The Impossible Race

by Chad Morris Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

Overview

Every year the futuristic school, Cragbridge Hall, holds its most popular tournament-the Hunt: a series of challenges that range throughout the school and require the use of its amazing inventions like its holographic time machine! But this year is different. Rather than a monetary or academic reward, this year's winner will be the recipient of a carefully guarded school secret: a secret that could prove both powerful and dangerous.

Afraid that the secret may be one of their grandfather's inventions, Abby and Derick gather several friends and enroll. But when Derick gets a mysterious message from the future, the team of friends must figure out how to succeed even when they know they are destined to fail. The stakes have never been higher. A page-turning, time-travel adventure that teaches powerful lessons about choice and consequence, believing you can do hard things, and valuing our history.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A fantastical futuristic read that should engage kids and families."-Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and the Beyonders series

"Fast-paced and suspenseful. . . . A cracking good read that could make a thrilling movie."-ForeWord Reviews

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169691801
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	03/03/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Read an Excerpt

CHAPTER 1: THE BACK-UP PLAN
With a flick of a finger, the mercenary's gun barrel emerged from his tan sleeve and aligned with his index finger. He pointed it at a woman tied and gagged in the corner. She shifted on the dirt ground, trying to get comfortable. Beneath her blindfold she couldn't see the gun. "Nao quero esperar mais," the mercenary said.

The hostage froze.

A short man with a fat stomach and a patchy beard stood up and waved his hands to stop the gunman.

Abby triggered her translator. It was hard to spy when you couldn't understand what the people were saying. She had been ready to intervene if the bearded man hadn't stopped the gunman, but as long as they stayed calm, she wanted to see if she could get any valuable information. Her translator recognized the Portuguese and narrated in English in the small speaker in her ear.

"Put that away," the man with the patchy beard commanded.

"I'm tired of waiting," the gunman in the tan shirt replied and sent his barrel back into his sleeve. He opened the door to the small cinderblock house and light flooded in. Abby had to blink several times to get used to it. The man peered out at a dirt trail. It didn't look like anyone else lived within miles. "Shouldn't Muns have told us whether to kill her or let her go by now?"

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