Hari Kumar: The Race Day Disaster

PREORDER — Expected release: 02 February 2027. This book is not yet available. Dispatch is subject to supplier availability and publication-date changes.

Meet HARI KUMAR, superstar-in-the-making, in this laugh-out-loud doodle-packed diary series for 8+ readers.

‘Hilarious and joyful' Louie Stowell, author of LokiHari Kumar is BACK. 10 years old, 75% Indian, 25% French and 100% going to be a SUPERSTAR.It's Sports Day, AKA the literal WORST day of the whole entire year (according to Hari)!Leonardo House have NEVER won Sports Day, and this year Hari is determined to win the SHINY new trophy and beat his NEMESIS, Martin. Nani's next-level fitness bootcamp has him doing some SERIOUS training, even burpees!Can Hari help lead his house to victory, and show Lily that he'd do ANYTHING for his friends?Packed full of friendship, doodles and draaaaama, this series is perfect for fans of TOM GATES and LOKI!

About the author

Rashmi Sirdeshpande is an autistic ADHDer and British Indian children's author and an advocate for underrepresented voices in children's publishing. A former World Book Day author and BookTrust Writer-in-Residence, Rashmi has won a number of awards, including the Diverse Book Awards (for Dadaji's Paintbrush, illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane) and the Society of Authors Queen's Knickers Award, which celebrates "outstanding" picture books (for Never Show a T-Rex a Book, illustrated by Diane Ewen). Her factual book Good News (illustrated by Adam Hayes) was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and her latest, Amazing Asia (illustrated by Jason Lyon), has been shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing awards.