The Chain Gang' series introduces young readers to a group of mountain bikers and follows their exploits and adventures. This story features the first race in the Sword in the Stump Challenge, a cross country race which proves to be a real obstacle course for the gang.

 

This is volume 8 in The Chain Gang .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Evans Publishing Group .

Born to a coal-mining family in 1945, Robin Lawrie emigrated to Canada in 1953 and lived in Vancouver till 1968. Returning then to Britain, his freelance career as an illustrator and occasional author has continued until the present day.