This is a series which is sure to become very popular with its entertaining balance of laughter, magical adventure and cycling!

The coaches decide the only fair thing to do is hold official trials to decide who's in - and who's out. The Hercules' Hopefuls are through to the next round of the cycling tournament, but there's a big problem. The core message of hard work and enthusiasm making things happen, combined with an underlying magical story line – all tied together in a ‘bikes are awesome’ package – makes for a motivational and enjoyable tale. So when he gets a rusty second-hand bike for his ninth birthday he can't help feeling a bit disappointed. The Wreck-It Race: Fergus is sure their new coach is going to be his ultimate hero, cycle champ 'Spokes' Sullivan, so when Grandpa introduces Charlotte Campbell, the children are all less than impressed by her interesting training methods - yoga, wheelbarrow races and Wreck-It Run, a charity race where everyone creates their own adapted bikes from parts and must compete in pairs.Living with his mum and grandad and his dog; Chimp; he dreams of a state-of-the-art Sullivan Swift and becoming the most brilliant boy cyclist in the world. The Great Cycle Challenge: Fergus takes a magical trip to Nevermore, where he and Princess Lily discover a magical compass bell once owned by Fergus's dad.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. There’s the obligatory bad guys Wesley Wallace and Dermot Eggs with their Nevermore alter egos, Prince Waldorf and Dimmock, plus good guys Fergus’ Hercules’ Hopefuls team mates Minnie McLeod and Calamity Coogan.As Great Britain’s most successful Olympian to date, Sir Chris Hoy is passionate about getting young people cycling and reading. There's another mystery too - a rival newspaper keep getting exclusive cycling scoops, and unless the culprit selling secrets can be unmasked, Jambo's job is under threat and the wedding to Fergus's mum might have to be postponed. Even though, I haven't read the other books yet, this is the book you need to read first to understand the "back.

As well as the main characters there are a selection of well rounded personalities throughout the stories.Update NRW has just sent us this revised version of their original statement: We know our visitor centres are a much-loved resource among locals and visitors from further afield and. Mum and Jambo are distracted by their upcoming wedding, Grandpa and Choppy Wallace are having problems with the team’s sponsor, who is demanding ludicrous things like banning the team from eating bananas and making them scoff biscuits instead.

I loved the use of two separate worlds linked by the bicycle, one real-life, the other fantasy, and that some characters behaved very differently in one world compared to the other (especially Chimp the dog with his Aussie accent and humour/attitude! Living with his mum and grandad and his dog, Chimp, he dreams of a state-of-the-art Sullivan Swift and becoming the most brilliant boy cyclist in the world. Suddenly transported to "Nevermore" where Chimp can talk and cycling is banned, Fergus is given the chance to prove to himself that he has what it takes to be a champion. Clare Elsom has cleverly made the comic style pictures appropriate for younger readers but still trendy and entertaining enough to appeal to 8 year olds. Then Wesley challenges Fergus to a head-to-head cross-country race - first one back to the camp wins.The Big Biscuit Bike Off: Disaster strikes the Hercules Hopefuls when local biscuit company, Bruce's Biscuits, announce plans to build their new factory on the common. The first two books will be published in March 2016, with further titles in July and October of that year. The Best Birthday Bike, The Great Cycle Challenge, The Big Biscuit Bike Off and The Championship Cheats. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. So when he gets a rusty second-hand bike for his ninth birthday he can’t help feeling a bit disappointed.