Young Adult Fiction Extreme Sports
BMX Tunnel Run
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2011
- Category
- Extreme Sports, Extreme Sports
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 15
- Recommended Grade
- 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552859049
- Publish Date
- Feb 2011
- List Price
- $8.95
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Description
Join Jake and Peter as they BMX their way through another adventure.
"Pam's books have wide appeal to boys and girls, to avid and reluctant readers, to teens and to younger children who are looking for a challenging high-interest book." - The Bookmark
Fifteen-year-olds Jake and Peter share a burning desire to excel at as many extreme sports as they can, and to surpass each other in the process. They always seem to land themselves in the middle of an action-packed, adrenaline-pumping adventure while they're at it.
In BMX Tunnel Run, the latest installment in Pam Withers' highly acclaimed series, the daredevil duo discover an underground maze of mining tunnels. Jake and Peter ride through their latest escapade on BMX bikes - underground. Equipped with night-vision goggles, the teens have to defy a group of hostile riders as they struggle to find their way back to daylight. Along the way, the action is heightened when Peter is forced to deal with some personal misfortunes.
About the author
Award-winning author Pam Withers has written numerous bestselling sports and adventure books for teens, including four for Orca Book Publishers: Camp Wild, Breathless, Daredevil Club and . Pam is a former outdoor guide, journalist, editor and associate publisher. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and tours North America extensively. For more information, visit www.pamwithers.com.
Librarian Reviews
BMX Tunnel Run
Another page-turning adventure in the Take it to the Xtreme Series. Fifteen year-old best friends Pete and Jake are spending the summer at Pete’s parents’ cabin. They meet three other local kids, Kasey, Micah and Russell, who are also BMX bike racers, but hold grudges against the “weekenders” as they call the people who own cabins and occasionally holiday at the lake. They all end up trapped together in an old mining shaft after discovering a maze of old mining tunnels. They have to rely on each other and race against time to find a way out as the mining company has hired locals to seal up the openings.Withers has written more than a dozen bestselling teen novels, most about extreme sports which take place in BC. She is also an editor and award nominee for business writing.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2009-2010.
