Race to Rumble Ruin

By: Mel Taylor-Bessent, Alessandro D’Urso

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Do YOU have what it takes to win the Race?

‘You’ll LOVE racing to Imagination Island!’ MAZ EVANS

‘Joyful!’ JENNY MCLACHLAN

‘Riotously fun!’ HANNAH GOLD

Luca and his teammates have three more challenges to face in this THIRD leg of the Race! They must crack jokes in Laughter Lagoon, ride giant space hoppers along Silly String Street, and finally, join in a game of Hide and Seek in a crumbling Roman-style coliseum, where if you are found, you are turned to stone…

Who will lose this time, and leave the Race FOREVER?

©2026 Mel Taylor-Bessent, Alessandro D'Urso (P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

‘Bursting with incredible ideas and edge-of-your-seat action, a cannon-blasting, explosive whirlwind of fun.’ Jennifer Bell

‘Pacy, funny, gloriously inventive and perfectly pitched for kids.’ Abi Elphinstone

‘The most fun you can have sitting down unless you’re riding on a cawhawk.’ Chris Smith

‘One of the most joyful books I have read … The only problem with Imagination Island is that you never want to leave.’ Jenny McLachlan

‘Brilliant, bonkers and visually spectacular.’ Laura Ellen Anderson

‘A wildly inventive rip-roaring ride!’ Rashmi Sirdeshpande

‘Whipfast, thrilling and full of heart – the perfect escapist adventure!’ Ross Montgomery

‘A brilliantly bonkers, ferociously fun, action-packed dive into the marvellously mad mind of Mel Taylor-Bessent.’ Jack Meggitt-Phillips

‘This book fizzes with creative energy.’ Joseph Elliott

‘You’ll LOVE racing to Imagination Island!’ Maz Evans

‘A brilliantly engaging voice – kids are going to love this wild ride through Imagination Island! A fast-paced, fantastically fun adventure.’ Andy Shepherd

‘The world beyond the lightstream is inviting, inventive and vividly imagined.’ Guy Bass

‘A wild and wacky race brimming with wonders, bursting with brilliance, and teeming with thrilling surprises around every corner.’ Jo Clarke

‘Brilliantly imagined, perfectly paced and so much fun!’ Justin Somper

‘An exhilarating adventure, brimming with whimsical wonders.’ Nicky Smith-Dale

‘A riotously fun and colourful story guaranteed to entertain.’ Hannah Gold