Boyznbikes

This book is about a kid named Callum who is 16 years old and likes riding motorbikes. One day at school Callum got suspended for climbing up a tree to try and grab a pair of shoes hanging off a power line using a bamboo pole and reaching over a school fence near the road. He ended up falling on a nearby police car's bonnet. While Callum was at school he spoke to the principal beside his mum and dad. His parents didn't know what to do with him as his dad was about to leave for a big motorbike trip with his two best friends, Baz and Skid. A few days later Callum found himself packing to go on this huge motorbike ride with his dad and his two best friends. On the bike ride they would be travelling around the North Island of New Zealand. They left from their home in Gisborne and travelled to Rotorua. They visited many cities including Hawera, Taupo, Ohakune and Taranaki. As they were travelling back home they had to say goodbye to Baz and Skid as they went their separate ways. While Callum and his father were travelling back his father let out a big secret that Callum had a step sister so they stopped at his step sister's house and it was her birthday. His dad came up and said hi to a girl named Shelley and Callum began to feel that his dad had been cheating on his mother. Before Callum's dad married his mother he had been in love with a lady called Shelley and had a baby who is Callum's step sister. As they tried to ring his mum to see if she was OK there was no answer so they rung his gran and asked her if she could get hold of Callum's mum and she said that she would call back if she heard from his mum. They waited a few hours but got no response. They tried her once again and this time she answered and said "get here now, something has happened". As their trip home neared its end they said goodbye to Shelley and Callum's step sister and took an eight hour drive to Gisborne. Throughout the night Callum fell asleep and he put duck tape around his body to make sure he stayed on the bike while he was asleep. As they entered Gisborne they went straight to the hospital to find his mum and when they found her she was in the hospital in bed asleep. When she woke up she saw Callum standing in front of her and she said "Callum, I'm having a baby". On the big ride Callum had discovered two very big secrets, his dad had already had another baby for him and now his mum is pregnant. This was an adventure with his dad that he would never forget and would change his life forever. I recommend this book for boys who like adventures and enjoy reading stories about motorbikes.