Loved itI would highly recommend checking out this book and even if you're an I still think it's utterly charming and stands the test of time
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The secret of platform 13 (1994)
Others: Positive Odge Gribble, a young hag, joins an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on a journey from their magical island kingdom to London through a tunnel which opens every nine years for nine days, to try and rescue the young prince who had been stolen as an infant nine years before.
- ISBN:
- 9780786230747
- Length:
- 231 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
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