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Title details for Bridget Vanderpuff and the Ghost Train #2 by Martin Stewart - Available

Bridget Vanderpuff and the Ghost Train #2

#2 in series

by Martin Stewart
David Habben
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Follow the brilliant Bridget Vanderpuff on a thrilling new adventure as she investigates the mystery of the ghost train haunting her town—perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Beth Lincoln!
Belle-on-Sea is getting ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts, the most frightfully fun time of the year. Mr. Vanderpuff's bake will be the centerpiece of the whole parade, but he needs a new creation and he's totally stumped. To make matters worse, salty old seadog Captain Lufty and his Hat Rat, Barry, have warned that something is coming to Belle-on-Sea. Something terrible…
After a ghost train is seen rattling into town, people start to go missing—first the librarian, then the mayor. Bridget and Tom begin tracking the train's tracks, delighted to be in the thick of another mystery.
Then the unthinkable happens: the ghost train takes Mr. Vanderpuff! Someone—or something—is out to destroy Belle-on-Sea. But they've forgotten one important detail… This is Bridget's town.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Bridget Vanderpuff

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 28, 2025

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593754115

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780593754115
      • File size: 66768 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      November 15, 2024
      A girl's madcap, bakery-themed adventures continue in this second series entry. Having found a father and a home in the bake shop in Belle-on-Sea, Bridget, along with best friend Tom and Pascal the bakery elf, must contend with news of a frightful ghost train that's threatening their charming village. Though she's no longer an orphan, Bridget hasn't lost her confident attitude, inventing skills, or distinctive orange hair. Reunited with Tom, whose fondness for sweets is only slightly hampered by his adoptive parents being dentists, Bridget is determined to root out the truth behind rumors of a ghost train, working with Tom and Pascal to allow Belle-on-Sea's traditional Parade of the Hungry Ghosts to continue without incident. Bridget's baking skills haven't improved, but her "failures," like Molten Baklava, continue to prove highly useful. Wordplay, creative inventions, ample footnotes, and boisterous illustrations continue the playful, energetic, and occasionally over-the-top vibe of Bridget's first adventure. The scares are on the mild side, but amateur sleuths will enjoy watching Bridget on the case as she adheres to Mr. Vanderpuff's motto: "Baking is best when it'sshared." Tom, Mr. V, and Kingsley Dare, the town's resident earl and a hide-and-seek champion, have brown skin; other characters are drawn as white. A delectable concoction that contains a dash of Sherlock Holmes and a sprinkling of the supernatural. (map, tart recipe, riddle)(Mystery. 8-12)

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.