The Secret of Platform 13, 9780141302867
Paperback
Forgotten platform, magical island, kidnapped prince, unlikely heroes, comic rescue.

The Secret of Platform 13

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    25 October 1999

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Summary

The Forgotten Door: A Magical Rescue on Platform 13

A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom–an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and other wonderful creatures. Carefully hidden from the world, the Island is only accessible when the door opens for nine days every nine years.

When the beastly Mrs. Trottle kidnaps the Island’s young prince, it’s up to a strange band of rescuers to save him. But can the rescuers…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141302867
ISBN-10:0141302860
Author:Eva Ibbotson
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:25 October 1999
Weight:187g
Dimensions:197mm x 127mm x 18mm
About The Author

Eva Ibbotson

Eva Ibbotson, born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner (1925–2010), was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children’s books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and made the Carnegie Medal, Whitbread Award, and Blue Peter Book Award shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012.

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