Do you dare?

The Boy Who Dared

By R Coverdale http://www.rachelcoverdale.com @RLCoverdale @rachellouisecoverdale

Illustrator: Michael Douglas Carr

Published by Willow Breeze Publishing

Published on: 1st October 2022

£7.99

ISBN: 978 1916108059

Genre: animal, adventure, environment

Age: 8+

Rachel Coverdale was born and bred in the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside in Northeast England. Raised with copious amounts of animals but without the distraction of a modern TV set, she turned to books and her own imagination for entertainment. Animals were and still are a huge part of her life and inevitably they made their way into her stories. Believing strongly in fresh air, nature and outdoor play to give children a sense of fun and freedom, Rachel uses her books to encourage children to connect with nature and venture into the countryside.

Having taught as an English teacher for many years and now settled happily into the role of school librarian, Rachel ensures all her books are not only creative, imaginative and exciting, but also of great educational benefit. Teaching resources and a scheme of work are available for “The Boy Who Couldn’t”.

Rachel is regularly featured on BBC Radio Tees Book Hour with Bob Fischer and Shack discussing and reviewing her latest reads. She also travels her native Northeast England paying visits to Primary and Secondary schools, giving talks on her books and about the importance of nature and the environment they live in.

What’s it all about? This is the follow up story to ‘The boy who couldn’t’. James and his friends head to Wales on a relaxing camping trip. However, they stumble across a puppy breeding farm run by a large gang of ruffians. The boys do their best to rescue the dogs, but fall into the hands of the men. And the gang don’t play fair. James’ dad goes missing – what should the boys do?

Why should I read it? It’s an exciting story with lots of twists and turns. The 3 main characters interact well with each other. There is some nice description of the area in which the characters are staying.