The Racehorse Who Disappeared

Where do you hide a stolen horse?
Life is getting back to normal for Charlie Bass after her reluctant racehorse, Noble Warrior, won the Derby.
Then, in the dead of night, Noble Warrior vanishes.
The police are baffled. The clues are few. And if Charlie can't track down her beloved horse herself, she may never see him again . . .

A heart-warming story with a great girl-power message

Jacqueline Wilson on The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop

About Clare Balding

CLARE BALDING is an award-winning writer and broadcaster who has been at the forefront of sports presentation since 1998. She has been a key anchor at seven Olympic and six Paralympic Games as well as multiple Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympics. She was awarded a special BAFTA in 2012 for her work at the London Olympics and Paralympics. In 2023, she took over as the lead BBC TV presenter at Wimbledon. She was a key commentator on the BBC's television coverage of King Charles III's Coronation in 2023 and for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee coverage in 2022. She has presented the television coverage of Crufts for nearly two decades and Lost Dogs Live on Channel 5, which helps reunite missing dogs with their owners. During most of her childhood she thought she was a dog and has tried to live with the mentality of a Labrador puppy: be pleased to see everyone and treat every new task as an exciting adventure. Her first book, My Animals and Other Family, was published in 2012 and won the National Book Award for biography of the year. In 2013, she was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List and in 2023 received a CBE for services to sport and charity in the Queen's final Honours List.
Details
  • Series: Charlie Bass
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • ISBN: 9780141374475
  • Length: 256 pages
  • Price: £3.99