The Secret of Platform 13
By Eva Ibbotson
 

Summary

    Beyond one door is paradise, but this door is anything but normal!  This door is a Gump.
    Below Platform 13 in England is a paradise greater than imagined.  Everything there is perfect as all kinds of  creatures and people live in harmony.  At least that's how it was before the King's and Queen's son was kidknapped.
    It all started out when the gump had opened again(The Gump opens every 9 years for a certain amount of days for people to leave and come to the island).This year the three triplet caretakers of the prince decided they were going to go to the Gump and welcome the new visitors to the island. Somehow the triplets seemed to wander through the Gump, tempted by the smell of Fish and Chips.  With a turn of their backs, the Royal Prince was kidknapped .
    Since then it has been 9 years and the Gump is ready to open again.  Four  rescuers are chosen to rescue the prince  this opening of the Gump. awkward The rescuers are as followed: Odge the Hag,  Gurkintrude the Fey, Cornelius the Wizard, and Hans  the Ogre.  These four are depended on by everyone living on the island.  They face the troubles of being noticed with their strange way of life and most of all, trying to get by their prince's so-called mom.Not sure what you mean?Can these four complete their mission, and if so will the prince want to come back?

     Character Description

Odge the Hag- Odge is a curious and somewhat normal for a Hag. She is one of the four rescuers. (A Hag is a human-like creature that are really strong but weird and can do things like cough up frogs, ect.

Gurkintrude the Fey-Gurkintrude is a kind, understanding fey. She is another of the rescuers. A fey is a human-like creature who cares and controls plants.

Cornelius the Wizard-Cornelius is a smart and wise wizard.  He is one of the four rescuers and was chosen to be one because he is smart.

Hans the Ogre-Hans is a big Ogre who is also a rescuer .  Hans is made invisible half the book so the rescuers don't attract attention.

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