The Train to Impossible Places
P.G. Bell, Flavia Sorrentino
Subjects
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
All aboard for the first journey in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and the IBW Book Awards, with dazzling illustrations from Flavia Sorrentino, join Suzy on this magical adventure, where the journey will never, ever take you where you expect it to. When Suzy hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house. But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for The Union of Impossible Places. Whisked onboard by a troll-boy, Suzy's world is turned upside down when she's asked to deliver a cursed package to a fearsome sorceress. And quite suddenly, Suzy realizes the fate of the Impossible Places is in her hands... Except when the mysterious package begs not to be delivered, Suzy discovers the fate of the Impossible Places might just be in her hands... ""Great fun!"" Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines
Reviews
I read this with my 8 year old. We were hooked right from the start and loved all of the crazy characters. Some of the vocabulary was quite tricky- even for me! And we found parts of the story hard to follow but it all comes together with fabulous twists at the end. An excellent adventure story.
SZig
An enjoyable read in a fantasy land. Lots of interesting characters and kept me reading to find out what would happen next. I would recommend for upper key stage 2 children.
LAckland89
I found it really hard to actually put this book down so much so that my family nearly missed out on dinner, followed by me later that night not wanting to turn the light out and go to sleep! The Train to Impossible Places is a fun, high-speed, roller coaster of a story full of fabulous characters, imaginary worlds and some of the best descriptive writing I have ever read. The story from start to finish is beautifully written as the postal train visits one world and then another to deliver the post to a variety of characters. Of course there has to be a twist, in this case provided by the newest postal worker as she steals something from it's intended recipient. Slowly the truth begins to unfold as the new friends begin to set things right Definitely one to recommend and I can't wait to read the next in the series.
SarahC39
Star Reviewer
Such a great book from beginning to end. Engaging characters, interesting plot with twists and turns.
Claire642
Despite the obvious parallels with Harry Potter, this book is different enough to keep you entertained as the main character, Suzy, finds a goblin fixing a railway track in her kitchen! The train then takes her to all sorts of magical places, and she gets into all kinds of adventures on the way. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoyed Harry Potter, or just likes adventure stories!
Tyddstmary
Following the mysteries and journey of Suzy, the Train to Impossible Places provides twists and turns at every step. Meeting a range of characters and challenges on the way, this book tells the tale of Suzy, a girl who starts her adventure when waking up from a dream. A new mystery to solve at every step, this is a great book to enjoy!
MrG89