Knights and bikes: Rebel Bicycle Club by Gabrielle Kent

Rebel bicycle club is the second book in the Knights and Bikes series which inspired the PlayStation game of the same name. There is a third book called Wheels of legend also featuring best friends, Nessa and Demelza and their sidekick goose, Honkers.

Nessa and Demelza are not sure what to think when a severed head appears on their caravan roof during a storm, until they recognise it as one of the knights that they met at Penfurzy Castle, Sir Calenick. Unfortunately, he is stuck as a severed head unless he can return some lost treasures he stole when he was a knight.  He asks the girls to go on a quest with him so the curse can be lifted, and he can rejoin his body and move on to the next life.  To do this the girls must enter a world of ancient myth and legend and face ghosts and monsters.  But Conan the bully is on their case and this time he causes more havoc when his dog Barkly attacks and nearly kills Honkers the goose.  Knowing that the water consumed from the chalice they need to find for Sir Calnick will heal Honkers they race to find it and be back in time to save the goose.  Fast paced and entertaining, this book will keep even the most reluctant reader engrossed in a story that reveals that true friendship is one of the most valuable things a person can possess.

Themes: Knights, Legend, Myths, Ghosts, Halloween, Friendship, Clubs, Bikes.

Gabrielle Anderson