Robin Lawrie

Slam Duncan and his fellow mountain bikers, having just learned how to ride the giant jump, the Dragon, are now determined to out-jump their arch-rival, Punk Tuer, whose bike has a secret weapon.

Bored when their practice hill gets buried in snow, Slam and his friends try snowboarding instead and blame Naomi for everything that goes wrong, but when Slam tries to make up with her by bringing a set of the bicycle snow tires his father devised, things go from bad to worse.

Although Slam Duncan and his fellow mountain bikers have accused friend Fiona of sabotaging their practice track, she comes to their aid in an important race against their arch-rivals, Punk and Dyno.

After a minor mountain climbing accident, Slam develops a fear of heights that interferes with his bicycle racing and other activities, until his friend Dozy suggests that he think of the fear as a computer program that he can quit whenever he wishes.

While competing in his first cross-country bicycle race, Slam Duncan loses his first-place lead to help those in need.

The Ridge Riders help Slam Duncan get back the new shocks that Slam's foes, Stick and Spanner, stole from him.

When Mary Lennox is sent from India to the moors of England to live with her uncle after losing her parents, not only does she discover a secret garden, but she also discovers the true meaning of family, friendship, and perseverance. This magical, timeless classic, originally published in 1911, is by the author of A Little Princess and Little Lord Faunteleroy.

Emphasizes the value of forgiveness in this biography of the Indian leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.

Simple text and detailed illustrations with see-through pages introduce the characteristics and functions of various machines that move earth.