The Book Smugglers
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Summary
‘Enchanting’ Independent
‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell， author of How to Train Your Dragon
Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books， adventure， friendship – and cake。
Milo lives on board the Sesquipedalian， or “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both Story and the real world。 The train is owned by Milo’s uncle， Horatio， and Milo has witnessed many of his uncle’s dodgy dealings as a book smuggler trading in rare books。
When Horatio takes on a dangerous new job， he needs the help of Tilly Pages。 And Tilly owes Horatio a favour。 But when poisoned copies of The Wizard of Oz are sent to Horatio and Tilly's grandfather， sending them both into deep sleeps， Milo and Tilly find themselves racing against time to save them – and to figure out what is going on。
Their journey takes them to the Emerald City with Dorothy， rocketing on the unruly Quip， and eventually to Venice in Italy， in pursuit of the mysterious Alchemist。 The very essence of imagination， story itself， may be in danger 。 。 。
‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell， author of How to Train Your Dragon
Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books， adventure， friendship – and cake。
Milo lives on board the Sesquipedalian， or “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both Story and the real world。 The train is owned by Milo’s uncle， Horatio， and Milo has witnessed many of his uncle’s dodgy dealings as a book smuggler trading in rare books。
When Horatio takes on a dangerous new job， he needs the help of Tilly Pages。 And Tilly owes Horatio a favour。 But when poisoned copies of The Wizard of Oz are sent to Horatio and Tilly's grandfather， sending them both into deep sleeps， Milo and Tilly find themselves racing against time to save them – and to figure out what is going on。
Their journey takes them to the Emerald City with Dorothy， rocketing on the unruly Quip， and eventually to Venice in Italy， in pursuit of the mysterious Alchemist。 The very essence of imagination， story itself， may be in danger 。 。 。
Reviews
Shannon Leidy
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The fourth installment of the Pages & Co。 Series follows bookwander， Milo Bolt （a diversion from the first three centering on Tilly Pages） and introduces us to characters the Alchemist and the Botonist。 This book leads into a fifth which will be released later this year。Milo learns family secrets and more of his origin story as he travels aboard the Quip， a magical imagination-powered train that travels through Story itself。 With Tilly's help they piece together mysterious information as the try The fourth installment of the Pages & Co。 Series follows bookwander， Milo Bolt （a diversion from the first three centering on Tilly Pages） and introduces us to characters the Alchemist and the Botonist。 This book leads into a fifth which will be released later this year。Milo learns family secrets and more of his origin story as he travels aboard the Quip， a magical imagination-powered train that travels through Story itself。 With Tilly's help they piece together mysterious information as the try to stop the villain。。if he really is thr villain at all。 Once again， it is up the these precocious kids to save the day。I love the concept of Bookwandering - getting to actually step into the book worlds and interact with the characters without affecting the story。 I enjoyed the author's take on the Wizard of Oz and learning more about how the book magic works （or doesn't。 ） While intended for kids， this series holds my attention well and is an interesting quick read。 Can't wait for the next one to find out what happens！ 。。。more
Sheery
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This book was decent。 We learned more about Milo in this installment of the series。 There are new characters introduced and the story is left in such a way that there will be another book in the series。 Overall， I did enjoy this book - the best part being that I enjoy sharing the love of reading with my kids。
Dr。 Aditi Kapoor
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Another lovely book of Tilly's adventures and book wanderers。 It's more focussed on Milo and Tilly。 I missed Oscar in this one。 Tilly's grandfather is suspended by magic in this one and new secrets are uncovered about Milo's family。 His uncle also seems to be multi-faceted。 It's fast paced and full of mysteries， many of which still remain to be solved。 It explores the use and misuse of book magic and how it is affecting existing establishments。 I galloped through it as it was tough to put it dow Another lovely book of Tilly's adventures and book wanderers。 It's more focussed on Milo and Tilly。 I missed Oscar in this one。 Tilly's grandfather is suspended by magic in this one and new secrets are uncovered about Milo's family。 His uncle also seems to be multi-faceted。 It's fast paced and full of mysteries， many of which still remain to be solved。 It explores the use and misuse of book magic and how it is affecting existing establishments。 I galloped through it as it was tough to put it down。 But am still hanging on to know more。 Can't wait for the next one。 Glad that there are more to books in the series to look forward to。 。。。more
