Spud & Charli

Samantha Wheeler

• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9780702252907
• Edition: 0

Does your imagination ever run wild? Charli is at riding camp, where her dream is about to come true – she will finally learn to ride a real, live horse. But when show-off Mikaela picks the horse Charli wants, her heart bungees to her toes. Instead of the beautiful palomino Razz, Charli's stuck riding the massive retired racehorse Spud. And what about the bats that fill the night sky? Don't bats spread deadly diseases? Riding camp isn't turning out the way Charli planned, especially when she finds herself in the middle of a life-threatening disaster. An action-packed adventure about horses, bats and getting carried away by your imagination.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Author biography
• Also by Samantha Wheeler
• Title page
• Imprint page
• Dedication
• 1. Camp
• 2. Spud
• 3. Blisters
• 4. Bats
• 5. Mr Shearer
• 6. Jumping
• 7. Hendra Virus
• 8. Panic
• 9. Escape
• 10. Tricked
• 11. Missing
• 12. Rumours
• 13. Injured
• 14. The Gymkhana
• Hi from Charli!
• What is Hendra virus?
• Bats in our backyards
• What can you do?
• Interesting bat facts
• Useful websites
• Acknowledgements