Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    BMX Challenge
    BMX Challenge
    BMX Challenge
    Ebook59 pages22 minutes

    BMX Challenge

    By Jake Maddox and Sean Tiffany

    ()

    Switch to audiobook
    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Jason never turns down a dare, which has gotten him in trouble more than once. After he gives some classmates a hard time, they challenge him to a BMX competition. Jason can't say no. But BMX is way harder than he thought. If he can't learn to ride before the competition, this dare will be his last.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781434288936
    Author

    Jake Maddox

    Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

    Read more from Jake Maddox

    Related to BMX Challenge

    Related ebooks

    Children's Sports & Recreation For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Ups And Downs Of Ponies

      Apr 28, 2022

      “I DON’T even like...” began Jack and then, thinking better of it, he paused. “Like what?” I quizzed, even though I had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to say. “Oh nothing, ” he continued, trying to shake me off the scent with a question about s

      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Me!

      Dec 27, 2019

      Ask Me!
      5 min read

    • Article

      FALLING FOR love

      Nov 9, 2022

      FALLING FOR love
      2 min read

    • Article

      You Need To Be PUNISHED

      Jan 27, 2022

      You Need To Be PUNISHED
      5 min read

    • Article

      CHIEF SUNRISE JOHN McGRAW and me Part 1

      Jul 1, 2020

      Fifteen-year-old runaway Hank Cobb joins up with Chief Sunrise, a Seminole Indian determined to pitch for the Giants in their 1919 season. The two arrive in Gainesville, Florida, where Chief plans to try out for John McGraw, the Giants’ manager. But

      8 min read

    • Article

      The Human Zamboni

      Feb 1, 2020

      I SKATED TO center ice, set my toe pick to anchor me to the spot, and posed in the opening attitude of my program—hands on hips, eyes tilted up to look at the hockey banners hanging from the ice arena’s grimy ceiling. I smiled playfully as part of th

      6 min read

    • Article

      What In The World

      May 22, 2019

      In April 2019, we lost one of the greatest photographers of our breed, and the forerunner of Arabian horse photography as we know it today. Everyone who ever met him has a favorite Johnny Johnston story. In this 1985 interview by Lucille Shuler, John

      3 min read

    • Article

      Jack Sorenson

      Oct 17, 2023

      Jack Sorenson
      4 min read

    • Article

      Scaling New heights

      Mar 3, 2020

      Scaling New heights
      6 min read

    • Article

      Over Drive

      Aug 11, 2017

      Over Drive
      9 min read

    • Article

      'He Would Gallop All Day'

      Jan 11, 2024

      'He Would Gallop All Day'
      2 min read

    • Article

      A slip IN TIME

      Nov 3, 2021

      A slip IN TIME
      3 min read

    • Article

      Our Nobby

      Jan 13, 2022

      Our Nobby
      7 min read

    • Article

      About Last Night

      Jan 20, 2021

      About Last Night
      2 min read

    • Article

      CHASING THE Dragon

      Mar 16, 2022

      CHASING THE Dragon
      12 min read

    • Article

      Friends, Once

      Aug 25, 2020

      Friends, Once
      6 min read

    • Article

      Having your CAKE

      Jul 21, 2021

      Having your CAKE
      13 min read

    • Article

      Ponderation

      Mar 1, 2020

      THE WORLD slides away in great chunks. Literally, the ground beneath your feet—gone. There are four sinkholes in and around Wink, Texas, the most famous being the Wink Sink. No one knows how deep it goes, but in 2002, a lone diver tried to figure it

      9 min read

    • Article

      The Shit Pillions Say

      Dec 27, 2023

      The Shit Pillions Say
      6 min read

    • Article

      ‘Horses Saved Me’

      Jan 13, 2022

      ‘Horses Saved Me’
      6 min read

    • Article

      Hardline Heroine

      Oct 17, 2022

      Hardline Heroine
      7 min read

    • Article

      Vicious Rat

      Oct 5, 2023

      Vicious Rat
      6 min read

    • Article

      Let the Music Play

      Aug 22, 2021

      Let the Music Play
      12 min read

    • Article

      Riding Into The History Books

      Sep 11, 2022

      His heart racing, Jason Craigie tightens his grip on the rope before him, taking a deep breath he waits in the chutes of Mount Isa’s Buchanan Park. The cheers of the crowd erupt as the horn sounds, signalling the start of his ride, and the brawny bro

      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for BMX Challenge

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      BMX Challenge - Jake Maddox

      CHAPTER 1

      BIG MOUTH

      At the rack behind Johnson Middle School, Jason Tillman unlocked his bike. He looked up and saw three boys from the eighth grade. They hopped on their dirt bikes and pulled on their helmets. Wearing their funny headgear, they reminded Jason of astronauts.

      Nice helmets, guys, Jason called. As soon as he said it, he wished be hadn’t. But it was too late. The words were out.

      What’d you say? asked Paul, the biggest guy in the group. He stuck his helmet under his arm and walked over to Jason.

      Nothing, Jason said. You just look like you’re going to blast off for the moon any second. Jason smiled to show he was kidding. To his surprise, Paul smiled back.

      This is what BMX bikers wear, Paul said. He stuck the helmet onto his head. You know, pro riders who can handle the dirt and like catching some air.

      BMX biking? Jason repeated. He shook his head. That’s nothing big. Little kids can do that stuff.

      The guys behind Paul laughed. Paul shook his head. If it’s so easy, he said, let’s see you do it.

      Uh-oh, Jason thought. Now I’ve done it. Me and my big mouth. He had no idea how to ride a BMX bike.

      I would, Jason said, but I don’t have a little bike like you guys. I just have my mountain bike. Sorry.

      Jason put his foot on the pedal of his bike, ready to take off.

      Sounds like you’re just afraid, Paul muttered. Are you scared to try something a little kid could do?

      Jason turned and said, I’m not scared. I just can’t do BMX stuff with my big-boy bike. I’d need a baby bike like you guys.

      Meet us behind the Pine Grove Shopping Center tonight, Paul said. "I have an extra ‘baby’ bike you can

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1