Yellow Flag
by: Robert Lipsyte
3* rating
Genre-School Stories, Adventure, and Sports
Kyle Hildebrand is a teenager in the high school band. Kyle's family is a family of racers. Kyle's grandpa, Sir Walter, was a Nascar legend, and his dad was also a big name racer. After Sir Walter retired and and his dad got hurt in a race, Hilebrand Racing wasnt making very much money. Now Kris, Kyle's brother, is trying to bring Hildebrand Racing back by getting a sponsor in the next big race. Kyle however never got into racing like the rest of his family and would rather play in his band. Kyle has a masters class for his band he wants to go to but his dad tells him that he cant go because Kris' normal spotter is in the hospital. Kyle is not happy but agrees to go even after getting lectured from his band coach. Kris plans on doing a move called the sling in this race and needs Kyle to help him through it so in the last lap Kyle tells him when to go and it wins Kris the race. A green car ,that Kris passed, angrily bumped the back of Kris and mad his car flip right after he crossed the finish line.Kris seems alright but the next morning Kris passes out and they find out he has a concussion. Now Kyle is forced to race in his brothers place and is then faced with the situation on wheather he wants to stick with his band or help his family and take over for his brother.
This book is a good read and is entertaining even if your not into racing. Robert Lipsyte did a good job of keeping it simple and easy to understand even if you dont know to much about racing. I would recommend this book if you enjoy a quick fun read.
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