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The Secret of Platform 13
The Secret of Platform 13
Author: Eva Ibbotson, Sue Porter (Illustrator)
A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom--an island where humans live happily with feys, 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. A lot can go wrong in nine days. When the beastly...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $7.59 or $3.69+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780141302867
ISBN-10: 0141302860
Publication Date: 11/1/1999
Pages: 240
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 51 ratings
Publisher: Puffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is a good book for younger kids. i remember reading it when I was 8 and absolutely loving it, then reading it again at 12 and finding it quite boring.
reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
somewhat of a harry potter story.great fantasy full of fun and adventure
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reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 21 more book reviews
Under Platform 13 in one of London's busiest train stations is an old doorway covered with peeling posters. Behind it is the entrance to a magical kingdom - an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and mysterious creatures called mistmakers. When a beastly woman names Mrs. Trottle kidnaps the island's young prince, it's up to a strange band of rescuers to find him, save him, and return him to the King and Queen. But can the rescuers - an orge, a hag , a wizard, and a fey - troop around London unnoticed? And what if the Prince doesn't want to go back?
knittymama avatar reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 424 more book reviews
I very much enjoyed this story. It made me laugh out loud so many times!!
reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 107 more book reviews
A great children's fantasy book filled with adventure and magic by the wonderful Eva Ibbotson. This is a favorite of all three of my kids!
bhall avatar reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 9 more book reviews
This was a pretty decent book. It was written for a much younger audience, but if you can get past that or know someone young that likes books with magic worlds and outlandish characters, this is a great book.
reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 4 more book reviews
This is very similar to the Harry Potter Series.
nana23 avatar reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 243 more book reviews
Under the magic tunnel is a magical kingdom where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and mysterious creatures called mistmakers. Great Book!!
buzzby avatar reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 6062 more book reviews
A tween who lives in a windowless room under cupboard with a spoiled companion in the house, a slightly over-the-hill wizard, a secret passageway to another world located in a train station...sound familiar? All written before HP. In fact, if JK Rowling wasn't firmly ensconced in the Pantheon of Great Writers, I'd say that there's some plaigerism going on. Ibbotson's characters are a lot sillier than JK's, and aren't quite as tome-like, but it should appeal to the same audience. It's a lot like Island of the Aunts.
dianasdolls avatar reviewed The Secret of Platform 13 on + 43 more book reviews
Charming book that will remind you of Harry Potter quite a bit with two of the main characters and a certain plot-line, though the over-arching storyline is different. A great read for kids who will greatly enjoy the young heroine, who is trying to grow up to be a really good hag.
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One of my all time fav kid books. i way reccomend this .


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