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The Rebel Bicycle Club

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Knights Oferschienen am01.07.2024
Adventure awaits Demelza and her best friend in the whole world, Nessa, as they embark on a whole new adventure, solving mysteries, fending off bullies and celebrating the greatest friendship of ALL TIME. When an unexpected guest arrives in Penfurzy, Nessa and Demelza go out of their way to help them, entering a world of ancient myth and legend. Facing ghosts and monsters, and Conan the bully who just keeps getting in the way at the worst possible moment. JOIN the brave knights of the Penfruzy Rebel Bicycle Club in an all new stand-alone KNIGHTS AND BIKES adventure packed with laughter, heart, action and award-winning illustrations.

Gabrielle Kent is the author of the Alfie Bloom series (Scholastic) and runs the Animex festival of Animation and Computer Games. Gabrielle has been named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the gaming industry. Rex Crowle is a BAFTA award winning animation director and video game designer.mehr
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KlappentextAdventure awaits Demelza and her best friend in the whole world, Nessa, as they embark on a whole new adventure, solving mysteries, fending off bullies and celebrating the greatest friendship of ALL TIME. When an unexpected guest arrives in Penfurzy, Nessa and Demelza go out of their way to help them, entering a world of ancient myth and legend. Facing ghosts and monsters, and Conan the bully who just keeps getting in the way at the worst possible moment. JOIN the brave knights of the Penfruzy Rebel Bicycle Club in an all new stand-alone KNIGHTS AND BIKES adventure packed with laughter, heart, action and award-winning illustrations.

Gabrielle Kent is the author of the Alfie Bloom series (Scholastic) and runs the Animex festival of Animation and Computer Games. Gabrielle has been named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the gaming industry. Rex Crowle is a BAFTA award winning animation director and video game designer.
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9781915820242
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Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum01.07.2024
ReiheKnights and Bikes
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SpracheEnglisch
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Leseprobe




Chapter One
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE KNIGHT


Bang, bang, bang!´ said Nessa, shining her torch under her chin so that her glowing face hovered spookily in Demelza´s pitch-black caravan. Her earrings glinted in the light and her spiky black hair cast eerie shadows on the ceiling.

Demelza´s frizzy red bunches bounced as she grabbed her pet goose, Captain Honkers, and squeezed him so tight that he let out a squeaky honk like a deflating set of bagpipes. Why had she suggested sharing scary stories during their pre-Halloween sleepover? Nessa was far too good at telling them.

Bang, bang, BANG!´ said Nessa again, thumping her fist on the edge of the bunk bed. Demelza shoved a handful of popcorn into her mouth to stop her teeth chattering.

BANG, BANG, BANG!´ shouted Nessa for a third time, then leant forwards, dropping her voice to a whisper. Wondering why her boyfriend hadn´t come back from the woods, the woman opened the door of the car, and there on the roof was a man with an axe!´

Nooo!´ squeaked Demelza, pulling her sleeping bag up over her head and peering at Nessa through a tiny gap.

And what was that in his other hand? The thing he had been banging on the roof? He held it up in the moonlight and the woman screamed as she recognized ... HER BOYFRIEND´S SEVERED HE-´

LA-LA-LAAA!´ shouted Demelza, shoving her fingers in her ears as she scrambled out of her sleeping bag and rolled onto the floor. LA-LA-LA-LA-LAAA!´ she screamed as she ran around the caravan to stop her legs trembling. Captain Honkers flapped up to the top bunk in fright. LA-LA-LAAAAAAAAAA!´

HONK! HONK! said Captain Honkers.

Whoa, calm down, D!´ shouted Nessa. It´s OK, it´s just a story!´

LA-LA-LA-LA-LAAAA!´ Demelza shouted even louder.

Nessa leapt off the bed and grabbed Demelza around the waist, lifting her half off the ground as her legs kept running in mid-air, sending one of her bunny slippers flying across the room and into the goldfish bowl, much to the surprise of Sir Bubbles III. It´s OK, it´s made up. It´s not true!´ Nessa yelled over the La-La-La´s.

Demelza´s legs slowly stopped running. Her bare feet dropped back down onto the carpet.

It ... it´s not?´ She twisted in Nessa´s arms and scanned her face for signs that she might be fibbing.

Of course not!´ said Nessa, letting go of her. It´s just a silly story the kids at my old school used to tell.´ She switched the bedside lamp on and threw Demelza´s Game Gauntlet over to her. Sorry I scared you. Come on, howz about we play a bit of Legend of Melder before bed?´

I wasn´t really scared, you know,´ said Demelza, pulling their sleeping bags down from the bunk bed to make a little nest on the floor. I was just tricking you into admitting you was making it up.´

Ah, OK,´ smiled Nessa, climbing into the nest beside her and picking up the other game controller. Nice. You totally tricked me.´

Demelza munched through a whole packet of Opal Fruits as they watched the computer loading screen. By the time the opening fanfare of the game filled the little caravan she felt much better. She put on her Game Gauntlet and bumped fists with Nessa as the words Welcome to Luxulyan Valley appeared on the screen.

