Reading this was like nose diving into a cozy middle grade version of an Agatha Christie novel. Well made middle grade mysteries that ISN’T scary are in fact rather unusual. This one manages to make a good mystery with unexpected twists and turns, a powerful story about friendship AND have it all mixed up with facts about trains! I would probably recommend this to kids who like reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stones, because there might not be any magic, but the feeling of solving a mystery and discovering a new world is similar. Like Murder on the Orient Express but better . . . a terrific read!’ – Frank Cottrell Boyce, author of Millions. The latest book in the railway detectives series is Sabotage on the Solar Express, with book six The Arctic Railway Assassin, set for release in October 2022.

They also help explain some of the more technical train ‘stuff’ allowing us to find out more and understand enough to follow parts of the plot that rely on the train and its workings without becoming bogged down. This is also true of the way the driver and fireman, Mohanjit and Joey, tell Hal about what they’re doing and how things work. This book has clearly been carefully researched and, although I didn’t think of myself as being remotely interested in trains, like Hal I couldn’t help but be interested and impressed as I found out more! Er waren zoveel verdachten, al kon ik er al een paar van mijn lijstje halen. Ik vond het leuk om met Alex en Lenny door de trein te lopen op zoek naar hints en mijn lijstje zo aan te passen. Uiteindelijk moet ik zeggen dat ik dader niet had geraden, of in ieder geval… nee dat zou een spoiler zijn en dat wil ik niet. 😛I think it's actually 2.5 stars. I feel bad because others are rating it so highly but the reality is that I was a little disappointed. After what seemed like forever, a copy arrived and jumped straight to the top of my reading queue! And deservedly so, it was great. Terwijl Alex op onderzoek uitgaat in de trein ontmoet hij een verstekeling. Een meisje van rond zijn leeftijd. Tegelijkertijd komt er schokkend nieuws naar boven. Mensen in de trein raken hun kostbare bezittingen kwijt. Heeft dit mysterieuze meisje hier mee te maken?

Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > First stop is The Highland Falcon Thief, a breathless train journey full of deceptions, puzzles and clues to solve. I looked forward to getting to the illustrations, so I could see exactly what Hal was seeing. It was especially fun when he was drawing the other passengers. I felt like you could glean a better impression of their character through that.

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Adventures on Trains is a major mystery series from the prize-winning M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman.

I love this book. Full of adventure and excitement with Train facts aplenty. There’s a cliff hanger at the end of every chapter! I can't wait to keep reading their adventures on their beloved trains, and I'm really happy I finally read this. The first book in the Adventures on Trains series - The Highland Falcon Thief - was published in 2020 and went on to win multiple awards including Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. The 1st book in the series, Harrison isn't that happy to go on a train adventure with his Uncle Nat.

First stop is The Highland Falcon Thief, a breat hless train journey full of deceptions, puzzles and clues to solve. All-aboard for the fourth amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. At LoveReading it’s all about sharing book love and LoveReading4Schools is a critical part of this and one we take very seriously. As a community we believe we have a social responsibility to support time-strapped teachers and librarians in schools to help engender a lifelong love of reading in their students. Shortlisted for the Books for Younger Readers category, Children's Book Awards 2022 | Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021 This sounds just wonderful! Hal and Lenny sound great and I agree that some helpful adult representation is a good thing!

I have found that being involved in the UKLA judging process has reignited my enthusiasm and I have been so impressed by the diversity and richness of what is being written for young people. I have found powerful texts which really resonate and encourage the students I teach to explore new texts, or perhaps to rediscover the joy of reading”. Ruth Kidman Teacher Judge I got teary eyed twice towards the end with happiness. This book made me so freaking happy okay. I love middle grade books for this reason. 😭 They are so pure and fills my heart with joy. The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yateswritten by JennyPearson, illustrated by Rob Biddulph (Usborne)All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. The judging criteria call for the selection to be from a “wide and inclusive range” of publishers and for books which “recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices” and this is reflected in all four categories with themes of diversity, inclusion, empathy, inspirationand own voices all represented amongst books which have provedso effective in engaging readers.