Mandy （Bookishlove85）
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This was book 4 in my fave middle grade series and not only is this cover so beautiful but it was just as enjoyable as the earlier books！ We followed Tillie and Milo as they try to save their family members from a mysterious poison book。 Even tho we are following a diff story/mystery with Milo leading the way， we get to adventure into Oz and it was so much fun！ If I haven’t convinced you to read this already， here’s me trying again to get you to pick this series up of you like middle grade fanta This was book 4 in my fave middle grade series and not only is this cover so beautiful but it was just as enjoyable as the earlier books！ We followed Tillie and Milo as they try to save their family members from a mysterious poison book。 Even tho we are following a diff story/mystery with Milo leading the way， we get to adventure into Oz and it was so much fun！ If I haven’t convinced you to read this already， here’s me trying again to get you to pick this series up of you like middle grade fantasy。 。。。more
Monica Haak
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Heerlijke serie。 Niet m'n favo deel， maar leest heerlijk weg！ Heerlijke serie。 Niet m'n favo deel， maar leest heerlijk weg！ 。。。more
Alice magical library
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Join Tilly and Milo on an adventure to find the poison compendium and take it out of books that have been poisoned。 I thought that Horatio was a bit mean to Milo。 I felt sad when Artemis turned into book magic but at least she is free now， it made really teary to read her out of the story。The Alchemist really wasn’t very nice but at least his daughter had been watching him so she could help Tilly and Milo。It felt strange Oskar not being in the story but now we are setting off on to someone else’ Join Tilly and Milo on an adventure to find the poison compendium and take it out of books that have been poisoned。 I thought that Horatio was a bit mean to Milo。 I felt sad when Artemis turned into book magic but at least she is free now， it made really teary to read her out of the story。The Alchemist really wasn’t very nice but at least his daughter had been watching him so she could help Tilly and Milo。It felt strange Oskar not being in the story but now we are setting off on to someone else’s adventure。 I can’t wait to find out where we go next。 。。。more
Sage
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I LOVE this series！ This book is an awesome addition to the series。 I didn‘t think there was going to be another， yet I was happily surprised that there is。 The different point of view and the new characters really added to the story。 It also ended on a major cliffhanger so we‘ll see if there’ll be a 5th！
Becky
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The imagination and adventure and creativity is downright brilliant！ Love the story and ideas。 However， for me， the kid characters all read the same and the narrative feels more journalistic。 Nonetheless， it’s a good read！
Libni Gonzalez
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This whole series had me wanting to read more books I am hoping the author comes out with more everything is so interesting my favorite character is Alice she's sos nice and sweet and I love how the story keeps you turning the page with adventure。 This whole series had me wanting to read more books I am hoping the author comes out with more everything is so interesting my favorite character is Alice she's sos nice and sweet and I love how the story keeps you turning the page with adventure。 。。。more
Funky Cold Medina
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It was an awesome book！ I am so excited to read the read the rest of the series！
megan
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Awesome！！！！
Samantha Haydock
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What an ending！！！ Can’t wait til the next one！
Zoë Redstone-Rothstein
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I loved this！ I was so excited to learn who Milo's comfort characters were， as their book was definitely a childhood favorite of mine。 I'm very much looking forward to the next book in this series; it'll definitely be an automatic buy for me！ I loved this！ I was so excited to learn who Milo's comfort characters were， as their book was definitely a childhood favorite of mine。 I'm very much looking forward to the next book in this series; it'll definitely be an automatic buy for me！ 。。。more
Ava Gallagher
