Shortlisted for the UKLA 2016 Book Award in the 7 - 11 year old category.
A tremendous adventure unfolds across the vast emptiness of Canada being opened up by explorers in the 1880s. William Everett knows all about the railway from his father who has been working on it for years. Waiting to meet him on an empty station – Mile 2553 – William meets an attractive young circus performer before being swept up onto an amazing train and into a journey of a lifetime. There is a dazzling cast of characters, some seriously derailing incidents and glorious countryside all to be encountered on this rollercoaster journey of a lifetime.
"WHAT A BOOK! Pacy, gripping and magical." - Katherine Rundell, award-winning author of Rooftoppers
"A rip-roaring yarn of superlative quality." - Amanda Craig, former children's book reviewer for The Times
"Absolute genius . . . plenty of derring-do and a little bit of magic. It’s great!" - The Bookbag
Author
About Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel’sAirborn won a Printz Honor Award, and the Canadian Governor General’s Prize. Itssequel,Skybreaker, wasa New York Times bestseller. His Silverwing trilogy hassold over 1 million copies worldwide, andhas been adapted as an animatedTV series and stage play. Movie rights in This Dark Endeavour have been bought by theproducers of Twilight. Read the author's biography here.
