The Mapmaker's Race

28 days, one map, one last chance to save their family... A fresh and exciting mountain-race adventure for middle readers.

Sal, Joe, Francie and Humphrey begin the Great Race to map a rail route through an uncharted wilderness. Their money is gone and their father didn’t come back from his last adventure. This race is their last chance.

They have twenty-eight days to find and map the best route through the mountains. There are bears, bees, bats, river crossings, cliff falls, impossible weather—but worst of all, they’re racing four teams of adults who aren’t playing by the rules.

Selling points

• Five children must find a route for the new railway through the mountains, competing against professional route-finders and mapmakers
• Fresh, light and effortless story-telling
• Brave and memorable children
• A beautiful map starts each chapter to trace the journey