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this book I think is one of my favorites in the series。 I love the wizard of oz and that they all worked together。 I showed true friend ship and trust。 I love how Milo is going to choose his adventure and who new that Milo had a family behind the scenes。 I really hope that another book comes out and shows Milos new adventures with his new friends。 I also enjoyed the new character Alessia the bad guys daughter and that she wants her own adventure with out her father。 Alessia has a name tha I love this book I think is one of my favorites in the series。 I love the wizard of oz and that they all worked together。 I showed true friend ship and trust。 I love how Milo is going to choose his adventure and who new that Milo had a family behind the scenes。 I really hope that another book comes out and shows Milos new adventures with his new friends。 I also enjoyed the new character Alessia the bad guys daughter and that she wants her own adventure with out her father。 Alessia has a name that means something to other people are scared of even though it’s her father they are scared of not her。 I hope that maybe we will get to see Milo， Tilly， Oskar， and Alessia in another book some time soon。 Anna James please make another books with all of our favorite characters in it some time soon。😜🥳👌🐶 。。。more
Alie
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Fourth part from the bookwandering series！This part was a little bit harder to follow。 We encounter new characters， a layer inside the book world and there was a lot of “and then some more”。 I normally always do chores / walk the dogs / drive / work while listening， but this time I actually had to pause sometimes or rewind a little bit。 Milo lives on board of the “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both Story and the real world。 The train is owned by Mil Fourth part from the bookwandering series！This part was a little bit harder to follow。 We encounter new characters， a layer inside the book world and there was a lot of “and then some more”。 I normally always do chores / walk the dogs / drive / work while listening， but this time I actually had to pause sometimes or rewind a little bit。 Milo lives on board of the “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both Story and the real world。 The train is owned by Milo’s uncle， Horatio， and Milo has witnessed many of his uncle’s dodgy dealings as a book smuggler trading in rare books。When Horatio takes on a dangerous new job， he needs the help of Tilly Pages。 Milo and Tilly find themselves racing against time – and to figure out what is going on。Their journey takes them in pursuit of the mysterious Alchemist。 The very essence of imagination， story itself， may be in danger！ 。。。more
Karin Beickert
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 One twin rated this a 4 and the other a 5。 One liked the adventure and saving Tilly's grandfather。 The other did too but found parts to be sad。 One twin rated this a 4 and the other a 5。 One liked the adventure and saving Tilly's grandfather。 The other did too but found parts to be sad。 。。。more
Jennifer
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True rating: 4。5 stars。
Rae
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More books to follow
April
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I am in between 3 and 4 stars for this book。 The story is shifting from a focus on Tilly to Milo Bolt。 While he was a good side character， I’m not sure about him as a main character。 He doesn’t draw me in the way Tilly did。 Oskar doesn’t come into this book at all， and a new character Alessia comes into prominence toward the end。 The book has a cliffhanger， and the way it ends indicate that the next book will feature Milo and Alessia rather than the original cast。 Story is being shaken to its co I am in between 3 and 4 stars for this book。 The story is shifting from a focus on Tilly to Milo Bolt。 While he was a good side character， I’m not sure about him as a main character。 He doesn’t draw me in the way Tilly did。 Oskar doesn’t come into this book at all， and a new character Alessia comes into prominence toward the end。 The book has a cliffhanger， and the way it ends indicate that the next book will feature Milo and Alessia rather than the original cast。 Story is being shaken to its core and change is coming， maybe that is why I felt uneasy while reading。 Or maybe it’s the poisoning of Arthur Pages and the villain behind the poison。 There was a sentence Tilly tells Milo about from her grandfather that I really like: the books we read help us choose who we want to be， that we’re all made up of the characters that means something to us。 I love to read and it’s wonderful to think that my favorite characters have influenced who I’ve become。This is a middle grade fantasy and the 4th book in the Pages and Co series。 I think that if a child has problems with anxiety this book might add to their anxiousness。 I can’t recommend this one as highly as I do the first 3 books。 。。。more
Roxi
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As always， I love the Pages And Co universe。 A place where you can book wander， and magical trains exist （I believe I am a book wanderer， and love a good locomotive， so I'm sold！） as usual Tilly has to help her family， with the help of her friends， and of course， book magic。Unfortunately， Tilly's best friend， Oskar， is absent from this adventure， but a previous friend， Milo， nephew to the driver of the Quip， the magical train， is on hand to help find a cure to the book poison， that has infected As always， I love the Pages And Co universe。 A place where you can book wander， and magical trains exist （I believe I am a book wanderer， and love a good locomotive， so I'm sold！） as usual Tilly has to help her family， with the help of her friends， and of course， book magic。Unfortunately， Tilly's best friend， Oskar， is absent from this adventure， but a previous friend， Milo， nephew to the driver of the Quip， the magical train， is on hand to help find a cure to the book poison， that has infected Tilly's grandfather， and Milo's uncle。Making new friends along the way， and out smarting the bad guys and adults， with help from comfort blanket characters。📚The book ends in a place for Milo to continue his journey， without Tilly's assistance， and I look forward to seeing what the next adventure is going to be。📚 。。。more
