seat warm, or does he want to raceand win
"Heart-pounding action" -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Robert Lipsyte was an award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times and the Emmy-winning host of the nightly public affairs show The Eleventh Hour . He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels for young adults and is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his lifetime contribution in that genre. He lives in Manhattan and on Shelter Island, New York, with his wife, Lois, and his dog, Milo.