{"product_id":"9781250802712","title":"Kidnap on the California Comet: Adventures on Trains #2","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKidnap on the California Comet: Adventures on Trains #2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this second book of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travels to the U.S. with his uncle to ride a famous train—the California Comet—and stumbles on a new mystery to solve, in M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman's \u003ci\u003eKidnap on the California Comet...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAfter his adventure on the Highland Falcon, amateur sleuth Hal Beck is excited to embark on another journey with his journalist uncle. This time, they're set to ride the historic California Comet from Chicago to San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHal mostly keeps to himself on the trip, feeling homesick and out of place in America. But he soon finds himself drawn into another mystery when the young daughter of a billionaire tech entrepreneur goes missing!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with new friends—spunky 13-year-old Mason and his younger sister, Hadley—Hal races against the clock to find the missing girl before the California Comet reaches its final destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Highland Falcon Thief\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman bring the classic mystery on a train bang up to date with a carriage-load of \u003cb\u003ewit and suspense\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Ross Welford, author of \u003ci\u003eTime Travelling With a Hamster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA thrill-ride of a mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, guaranteed to be one of the most fun, atmospheric page turners of 2020.\" —Lauren St. John, author of \u003ci\u003eKat Wolfe Investigates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA runaway romp of a read\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Piers Torday, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Magician\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA fabulous fast-paced ride\u003c\/b\u003e, packed with clues, illustrations and intrigue.\" —\u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Illustrated with \u003cb\u003elively\u003c\/b\u003e black-and-white drawings, this well-constructed, \u003cb\u003efast-paced \u003c\/b\u003emystery is the first volume in the Adventures on Trains series.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBeetle Boy\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Debut novelist Leonard gives readers a rare glimpse into the world of insects, mixing adventure, mystery, and science to create a story that's much more than just a novel about bugs. Even the most squeamish will be charmed.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leonard unravels the madcap plot in sporadic bursts of frenzied action and humor. Overall, a \u003cb\u003echarming\u003c\/b\u003e and (at times) affecting romp through beetle land.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fans of madcap adventures and anthropomorphised sidekicks will enjoy this \u003cb\u003efast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e series opener.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging . . . The story moves quickly, and the characters are both \u003cb\u003ewacky and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If I didn't already devote most of my waking hours to beetles, reading this book would make me want to . . .\" —Max Barclay, Coleoptera Collections Manager, Natural History Museum, London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250802712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40810022699214,"sku":"9781250802712","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7ad75dfc-519d-4d05-9964-332fafbd8144.jpg?v=1642664156","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250802712","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}