The Big Red Bike [Paperback]

Sally Brown (Author)

Book Description

If she pretended that everything was fine, she wouldn’t have to explain to anyone how badly she wanted a bike, how unfair it was that another summer had arrived and she was still on the sidelines.

Nine-year-old Savannah Tate has just finished the fourth grade. She wants to ride a bicycle more than anything else, but she can’t because of a physical handicap. Savannah walks with a crutch, but that isn’t as big a problem as convincing her parents that she needs a bike.

Maddie and Lucy, Savannah’s two best friends, have lived in the same neighborhood since they started school. Whenever the girls want to have some privacy, they head to their favorite spot, an empty lot with a large oak tree. While she works out the details of getting her bike, Savannah and her friends learn that the beloved tree that has always been their haven is in danger of being torn down. The abandoned lot is being sold, and the prospective owner plans to build a new apartment complex.

Savannah’s spirit of determination helps her discover a long-lost secret about the land the tree sits on and its rightful owner—but will she find a way to save the tree?

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About the Author

Sally Brown has cerebral palsy and has been a bike rider for almost fifty years. Brown founded “Every Kid Mobility,” a company that creates decorated medical equipment and markets bicycles for people with disabilities.

WWW.everykidmobility.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (December 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595398065
• ISBN-13: 978-0595398065
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,656,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!, March 14, 2007

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The Big Red Bike is so well written I got lost in the story line and simply found myself turning page and page so I can find out how the multiple story line plot was going to end up. Even though this book is geared to a much younger age group than what I am currently at :)

The character development is wonderful and I see this being one the first book of many books that can possibly follow. Perhaps another book can be Savannah starting Junior High and then High School...or the series can continue at age 10. Regardless if another book is written, this book, The Big Red Bike, is one I would recommend for anyone to read...no matter what age.