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when they hear the words "secret magic door to a fantastical land on a british train platform," most people think of harry potter. what a sad life most people lead. eva ibbotson over jk rowling any damn day of the week. part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago and am c Leggi tutto

This book has magic flowing throughout every word- I can't stress enough how much I love it. I still have the old copy from when I was very small, with my name shakily written on the inside cover. When we were asked at school what we thought heaven would be like, I simply read out Ibbotson's descrip Leggi tutto

A nice little book that i have read together with my 10 year old son, he did not like it at all.... he was struck by the fact that you can steal children and grow them up as if they were your own..( nothing managed to change his mind despite having explained that it was only a story...) Nothing to d Leggi tutto

One of my kids brought this book home from the school library several years ago and (true to form) I swiped it when they were done and read it.* I think younger Harry Potter fans would enjoy this book. As in the HP books, there's a platform at London's Kings Cross Station that leads to a different,

The audio of this was delightful! This is a lovely beginning fantasy novel with lots of funny/weird creatures with delightful names and quirks and an endearing story of a lost prince that brought tears to my eyes at the end. Some of the names are too funny. My favorites are Odge the Hag and Gherkint Leggi tutto

Wow...I'll never look at knitting needles the same way again. Thanks a lot, Soft Parts Doreen. Seriously, though, why isn't this book a well-known classic? It was so charming and funny and addicting. It was like Roald Dahl with a bit of Narnia and Harry Potter thrown in. I loved the writing style, th Leggi tutto