Olympian Chris Hoy pens children’s series

Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is writing a children’s series about a boy and his bike with author Joanna Nadin.   The Flying Fergus series is about eight-year-old Fergus, who desperately wants a bike for his ninth birthday. The bike he wants is too expensive so he inherits his Dad’s old rusty bike instead. However, when he takes it to the park he discovers there may be more to that bike than meets the eye.   The series will be illustrated and is aimed at readers aged 5-8.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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