Bibsy Cross and the Bike-a-Thon

by Liz Garton Scanlon Narrated by Brittany Pressley

Overview

Meet Bibsy Cross, the precocious, regular-pegular eight-year-old who daydreams of winning her library's bike-a-thon fundraiser in the second installment of this charming chapter book series.

Most things are easy-peasy, regular-pegular for Bibsy Cross. She loves her parents, her cat, her best friend, Natia. She loves school and the library. And she loves riding her bike. Sometimes, she pretends it's her chariot.

Bibsy's library is hosting a bike-a-thon to raise money to buy books. And Bibsy is determined to earn the most donations. That way she can WIN the fundraiser!

But has Bibsy been spinning her wheels with the wrong intentions?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

★ "A lovable protagonist rides again—and readers win." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Kirkus Reviews

★ 2024-04-05
Voluble, ambitious Bibsy survives more “sweets-and-sours.”

As readers of Bibsy and the Bad Apple (2024) know, this 8-year-old doesn’t lack self-confidence or persistence. When her beloved library runs a “Bikes for Bucks for Books” fundraiser, her competitiveness ramps up. She may be short on patience and impulse control, but admirably, she also likes doing good and wants “to make the biggest difference [she] can make.” (And she’s gotten sharper at knowing formidable Mrs. Stumper’s limits.) Bibsy’s BFF Natia attempts to put things in perspective, but the lure of prizes naturally throws oil on that fire. A key plot complication is expertly telegraphed and leads to a crisis of confidence for Bibsy. A further unexpected challenge tests Bibsy’s moral character, but after briefly wobbling, she makes a big personal sacrifice and rises to the occasion. Like the first installment, this tale features complex characters who grow a bit, in believable ways. Natia appears once more, and Mina (also from the first book) plays a larger role here. Above all, Bibsy’s setbacks and successes engage us, and her heart is always in the right place. In Ho’s cheery, two-toned art, Bibsy, Mrs. Stumper, and Mina are light-skinned; Natia is Black.

A lovable protagonist rides again—and readers win. (Chapter book. 6-9)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160475271
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Series:	Bibsy Cross , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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