The Great Brain Robbery (Train to Impossible Places #2)

by P G Bell (Author)

The Great Brain Robbery (Train to Impossible Places #2)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

The adventure continues in book two of the stunning The Train to Impossible Places middle-grade fantasy series!

Suzy Smith and her friends have gathered again for the re-launch of The Impossible Postal Express. The celebrations don't last long though, before Trollville is rocked by a violent tremor--one of a series growing more powerful by the day. It's clear something sinister is underfoot. Nevertheless Suzy's got a long overdue package that the Express must deliver, and it may just lead her to some answers.

In P. G. Bell's The Great Brain Robbery: A Train to Impossible Places Novel, Suzy and the Express will travel deep under Trollville through the Uncanny Valley, and sky-high to new impossible places like Cloud Forge. She and the gang will test out its kinks, er, new features, and meet new allies and enemies alike, from a sentient cloud-consciousness to an obnoxious magician.

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Review quotes

"All aboard for an adventure like no other—readers will be delighted to learn it's just the first." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Bell sets a smart pace, guiding Suzy smoothly through one impossibility after another in a way that keeps readers off-balance without bogging them down . . . the kind of efficiency and solid storytelling that a troll would admire—while promising potential future adventures for Suzy." —Horn Book

"A rollicking adventure . . reminiscent of Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynne Jones. There is plenty of humor to season Bell's debut novel, and the characters and plot are refreshingly well developed and raise serious questions about honor and freedom. Fortunately, there will be more adventures in this first in a projected series. All aboard!" —Booklist

"This debut fantasy is full of imaginative locales and fun twists, and readers will enjoy the creativity of Bell's world and its look at how power left unchecked can corrupt." —Publishers Weekly

P G Bell
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 for a living. His dream comes true with the publication of the Train to Impossible Places series. He currently works as a library assistant for Cardiff University and lives in Wales with his wife, Anna, and their two children.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250190055
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Publication date
October 20, 2019
Series
Train to Impossible Places
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV041050 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
Library of Congress categories
Magic
Fantasy
Fantasy fiction
Trolls
Railroad trains
Conspiracies
Postal service

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