A daring challenge with an unlikely winner in the exciting new Lightning Strikes series.
Thicky and Nobby find an old discarded bike near the railway tracks. Nobby thinks the bike is rubbish; Thicky, however, can see "potential" and they hatch a plan: each rider puts twenty cents in a jar, and the person who dares to ride the bike to the bottom of the hill, wins the loot. Thinking themselves pretty clever, Thcky and Nobby think they have it all sewn up, but will there be a surprise?
James Roy was born in Trundle, western NSW. When he was ten months old his parents accepted a missionary appointment to the highlands of Papua New Guinea. A placement in Fiji followed some years later and, by the age of 16, James had spent more than half of his life living in the islands of the South Pacific. He attributes much of his early interest in books to the absence of TV, a wonderful library full of adventure books, and the opportunity to play as those characters in wild, adventuresome places. James lives in the Blue Mountains with his family and writes both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults.
Review
"This book is a great teaser to lead to more complex reading." Junior Bookseller + Publisher
ISBN:
9781921150579
Imprint:
WALKER BOOKS AUST
Distributor:
Harper Collins Distribution Services for Australia and New Zealand
Binding:
NS-PB
Release Date:
May 1, 2008
Dimensions:
130 x 197mm, 96pp
Stock Status:
STOCK
Australian RRP:
$12.95
New Zealand RRP:
$15.99
Stock Level:
In Stock