BANG, BANG, BANG.

Demelza spun round and glared at Nessa. That´s not funny!´

Nessa wasn´t laughing - Nessa was staring at the ceiling. So was Captain Honkers. He flew down from the top bunk and wriggled into their nest.

BANG, BANG, BANG.

A head! It´s a head!´ yelled Demelza. She shot down under the sleeping bags and felt Captain Honkers wriggle into the cotton shelter with her.

It´s not a head!´ said Nessa, though Demelza was sure her voice wobbled a bit. It can´t be a head.´

BANG, BANG, BANG.

It´s a head!´ shouted Demelza, absolutely one hundred per cent, totally and utterly positively definitely sure, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that it was, undeniably, a head.

HONK! agreed Captain Honkers from between them.

Look, I´ll go out and prove that it´s not a head,´ said Nessa. She got up and pulled on her boots and denim jacket over her pyjamas. I bet it´s just the TV aerial flapping in the wind.´

Demelza peeped out of her shelter. Nessa had paused with her hand on the door. She didn´t look as though she wanted to open it.

It´s dangerous to go alone,´ said Demelza.

Nessa gave her a relieved grin and held out her hand. Come on then, D.´

Demelza wriggled her hand out of the Game Gauntlet and slapped it into Nessa´s. Take this.´

Oh, er, right. OK,´ said Nessa, looking down at the Game Gauntlet as if it wasn´t quite what she had expected. She donned the gauntlet and clenched her fist.

BANG, BANG, BANG.

Go get ´em!´ shouted Demelza, trying to think of something rousing to say. Death or glory!´

Nessa took a deep breath, threw open the door and stepped into the night. Demelza cuddled Captain Honkers.

Honk!

It´s OK, Honkers, Nessa is super tough.´

Honk?

All right. If she´s not back in ten seconds we´ll go rescue her.´ She pulled him closer. One, two three,´ she counted. A flash of light came through the window as Nessa shone her torch up at the roof. Four, five, six,´ as Nessa´s footsteps squelched around the caravan. Seven, eight, nine ...´

The footsteps had stopped. Demelza lowered the sleeping bag and picked up a badminton racquet.

Tttttt-eeeeeehhhhhhhhh-nnnnnnnnnnnnnn,´ she said as slowly as she possibly could. OK, Honkers. Nessa is right, it can´t possibly be a head. I´m going out there. Are you with me, Captain?´ The goose waddled up behind her and looked out from between her knees. Demelza nodded and raised her racquet. Let´s go!´

She jumped out of the door, then jumped out of her skin. Nessa was running screaming towards her!

IT´SAHEAD-IT´SAHEAD-IT´SAHEAD!´ Nessa yelled, leaping into the caravan and dragging Demelza with her. Captain Honkers flapped after them, sending feathers floating like snow. Nessa slammed the door and dragged furniture across it.

What was it?´ asked Demelza, grabbing Captain Honkers and shielding him from flying debris as Nessa flung everything she could in front of the door.

Nessa grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her. A head, D! It´s a head!´ she shouted, eyes wild. She dragged Demelza to the floor and flung the sleeping bags over them both.

Are you ... are you reaaaallly sure?´ said Demelza. Something about seeing her usually cool and calm friend panicking made Demelza feel strangely brave. She gently pulled her Game Gauntlet from Nessa´s hand and put it on.

Wait, what are you doing?´ asked Nessa as Demelza wriggled out from under the sleeping bags.

Demelza picked up her racquet again and pushed aside the junk in front of the door. There was no way there could be a head outside, and if she went out and proved that then she would be even braver than Nessa, and Nessa was the bravest person in the whole world.

Seriously, don´t go out there, D.´

Demelza looked her straight in the eyes and made a fist with the gauntlet. If I don´t come back, look after Honkers for me.´

Nessa nodded as the goose hopped up onto her knee.

Honk! he said.

Don´t worry, I´ll be careful,´ said Demelza. She breathed deeply, then threw open the door, jumped down onto the little welcome mat and yelled into the night with a bloodcurdling Raaaaargh!´

THUNK!

Something fell from the roof of the caravan and splatted onto the wet ground in front of her. Demelza stopped roaring and squinted at the...

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Gabrielle Kent is the author of the Alfie Bloom series (Scholastic) and runs the Animex festival of Animation and Computer Games. Gabrielle has been named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the gaming industry. Rex Crowle is a BAFTA award winning animation director and video game designer.