The Train to Impossible Places (Train to Impossible Places #1) (Train to Impossible Places Adventures)

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I'm struggling in being decisive with a star rating for this one. In some areas, I really want to give this book at least a three star rating because of how magical and unique the storyline was. However, in contrast, there were moments that I felt the story became too cluttered with too much action that I lost my focus on what was happening. i am happy i read it an so glad i finally am reading more middle grade and it was pretty well done overall.

Look out for the next installment in The Train to Impossible Places series, The Great Brain Robbery, coming October 2019. Wonderfully inventive: Think a Middle Grade Hitchhikers Guide rolled up with more than a splash of Narnia. Throw some pretty sophisticated political...

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Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri... The beginning of this novel had me hooked. I absolutely loved the idea of this magical train that truly did the impossible, whether it be the ability of transforming houses for a railway or through the ignorance of gravity. Add on trolls and I was caught hook, line, and sinker. The story began in such a fun and whimsical way.

When Suzy hears a strange rattling 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. Book Genre: Academic, Adventure, Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Juvenile, Magic, Middle Grade, Railways, School, Trains

This book is full of excitement, adventure and friendship, and would suit lower key stage two best. After reading this myself I was certain that my year 3/4 class would also love it. We are now about half way through and all 25 of my reluctant readers have given it a 10/10 so far - a first for any book we have looked at together. The plot is wonderfully creative and P.G. Bell uses a fantastic range of vocabulary, which I have found is great for supporting the development of pupils' own vocabulary.