The secret of platform 13

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The Secret of Platform 13 (English original title The Secret of Platform 13 , 1994) is a children's book by Eva Ibbotson . It was published in 1999 in German translation by Sabine Ludwig by Cecilie Dressler Verlag with illustrations by Sabine Wilharm and in 2002 as a licensed edition by Deutsches Taschenbuch Verlag . In 2007, Cornelsen Verlag published a reading project developed by Michaela Greisbach with illustrations by Ulrike Selders for school lessons. It is run by the “Institute for Quality Development in Schools Schleswig-Holstein“Recommended for young people with little reading experience. The Hörverlag published the book in a radio play version as an audio book in 2004 , spoken by Sandra Schwittau .

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Platform 13 of King's Cross Station in London has been closed for 40 years. Conversions always fail inexplicably. The reason: The platform is guarded by ghosts, because this is where the access to "the island", the Gügel, is located every nine years for nine days.

An accident happened on the last day. The three child sisters who are supposed to take care of the three-month-old island prince are kidnapped. In time for the next Gügel opening, four rescuers are selected and sent to London. The four rescuers are an old wizard, a fairy, a one-eyed giant and a little witch named Lex. You must find the child and bring it back to its rightful parents before the gate closes again or the king orders the stinking harpies to succeed to fetch. The foggy animals, extremely likeable animals, play a not insignificant role in this book.

Reviews

  • "A wonderfully wacky adventure with a small, hidden message: You can look and think differently and still be a pretty fine guy." (Brigitte No. 2, January 2001)
  • "The fairy tale novel is exciting, lovingly written and refreshingly funny right up to the last page." (Westfälische Rundschau, August 26, 2000)
  • "Bubbling over with refreshing comedy, touching situations and lovable characters - and exciting right down to the last line." (Süddeutsche Zeitung, October 1, 1999)

expenditure

  • Eva Ibbotson: The Secret of Platform 13 . Translated from English by Sabine Ludwig. Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Hamburg, 8th edition 1999, ISBN 978-3-7915-1006-4

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Compare the specimen copy DNB 965616614 at the German National Library
  2. ↑ Compare the specimen copy DNB 982348479 at the German National Library
  3. ↑ Institute for Quality Development at Schools Schleswig-Holstein (PDF file; 41 kB)
  4. ↑ Compare the specimen copy DNB 970999364 at the German National Library
  5. ↑ Reviews