Stop the Train

A thrilling high-speed story from the multi award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean

• This thrilling adventure was highly commended for the Carnegie Medal and won the Smarties Bronze Award
• Geraldine McCaughrean is one of the most celebrated children's authors writing today and has won numerous awards. She is the only author ever to have won the Whitbread Prize three times
• Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of Peter Pan in Scarlet, the only official sequel to Peter Pan, which was published to huge critical acclaim and media attention in October 2006
• This new edition of Stop the Train is being published alongside the new paperback edition of Peter Pan in Scarlet and three other best-selling McCaughrean titles
• All five titles will have stunning cover artwork by David Wyatt to make a beautiful set

"an absolutely wonderful book - it is no wonder that McCaughrean is celebrated as one of the greatest living children's authors." - The Bookseller

"...a tense, fast-moving adventure story, sustained to the very last page, with an inspiring sense of community spirit." - Financial Times

"With its great depth and texture, its masterful dialogue and description it is the work of a great writer which will move readers to tears and laughter. I cannot recommend it strongly enough." - Times Educational Supplement

"For a really good read, look no further than this excellent, unpredictable and engrossing novel from a genuine master of the imagination." - The Independent