Legends

Skid #3

by Doug Solter

Samantha drove the car that killed her dad. Now racked with guilt, the 18-year-old-girl racer dedicates her life to becoming what her dad always planned her to be...a racing champion. Samantha is alienated from her friends on the crew after her public demotion to number three driver on the team. The worst part of it? Knowing it was all her fault. Determined to win her friends back and save her Formula One career, Samantha re-commits herself to winning the championship. But how? How can she get her car back? How can she convince the crew that she's sorry for all the awful things she said and did? And how can Samantha win eight straight races against the best drivers in the world? Yeah, this won't be easy. Manny doesn't like to create waves. His uncle owns the racing team, but the crew teases the boy like one of their own and that's okay with him. Manny wants to design his own race cars and thought his girlfriend Samantha would drive them. But that was before she tossed him to the side when the self-absorbed racing diva replaced the sweet and sassy girl Manny fell in love with. Samantha needs an edge. She needs that revolutionary new transmission Manny designed that made her car so nimble and fast. But Manny hates her. She neglected him so bad he broke up with her. Why would Manny help her? Besides, his ex-girlfriend Hanna warned Samantha to stay away or else. The world now thinks she's a joke, solid proof that girls don't belong in a race car. Samantha doesn't have a choice. She must prove the world wrong.

Genres: Racing

238 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2015

About the author

Doug Solter has worked in local television for over 20 years. He's directed rap music videos and short films. His screenplays have been semi and quarter finalists in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. He drank wine on the streets of Barcelona. Hiked the Rocky Mountains. Loved a cat. And worked as a Starbucks barista for a month.

Doug currently lives in Pennsylvania where he writes young adult novels full of escapism. Doug's first young adult novel Skid was first a screenplay before it was adapted into a book. Doug is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Doug enjoys...
 
Reading young adult books, spy thrillers, biographies, historical fiction & non-fiction, and wants to read more science fiction & fantasy.

Watching every movie from the silent-era classics through the golden age and film-noir, through French new wave and the 70s auteur movement, and to the blockbusters of the modern era. (Yes, he's a movie nerd.)

Traveling to new places. Vacation is not an evil word. He believes travel is the answer to happiness. Traveled to 31 of the 50 states in his country. He's visited Canada, Spain, Italy, France, and Monaco. He hopes to do more.

Watching modern day television with all the great writing. He's excited about the flood of interesting shows that are out there now.

Cats. Wishes he could have one inside his small apartment but is forced to enjoy them on social media.

Hearing about science stuff and things about outer-space because it all blows his mind.

Cars. He enjoys looking at them and pretending that he has hundreds of them inside his mental garage.

You can connect with Doug on Facebook too! >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/DougSolterYA...

Reviews

[smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Legends is a fast-paced, emotional thrill ride about redemption, love, and racing against the odds. Samantha’s comeback story is raw and gripping, with plenty of tension and high stakes. Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Ally Carter.