Linniegayl
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I'll admit that I was disappointed initially when I discovered that at least half of the book was told from the POV of Milo （introduced in the previous book） rather than all from Tilly's POV。 However， not only did I warm to Milo， but became thoroughly intrigued by his history， his perspective。 Oskar made only a brief appearance in this book， and did not accompany Tilly on any of her book wanderings。 Instead， Tilly's companion was Milo， and I enjoyed this more。 I can't wait for the next entry in I'll admit that I was disappointed initially when I discovered that at least half of the book was told from the POV of Milo （introduced in the previous book） rather than all from Tilly's POV。 However， not only did I warm to Milo， but became thoroughly intrigued by his history， his perspective。 Oskar made only a brief appearance in this book， and did not accompany Tilly on any of her book wanderings。 Instead， Tilly's companion was Milo， and I enjoyed this more。 I can't wait for the next entry in the series （hopefully there is one）， but will be curious to see exactly what role everyone plays。 。。。more
Melissa
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If you aren't reading this series。。。you should be！ Do you love books about books？ Do you love magical realism？ Do you love traveling on magical trains？ Pick up this book！ Review to follow If you aren't reading this series。。。you should be！ Do you love books about books？ Do you love magical realism？ Do you love traveling on magical trains？ Pick up this book！ Review to follow 。。。more
Awjtf
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Great book！
Michael Ranalletta
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Yet another amazing installment of this series！ Tilly and Milo really went on an adventure， although I did miss the presence of Oskar in this book。 Story was fun， I liked the setting of the Wizard of Oz， and we are really looking forward to the next one。 That was definitely a cliffhanger！ I highly recommend this series to anyone！
Beth， BooksNest
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I enjoyed the fourth instalment in the Pages & Co series， diving back into Tilly’s world。 We also followed a new perspective in this book too which initially I wasn’t such a fan of because I want to be back with Tilly， the character I’d grown attached to for three books。 However， I quickly warmed to this new narrative perspective。 As always I love the passion for books in these pages。 There is always such love and respect for stories and I adore that。 A favourite quote of mine from the book bein I enjoyed the fourth instalment in the Pages & Co series， diving back into Tilly’s world。 We also followed a new perspective in this book too which initially I wasn’t such a fan of because I want to be back with Tilly， the character I’d grown attached to for three books。 However， I quickly warmed to this new narrative perspective。 As always I love the passion for books in these pages。 There is always such love and respect for stories and I adore that。 A favourite quote of mine from the book being: “Grandad always says that the books we read help us choose who we want to be， that we're all made up of the characters that mean something to us”。 Love this line so much！ For me I felt like I expected more of a conclusion in this book than I got which left me wanting a little more， but I suppose that can’t really be a criticism because now I really want to read the next book to be released in the series！ 。。。more
Savannah
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Somewhere between 3 & 4 stars
Mary Hale
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The first three books in the series are absolutely amazing but this latest installment does not do justice to the series。 It feels more like a spin off than a ccontinuation。 It was still good。 The characters are loveable but I would have liked to see more of the familiar faces。
Jeimy
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Starts off so slow I almost bailed， then it gets better。
Jessica Trick
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Anna James does it again！ My favorite middle grade series just continues to impress me！
Bookswithtails
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✨”There is no friend as loyal as a book。”✨— Ernest HemingwayThis is such a sweet book。 I was so shocked when we got a new perspective。 Now the book is split between Milo， on the magical train， and Tilly。 We have also been given new a villain， the scary Alchemist。 There is poison， floundering book magic， magical trains and old fictional and lovable characters！ Such a cute read。 Read。 Be happy。 Stay safe。
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