Sabotage on the Solar Express
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- Author：M.G. Leonard
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Summary
Ride into danger with Hal and Uncle Nat on the fifth breathtaking Adventures on Trains mystery， Sabotage on the Solar Express， from best-selling award-winners M。 G。 Leonard and Sam Sedgman。 Perfect for listeners of eight to 12。
Billionaire train enthusiast August Reza has invited Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat to travel on the maiden voyage of the winning design of his Reza’s Rocket competition。 Australian child genius Boaz won with his hybrid locomotive， driven by hydrogen fuel cells and solar power。 But during the journey from Alice Springs to Darwin， someone onboard sabotages the train， hurtling passengers into a heart-stopping thrill-ride across the Australian Outback。 Can Hal find the saboteur and stop the runaway train before disaster strikes？
Billionaire train enthusiast August Reza has invited Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat to travel on the maiden voyage of the winning design of his Reza’s Rocket competition。 Australian child genius Boaz won with his hybrid locomotive， driven by hydrogen fuel cells and solar power。 But during the journey from Alice Springs to Darwin， someone onboard sabotages the train， hurtling passengers into a heart-stopping thrill-ride across the Australian Outback。 Can Hal find the saboteur and stop the runaway train before disaster strikes？
Reviews
Cathy
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This is one series that never fails to deliver。 In this one， topical environmental concerns around renewable， clean energy， lead Hal and Uncle Nate to the launch of the first hydrogen powered train， The Solar Express。 I loved the fact that previous characters were back， Marianne Reza and her father， and that they have developed since the second book。 The plot was well conceived and the clever mix of science and tension worked perfectly。 As ever， Hal's drawing and observation skills help solve th This is one series that never fails to deliver。 In this one， topical environmental concerns around renewable， clean energy， lead Hal and Uncle Nate to the launch of the first hydrogen powered train， The Solar Express。 I loved the fact that previous characters were back， Marianne Reza and her father， and that they have developed since the second book。 The plot was well conceived and the clever mix of science and tension worked perfectly。 As ever， Hal's drawing and observation skills help solve the mystery and this is enhanced by the wonderful illustrations throughout。 I really like this series and feel it goes from strength to strength。My thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan for the ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Ginny
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Whenever anyone asks for chapter book recommendations for independent readers， M。G。 Leonard and Sam Sedgman’s marvellous ‘Adventures on Trains’ series is my absolute list topper。 I love that this winning team of authors have created exciting， accessible and non-gender divisive reads for the next generation of bookworms who are hungry for compelling reads but not quite ready for the darkness of the later Harry Potter or Nevermoor books。 The first book in this series even took non-readers under it Whenever anyone asks for chapter book recommendations for independent readers， M。G。 Leonard and Sam Sedgman’s marvellous ‘Adventures on Trains’ series is my absolute list topper。 I love that this winning team of authors have created exciting， accessible and non-gender divisive reads for the next generation of bookworms who are hungry for compelling reads but not quite ready for the darkness of the later Harry Potter or Nevermoor books。 The first book in this series even took non-readers under its wing as young protagonist， Harrison Beck， explains that he processes his thoughts and emotions through drawing rather than words。 Indeed， like Rowling’s incredible journey with Potter， we’ve seen clever Leonard and Sedgman gradually forging their way into deeper and more complex adventures for Harrison and his Uncle Nat， who are now beginning to embrace their detective roles with increasing confidence and attack。 Each book in the series dabbles in a different genre alongside the discovery of a new train and country。 Where book 4， ‘Danger at Dead Man’s Pass’， follows a steam train on a haunting journey of traditions and superstition， ‘Sabotage on the Solar Express’ carves a more modern route through book 5。 Echoing the fast-paced adventure of an action film， the story jets through Australia’s sacred lands while Harrison and the reader are enlightened by scientific knowledge and ground-breaking advancements in transport technology。Elisa Paganelli’s illustrations are always a wonderful highlight for me。 Knowing Hal’s fervent for crime-solving detail， I love to study them for clues that will no doubt crop up later in the stories。 This episode did not disappoint。 I loved how our young hero dipped his nib in the cartoon strip genre this time， adding boxing and speech bubbles to increase the drama in line with the fast-paced action of the adventure。 Although， like Harrison， I prefer the gentle puff of a steam engine， there’s no question that when this dare-devil story got going， I was compelled to keep reading。 Very suddenly the train takes you hurtling at break-neck speed towards a conclusion that you’re desperate to reach in a book that you simply don’t want to end。 Thank goodness for Uncle Nat’s promise of another trip to continue the series… because， after reading what he gets up to in this one， I’m not sure Hal’s mum will ever let him out the house again！If you haven’t yet hopped onto this train ride， I urge you to do so。 These are brilliant adventures for readers young and old。 Thank you to Macmillan Children’s Books and NetGalley for sharing an ARC copy in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Matteo
