The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicyc..., Christina Uss
The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicyc..., Christina Uss
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The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

Author: Christina Uss

Narrator: Jennifer Barnhart

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2018


Synopsis

A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel.

Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. When her guardian, Sister Wanda, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp where she will learn to make friends, Bicycle says no way and sets off on her bike for San Francisco to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, certain he will be her first true friend. Who knew that a ghost would haunt her handlebars and that she would have to contend with bike-hating dogs, a bike-loving horse, bike-crushing pigs, and a mysterious lady dressed in black. Over the uphills and downhills of her journey, Bicycle discovers that friends are not such a bad thing to have after all, and that a dozen cookies really can solve most problems.

About Christina Uss

Christina Uss is scared of a lot of things, but still believes the world is full of nice surprises. Her first novel, The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle, was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and received starred reviews from Shelf Awareness, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher's Weekly. Christina lives with her family, her cats, and a scurry of backyard squirrels in Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on April 28, 2018

I wish I could give this book six stars. It is a Master Class in how to write a book that ages 8-14 will thoroughly enjoy (and older, including adults, because of the wonderful writing). The writing is so clever (!), the characters are highly entertaining, and the entire premise is adventuresome and......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on November 01, 2018

The term “quirky” has gotten a bad rap recently. I blamed forced quirk. Have you ever read or watched something where the book or movie is just trying too darn hard to make you fall in love with the story? Happens all the time, my friend. You see, lots of folks mistake “goofy” or “incongruous” with......more

Goodreads review by Mary on April 07, 2018

Bicycle is a girl that will stick with you as you go about your day. I think I actually was more like her when I was her age, and wish I was more like her now. I simply love the various messages of this book, and you can't go wrong with encouraging kids to make friends and get outside!......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on June 05, 2018

I just couldn't get into this one. Nearly Silent Monks who say only eight words, one of which is "sandwich"? And that's just the tip of the iceberg. It's trying way, way too hard to be quirky.......more

Goodreads review by Ben on August 10, 2018

Charming, inventive, and extremely enjoyable road novel--I was happy to follow Uss's plucky hero, Bicycle, on her ride from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, and I'm hoping there are more journeys ahead. Thoughts of Pee-wee's Big Adventure kept coming to me as I turned the pages, though Uss's lyri......more