Dude's Gotta Bobsleigh

A French marmot speed freak! Middle grade book for 8 yrs +

Why do badgers have to be so rude?!

When F-F-Foxy's uncle needs help getting the bobsleigh track ready for the Grand Reopening, Magali agrees to sneak out each night to help.

The first job is to bring the new sleds down the mountain, but when they sled down, there's a whopper mash-up and the sleds break. Big problem!

And, not the only problem. The badgers keep disrespecting the bobsleigh track rules.

Aaaah! Time is running out for the Grand Reopening!

Dude, will Magali and her friends get it all ready in time to surprise Uncle's J's sweetheart?

Young readers will enjoy this middle grade book set in the French Alps. There are animals of all sizes; foxes, boar, deer, rabbits, eagles, hedgehogs, owls, you name it, sliding down the bobsleigh track at night while Big People are tucked up in their chalets!

Each book can be read as an individual book or as part of the Dude Series. The books have British spelling. For ages 8+

Dude's Gotta Snowboard (Book 1) 

Dude's Gotta River Raft (Book 2) 

Dude's Gotta Mountain Bike (Book 3) 

Dude's Gotta Paraglide (Book 4) 

Dude's Gotta Bobsleigh (Book 5) 

Dude's Gotta Rock Climb (Book 6) 

Dude's Gotta Paintball (Book 7) 

Dude's Gotta Wakeboard (Book 8 Final book in series)

Question for the Author

How did you come up with the character of Magali?

'You know, I really love the French Alps, and looking at all the animals that live in the mountains. I'm Australian, so I had never seen a marmot before moving to France. I worked one summer, for a kids summer camp, and part of my job was to take the children out on walks. We would go looking for marmots, all of us being very quiet, secretly sneaking up to the holes in the ground, where the entrances to the marmot burrows were. Of course, we would make too much noise and the marmots would disappear into their underground tunnels, but sometimes we were lucky and able to take photos. I think their underground homes took over my imagination, and before you knew it, I had a whole chapter book in my head, with Magali as the principal character!'