Kidnap on the California Comet (Adventures on Train)

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The Adventures on Trains series is perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, David Baddiel and Lauren St John. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman in the second mystery adventure in the major Adventures on Trains series.

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This was perfect bedtime reading, although both would have been capable of reading to themselves we chose to snuggle up together. So this time we were ready to be detectives alongside Hal and spent our time thinking who would be kidnapped and who had done the crime! This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Board the California Comet and help Harrison Beck to solve another heart-stopping mystery in the second Adventures on Trains story, Kidnap on the California Comet.

During the trip on the California Comet we find Harrison has managed to make some friends with a few children onboard but when one of those friends disappears following a clearly witnessed kidnap can Harrison and his new friends come up with the answer to find what has happened and solve this mystery? Board the California Comet and help Harrison Beck to solve another heart-stopping mystery in the second Adventures on Trains story, Kidnap on the California Comet , from bestselling authors M. Ross Montgomery, author of Perijee and Me Wildly funny, with hairpin plot bends and inventive characters, this series is firmly on track to become a bestseller.As a grown up, she has written stories about fantastical beetles, beautiful birds and thrilling train rides. Wildly funny, with hairpin plot bends and inventive characters, this series is firmly on track to become a bestseller. He’s guest aboard the California Comet with his uncle Nathaniel, a travel journalist and railway enthusiast. It lives up to our hopes, and the strengths of the opening title of this series, The Highland Falcon Thief.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Elisa Paganelli was born in Modena (Italy) in 1985, and since childhood books have been her bestfriends. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! She works as a freelance digital media producer for clients such as the National Theatre and Harry Potter West End.He grew up with a railway line at the bottom of his garden and has been fascinated by trains ever since. We first met Hal and his Uncle Nat in last year’s first ‘Adventure on Trains’, The Highland Falcon Thief (you can read my review of that here) and I have been looking forward to this second adventure ever since! Board the California Comet and help Harrison Beck to solve another heart-stopping mystery in the second Adventures on Trains story, Kidnap on the California Comet, from prize-winning M. The second instalment in the bestselling Adventures On Trains series, Kidnap on the California Comet follows Hal and Uncle Nat to the United States for another amazing railway journey - and a brand new mystery to solve. Along with new friends—spunky 13-year-old Mason and his younger sister, Hadley—Hal races against the clock to find the missing girl before the California Comet reaches its final destination.

This is another well worked and clever story that is for children but can easily be read by adults as there is no dumbing down in the language or style of writing. The Adventures on Trains series is published in the UK and US by Macmillan, and is licensed to more than ten countries around the world, including the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latin America, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Spain and Sweden. A lifelong fan of puzzles, games, and detective fiction, he grew up with a railway at the bottom of his garden and has been mad about trains ever since. She now lives and works in UK as a freelance Illustrator and Creative Designer, accompanied by her beloved pets. Harrison Beck travels the world on trains with his journalist uncle, and wherever he goes, crime seems to follow.

We then took part in the Scout Great Indoors Weekender Camp were Sam read the start of this book as the bedtime story. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon Thief, Murder on the Safari Star, Danger at Dead Man's Pass and Sabotage on the Solar Express. With a cast of delightfully dubious characters who are all potential suspects, Kidnap on the California Comet will keep readers guessing and reading on to enjoy the developing friendships and follow the red herrings across the USA, to a satisfying conclusion.