Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780330398015
ISBN number: 0330398016
Label: Macmillan Children's Books
Manufacturer: Macmillan Children's Books
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: May 04, 2001
Publishing house: Macmillan Children's Books
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 712313
Studio: Macmillan Children's Books
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Under Platform13 at Kings Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island...It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of London. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before. But the prince has become a horrible rich boy called Raymond Trottle who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescued. 'This kind of fun will never fail to delight.' - Philip Pullman.
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I found this an ideal fantasy book for children. It's a simple story, but imaginative and fun in its fairy tale form where good is rewarded and evil punished. Kids that don't fit in can connect to the characters of Odge and Ben. I really like the relationship between Ben and his grandmother, and I hope kids could appreciate their own family relationships. It's perfect for children around 3rd or 4th grade, but I found a lot of subtle humour for adults.
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WANTED: Four curious characters for one risky mission! 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 kingdon - an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and mysterious creatures called mistmakers. When a beastly woman named 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 ogre, a hag, a wizard, and a fey - troop around London unnoticed? And...what if the Prince doesn't want to go back? A lively fantasy full of fun. This review is off the back of the book, for lack of any other reviews.
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I read this book about seven years ago at the age of about ten. I loved it. After reading it, it became my favorite book until Harry Potter popped onto the scene. I read it after I had read another of Ibbotson's amazing books called "Which Witch." She is an amazing children's writer.
You should definitely read some
books by her.
thank you for your time,
Loran
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I read Ibbotson's "Island of the Aunts" and loved that book, so I picked up "Platform" and eagerly read through it. I was, however, disappointed with the predictable storyline. The only saving point was that the ending didn't happen quite like I thought it would, but the prince was still the prince and everyone lived happily ever after, yadda yadda yadda. Borr-ring.
My qualm with Ibbotson is that her characters fall into only two strict polar catagories: good guys who have no faults, and bad guys who everything about them is a fault. That's that. Black and white. With no variation whatsoever.
My advice: read Harry Potter, anything by Diana Wynne Jones or Lloyd Alexander. I do not recommend this book.
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The book Secret of Platform 13 is one of my favorite books. I love the authour, Eva Ibboston, so it's not really a surprise I love this one!
Magical and funny, yet charming and witty, I would recommend this book to anyone!
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