The Secret of Platform 13

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Eva Ibbotson's funny, fantastical, magical story of mistaken identity, with a brand new edition, fully illustrated by Beatriz Castro. Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island. It appears only once every nine years. And when it finally 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 nine 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 Secret of Platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from Eva Ibbotson, the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, in a brand new edition illustrated by Beatriz Castro.