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'Meet Jason Chaser, hover car racer. He's won himself a place at the International Race School, where racers either make it on to the Pro Circuit - or they crash and burn.
'But he's an outsider. He's younger than the other racers. His car, the Argonaut, is older. And on top of that, someone doesn't want him to succeed at the School and will do anything to stop him.
'Now Jason Chaser isn't just fighting for his place on the starting line, he's racing for his life.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: for Matt Martin
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[Review] Hover Car Racer
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Get Lost in a Good Book or Two
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 15 -21 December no. 521 2004; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction ; In Tasmania 2004 single work prose ; Tremble : Sensual Fables of the Mystical and Sinister 2004 selected work short story ; Eden 2004 single work novel ; Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Fast Cars, Speed Reading
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 December 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Racing Reilly
Tim Ghys
(interviewer),
2004
single work
interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 2004; (p. 12-13) Mattew Reilly talks about his first book for yound readers, Hover Car Racer. -
Pick of the Week
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 November 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction
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Racing Along to an Engrossing Read
2004
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review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 October 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Shorts: Children's Books
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 October 2004; (p. 20)
— Review of Paper Bags and Dreams 2004 selected work short story ; Isabella's Secret 2004 single work picture book ; Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Pressing the Right Buttons
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 October 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Pick of the Week
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 November 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Fast Cars, Speed Reading
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 December 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction -
Bookmarks : New Venture in the Life of Reilly
2004
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column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 March 2004; (p. 6) -
Best-Selling Author's New Book - Free
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2004; (p. 40) -
Racing Reilly
Tim Ghys
(interviewer),
2004
single work
interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 12 no. 4 2004; (p. 12-13) Mattew Reilly talks about his first book for yound readers, Hover Car Racer.
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted YABBA — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2010 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2006 winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Avis Page Award
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Settings:
- Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
- 2000s
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