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      The Secret of Platform 13

      by Eva Ibbotson
      Published
      Mar 1994
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      231
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      WANTED:
      FOUR CURIOUS CHARACTERS FOR A RISKY MISSION

      Under Platform 13 in one of London's busiest train stations is an old doorway covered with peeling posters. Behind is the entrance to a magical kingdom —an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and mysterious creatures called mist-makers. 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?

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy

      Themes

      Fairy Tales / Folklore

      Characters & Occupations

      Mermaids

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade Young Adult / Teens

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