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The Secret of Platform 13

by Eva Ibbotson

Ages 8–11 Reading age 9 Novel Set in somewhere magical adventurousfunny

A door under a London station opens for nine days every nine years. A rescue party comes through to find a prince stolen as a baby.

A story about children and magical creatures, adventurous and funny in tone. We would put it with children of 8–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.

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