How Long Is “Race the Sun”?

The story of a group of kids who call themselves 'lolo' - lowly locals in Hawaiian slang - kids who have already learned a hard lesson: All they should look forward to in life is mediocrity and failure. These low-income, multi-ethnic teenagers don't expect anything from themselves, because nobody else does, until the day the new science teacher arrives at Koon Pali High. For some reason, Sandra Beecher is different from their other teachers - she actually thinks they can and should learn something in school. With her encouragement, a handful of students tackle a science project that would challenge the best and brightest: They decide to build and race a very special car. Powered by the sun, the fragile vehicle will take them all the way across the Australian continent on a journey of wonder and self-discovery.