The Great Brain Robbery
Published on 2. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4749-7221-5 (ISBN)
Description
All aboard for the rip-roaring second journey in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop.
From the award-winning P.G. Bell, 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.
Suzy can't believe her luck when a secret invitation magically appears - the Impossible Postal Express is ready to ride again! But the celebrations don't last long when Trollville is hit by a terrible tremor, putting everyone in danger. With the city in peril, a race against time begins from the magical Cloud Forge to the Uncanny Valley to catch the villain behind this dastardly plan. Will the Impossible Postal Express help Suzy get some answers?
"Great fun!" Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines on The Train to Impossible Places
From the award-winning P.G. Bell, 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.
Suzy can't believe her luck when a secret invitation magically appears - the Impossible Postal Express is ready to ride again! But the celebrations don't last long when Trollville is hit by a terrible tremor, putting everyone in danger. With the city in peril, a race against time begins from the magical Cloud Forge to the Uncanny Valley to catch the villain behind this dastardly plan. Will the Impossible Postal Express help Suzy get some answers?
"Great fun!" Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines on The Train to Impossible Places
Reviews / Votes
A pacy, gutsy, creative and dramatic story with delightful depth. * Teach Primary * Bell's imagination takes full flight again for this second helping of extraordinary, exhilarating and inventive adventure. * Lancashire Post * Full of treasure, quirky magic, new characters... For every child who's dreamed of being whisked off on an adventure. * South Wales Evening Post * The second book in a series of fantasy adventures, this fun story is set in a world that defies the laws of gravity - and most other laws of physics, too! * BookTrust * Imagination abounds in this troll-centric series and this sequel delivers in fun adventure just as the first book did. * WRD About Books *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
321 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4749-7221-5 (9781474972215)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Previous edition
P.G. Bell
The Great Brain Robbery
Book
10/2019
Usborne Publishing Ltd
€16.50
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Persons
P.G. Bell is a native of South Wales, where he was raised on a diet of Greek mythology, ghost stories and Doctor Who. He's had all sorts of jobs over the years, from lifeguard to roller-coaster operator, but has always wanted to write stories. He lives in Wales with his wife Anna and their two children.
The Train to Impossible Places, P.G.'s debut series, has enjoyed widespread success, including shortlistings for the Branford Boase Award, the Crimefest Awards and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
The Train to Impossible Places, P.G.'s debut series, has enjoyed widespread success, including shortlistings for the Branford Boase Award, the Crimefest Awards and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.