The Last Race

by Celeste Walters

After years of dedicated training, Philippa has qualified for the Olympics but her best friend and rival lies in a coma in hospital.Why is Philippa wracked with guilt? And why does she tell her mother that she cheated?In this gripping novel, Celest Walters explores the lives of two gifted swimmers in their last year of high school. For them the stresses of study and approaching adulthood are compounded by a gruelling training regime.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 070223172X
• ISBN13: 9780702231728
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7