Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret doorthat leads to a
magical island ...It appears only once every nineyears. 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 nin
e 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. The S
ecret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the awa
rd-winning author of Journey to the River Sea. 'This kind of fun will never fail
to delight' Philip Pullman
