Dude's Gotta Rock Climb

A French marmot sports fan! Middle grade book for 8-12 yrs


'Italy, here we come!'


Magali crosses the French border into Italy to be in a Rock Climbing event with her mates.


The problem is: marmots don't rock climb. Neither do boar, deer, foxes, rabbits, weasels, hare, and hedgehogs, but that isn't stopping these dudes.
But, how exactly will they climb? Bruno The Italian Stag explains, 'It's Italy. There are no rules. You get up the rock any way you can.'


Magali's team must win. What is their game plan? And, why is she chosen to scale the wall when she's the fattest one out of all of them?!


Dude, she's not too sure about this plan...






Young readers will enjoy this middle grade fantasy adventure book, set in the French Alps. There are animals of all sizes; foxes, boar, deer, rabbits, eagles, weasels, hedgehogs, owls, chamois, ibex, you name it, climbing the rock while Big People are tucked up in their chalets!


Each book can be read as an individual book or as part of the Dude Series. The books have British spelling. For ages 8-12 years.
Dude's Gotta Snowboard (Book 1)
Dude's Gotta River Raft (Book 2)
Dude's Gotta Mountain Bike (Book 3)
Dude's Gotta Paraglide (Book 4)
Dude's Gotta Bobsleigh (Book 5)
Dude's Gotta Rock Climb (Book 6)
Dude's Gotta Paintball (Book 7)
Dude's Gotta Wakeboard (Book 8 Final book in the series)


Question for the Author
'How did you come up with the character of Magali?'
'You know, I really love the French Alps, and looking at all the animals that live in the mountains. I'm Australian, so I had never seen a marmot before moving to France. I worked one summer, for a kids' summer camp, and part of my job was to take the children out on walks. We would go looking for marmots, all of us being very quiet, secretly sneaking up to the holes in the ground, where the entrances to the marmot burrows were. Of course, we would make too much noise and the marmots would disappear into their underground tunnels, but sometimes we were lucky and able to take photos. I think their underground homes took over my imagination, and before you knew it, I had a whole chapter book in my head, with Magali as the principal character!'