Wild Ride

Wild Ride is a fast-paced, humorous chapter book that blends elements of a heist movie with a classic kids-on-an-adventure story. When Charley's older brother, Greg, borrows their mom's boyfriend's priceless 1964 Mustang and gets it towed, Charley, Greg, and their friends Wade and Oona must sneak into the city to get it back. The mission quickly escalates when they discover a mysterious stowaway in the trunk, leading them into a thrilling chase against a powerful, possibly criminal, tech billionaire and his AI-powered surveillance. This book is perfect for readers aged 7-11 who enjoy action, comedy, and stories about teamwork and quick thinking, offering a fun, engaging read without being overly intense.

Swindle meets Adventures in Babysitting in this action-filled comedy Charley Decker is about to have the wildest night of her life With her mom on a romantic weekend getaway, Charley has plans to spend her free time watching bad movies with older brother Greg, and friends Wade and Oona (if Charley can get Wade and Oona to stop fighting long enough to pay attention.) But then Greg ditches Charley for a date night downtown, borrows their mom's boyfriend's super-expensive, super-rare 1964 World's Fair Skyway Mustang, and accidentally gets it towed. Worse, the tow lot can't even find the car Suddenly all of Charley's plans fly out the window. So what's a trio of unsupervised seventh graders to do? Sneak into the city, and pull off a the heist of the year to get the car back, of course Only the Mustang has a new feature in the trunk: a stowaway who's hiding from his infamous and possibly criminal billionaire boss, Alton Peck. So now Charley has a new problem -- one with information that could topple the most powerful tech company in the world. What follows is an all-night race around the clock as Charley and the gang try to save their new friend, evade Peck, his goons, and the invisible ears of his newest artificially intelligent creation...and get the Mustang home before morning