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This is the much-anticipated， amazing fifth book of the spectacular Adventures on Trains series。 Thirteen year-old Harrison Beck embarks on a heart-stopping journey with his Uncle Nat， a travel journalist， across Australia on a completely new， revolutionary hydrogen-powered train of the future。My favourite character is child genius Boaz Tudawali， the fourteen year-old inventor of the Solar Express。 He lives on the one million acre cattle ranch， Uterne Homestead， two hours away from Alice Springs This is the much-anticipated， amazing fifth book of the spectacular Adventures on Trains series。 Thirteen year-old Harrison Beck embarks on a heart-stopping journey with his Uncle Nat， a travel journalist， across Australia on a completely new， revolutionary hydrogen-powered train of the future。My favourite character is child genius Boaz Tudawali， the fourteen year-old inventor of the Solar Express。 He lives on the one million acre cattle ranch， Uterne Homestead， two hours away from Alice Springs in Central Australia。 The action takes off at the station when they realise that Reza Tech， the owners of the train， are missing their Chief Technical Officer， Francisco Silva。 This discovery is followed by a more eye-opening one - they have lost all control of the train， which is now rocketing over the sleepers at 150 km/h。 The saboteur has given them 40 minutes to work out his identity and bring the Solar Express to a stop before it blows up， scarring sacred Aboriginal land in the national park of Karlu Karlu。Can Harrison， Uncle Nat and Boaz keep them on track， and catch the culprit before they leave the rails entirely in an adventurous mystery race across the outback？By Matteo， 11y old。 。。。more
Steph
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Thank you to Netgalley & publishers。 After the mess of book 4 I was dubious about going into this one but ugh it did not disappoint， by page 40 I was already getting the vibes from it that the previous one was missing。 We’re back to with Hal and Uncle Nat doing what they do best。 Solving crimes while on a train。 This one is so action packed and as Hal gets older the danger level gets ramped up too。 It was nice to be back with some familiar characters from past books。 But also getting to know the Thank you to Netgalley & publishers。 After the mess of book 4 I was dubious about going into this one but ugh it did not disappoint， by page 40 I was already getting the vibes from it that the previous one was missing。 We’re back to with Hal and Uncle Nat doing what they do best。 Solving crimes while on a train。 This one is so action packed and as Hal gets older the danger level gets ramped up too。 It was nice to be back with some familiar characters from past books。 But also getting to know the new ones too。 It added so much dynamic to the story telling。 This one gave me all the Speed vibes but on a train！！ Also the fun fact of the chapter titles being Action movie names was amusing！！ 。。。more
Vonprice
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The best is the series so far…and that’s saying something！ You can read my full review here: http://vsviewfromthebookshelves。home。。。。 The best is the series so far…and that’s saying something！ You can read my full review here: http://vsviewfromthebookshelves。home。。。。 。。。more
Izzi
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Another great addition to the Adventures on trains series。 This time we see Hal and Uncle NAT in Australia for the first ride on the solar express but there are some mysterious goings on。 We catch up with August and Marianne Reza as Hal tries to uncover the mystery and who is behind the sabotage of the train。As always， it's a great adventure and the illustrations are superb。Will definitely purchase this one to add to the collection and look forward to the next adventure。 Another great addition to the Adventures on trains series。 This time we see Hal and Uncle NAT in Australia for the first ride on the solar express but there are some mysterious goings on。 We catch up with August and Marianne Reza as Hal tries to uncover the mystery and who is behind the sabotage of the train。As always， it's a great adventure and the illustrations are superb。Will definitely purchase this one to add to the collection and look forward to the next adventure。 。。。more
Joan Whittaker
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Another exciting book in the Adventures on Trains series。 This time Hal and Nathaniel are in Australia， travelling onboard a brand new train powered by hydrogen， called “The Solar Express”， but it seems that someone doesn’t want the launch to go ahead。 Will Hal， Nathaniel and their new friends be able to stop the saboteur in time？ Their lives might depend on it。 Great links to science， could lead to discussions on inventions and renewable energy。
Claire Tracy
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And they’ve done it again！ M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman are absolute writing machines！ I think I say this each time but this was my favourite so far。 I enjoyed the slightly different style of mystery and found it very hard to put down。 May of my class will be so excited when this book comes out - this series is very popular！
Karen Bell
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We loved the previous books in this series and this book is just as good。 The narrative is exciting without being frightening 。 We would highly recommend this book for 6 - 60 yr olds。
Dreximgirl
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