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Spinning through life.(BOOKMARKIT: JUNIOR FICTION)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
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June 1, 2008
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- Winslow, Betty
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Scarecrow Press, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Dirt bike racer. Matt Christopher Norwood House Press, 2007. $4.99. 978-1-59953-113-7. Grades 4-6. Ron finds a dirt bike at the bottom of the lake. To pay for the needed repairs, Ron takes a job doing yard work for a wealthy blind man, who turns out to be a former dirt bike racer.
Mountain bike mania, Matt Christopher. Norwood House Press, 2007. $4.99. 978-1-59953-108-3. Grades 4-6. When Will's overworked parents insist that he get off the couch after school and find something to do, he takes up mountain-biking, makes new friends, and becomes absorbed in his new interest. Too absorbed, perhaps?
Sk8er. Steven Barwin, James Lorimer and Company Ltd., 2007. $8.95. ...
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dirt bike
The Oxford American College Dictionary;
21 words
...dirt bike • n. a motorcycle designed for use on rough terrain, such as unsurfaced roads or tracks, and used esp. in scrambling.
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Help comes on a dirt bike in the woods
Charleston Gazette;
August 26, 2005 ;
Rick Steelhammer;
722 words
......Forest, the growl of an approaching dirt bike means help is on the way. Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue's Dirt Bike Response Team is one of only two Motorcycle...motorcycles. Members of the Shavers Fork dirt bike team are certified firefighters and...
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Dirt bike rider killed in police pursuit
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
July 11, 2002 ;
JUSTO BAUTISTA and ELISE YOUNG, STAFF WRITERS;
366 words
...00-00-0000 Dirt bike rider killed in police pursuit By JUSTO...man injured Wednesday night when the dirt bike they were riding struck a tree as police...condition of anonymity identified the dirt bike's driver as Clarence Smith, 29, of Paterson...
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COLUMN: Momma, don't buy your kid a dirt bike
University Wire;
March 22, 2006 ;
Jason Poland;
567 words
......development for life is to buy him a dirt bike for Christmas. By February, Junior will...player down that spit and mud road of dirt bike racing forever. Each course in Excitebike...such a cocky jackass. While an excellent dirt bike simulator, Excitebike lacks a simultaneous...
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Poca native opens dirt bike parts business
Charleston Gazette;
June 15, 2000 ;
Mary E. Sansom;
711 words
......selling parts, accessories and apparel for dirt bike racing. That's really risky business...to buy food. Not everybody has to buy dirt bike parts and a jersey." At the end of March...of the Magi" twist, he sacrificed his dirt bike. "I've been riding a dirt bike since...
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Dirt bike rider in crash facing list of charges
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;
October 6, 2007 ;
John M. Hoober III;
360 words
...JOHN M. HOOBER III A dirt bike rider who was injured in a Friday...accident that involved his Kawasaki dirt bike and two other vehicles, Trooper Josh...the trooper said. Flaud was riding a dirt bike in the driveway of a relative in the...
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1 teen killed, second hurt in accident on dirt bike.(News)
The Boston Herald;
September 2, 2000 ;
Martinez, Jose;
181 words
......was injured after they rammed their dirt bike into a tubular-steel gate along a...They went over the gate and the dirt bike went under it. . . . There doesn't appear to be much damage to the dirt bike. The two teenagers, whose names were...
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'FLUKE' CRASH KILLS DIRT BIKE RIDER; ORRIN DANIEL GOTT HAD BEEN RIDING...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
July 29, 2005 ;
272 words
......night in what authorities called a fluke dirt bike accident. Orrin Daniel Gott, 27, of Juddville...unpadded handlebars of his 1994 Honda 120 dirt bike. He complained of trouble breathing and...three riders had permission to use the dirt bike trail at 3375 Hughes Road, which is ...
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ROMER BUSTS LEG ON BUCKING DIRT BIKE.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
August 9, 1996 ;
Sanko, John;
282 words
......statehouse Thursday after tumbling off a dirt bike while rounding up stray cattle at his 400-ac...ribs a year ago after a similar fall on a dirt bike. This time he was riding a 100-cc Honda dirt bike with son, Mark, 43, trying to round up...
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BOY, 13, SERIOUSLY INJURED IN POMPEY DIRT BIKE CRASH.(Local)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
April 11, 2006 ;
109 words
......head injuries Monday when he crashed a dirt bike in a field in Pompey, state police said...4:50 p.m. crash. The boy was riding a dirt bike on his father's property when he lost control, Trooper Stewart Shute said. The dirt bike flipped over in a field just north of...
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Rider leaps to safety; Amtrak train strikes dirt bike
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;
May 15, 2003 ;
Robert Sears;
155 words
...FOXBORO - A motorcyclist jumped from a dirt bike just before it was hit by an Amtrak train...from New York to Boston when it hit the dirt bike near East Street shortly after 7:30 p...passenger cars were going 110 mph when the dirt bike was hit. Minor damage to two of the cars...
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Dirt Bike Annie ready for tour, N.Y. indie punk band rides through...
Charleston Daily Mail;
March 11, 2004 ;
JENNIFER YOUNG, FOR THE DAILY MAIL;
374 words
......one-fourth of the indie pop punk group Dirt Bike Annie. Saturday, the band will be playing...American music showcase. Rabuck said Dirt Bike Annie's 10 earlier independent releases...graduation that the current foundation of Dirt Bike Annie began getting built. Lee and Rabuck...
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Thief helps self to dirt bike, ATV
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;
October 31, 2007 ;
160 words
...The thief must've noticed the dirt bike and all-terrain vehicle for sale. The...thief helped himself to not only the dirt bike and ATV - which had been moved behind...red Honda three-wheeler, a red Honda dirt bike and a red trailer with wooden floor and...
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Dirt bike rider acted `carelessly' Deceased teen was hit by four vehicles.
Columbia Daily Tribune;
August 21, 2006 ;
JANESE HEAVIN;
424 words
......imprudently" when he died while riding his dirt bike on Highway 63 with no helmet and no lights...Columbia or why he was operating the dirt bike on the highway. Dirt bikes, which aren...could have done to avoid striking Davis' dirt bike. "I got to the bottom of the ramp, and...
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