Book 2 of The Train to Impossible Places Adventures
Cover Flavia Sorrentino | Publisher Usborne | Published 3 October 2019 | ISBN 9781474948623
Join Suzy for her highly-anticipated second journey in The Great Brain Robbery, the sequel to the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-shortlisted The Train to Impossible Places.
Suzy can’t wait to return to the Union of Impossible Places on the Impossible Postal Express. But when she arrives, she overhears a dastardly plan to destroy Trollville from a shadowy and unexpected villain. Suzy and her friends must race from magical cloud-worlds to secret caverns to catch the culprit, before Trollville comes crashing down…
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“A murder mystery like no other — Bell’s magic and humour offer a zany spin on fairy tales retold for the modern age.”
“A sparkling story with a perfect blend of magic and mystery.”
“Two giant thumbs up from me! Stacked with spells, suspects and side-splitting moments.”
“An irresistible blend of fairytale and murder mystery.”
“Bursting with influences, particularly Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, but has a crazy, pacy charm all its own.”
“Rollicking entertainment.”
“Bell steams in with another extraordinary, exhilarating and inventive story.”
“Bell’s imagination takes full flight again for this second helping of extraordinary, exhilarating and inventive adventure.”
“Imagination abounds in this troll-centric series and this sequel delivers in fun adventure just as the first book did.”
“A pacy, gutsy, creative and dramatic story with delightful depth.”
“Imaginative, funny and full of surprising twists.”
“A wholly new twist on a classic tale.”
“Adventure doesn’t come more exciting or entertaining, and this is one train young readers really mustn’t miss.”
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