Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater love having fun. One night, the two friends race to the tractor field to enjoy their favorite activity: tractor-tipping! But when Sheriff pulls up and spoils their fun, Lightning and Mater have to go to traffic court. As punishment, the judge sentences Lightning and Mater to community service! But each time Lightning and Mater try to help out in the community, they are more interested in having fun than getting to work. Will the two friends be able to buckle down and help their friends in Radiator Springs?
Daniel Hahn is an award-winning translator, writer and editor. His 2026 books include If This Be Magic: the unlikely art of Shakespeare in translation, and translated novels from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Guatemala.

Padma Viswanathan is author of three novels and a memoir, published in eight countries and shortlisted for the Pen Center USA Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and others, and has translated four books from Brazilian Portuguese. View titles by Various

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Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater love having fun. One night, the two friends race to the tractor field to enjoy their favorite activity: tractor-tipping! But when Sheriff pulls up and spoils their fun, Lightning and Mater have to go to traffic court. As punishment, the judge sentences Lightning and Mater to community service! But each time Lightning and Mater try to help out in the community, they are more interested in having fun than getting to work. Will the two friends be able to buckle down and help their friends in Radiator Springs?

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Daniel Hahn is an award-winning translator, writer and editor. His 2026 books include If This Be Magic: the unlikely art of Shakespeare in translation, and translated novels from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Guatemala.

Padma Viswanathan is author of three novels and a memoir, published in eight countries and shortlisted for the Pen Center USA Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and others, and has translated four books from Brazilian Portuguese. View titles by Various

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