Express Train to Trouble: A QUIX Book

By Robert Quackenbush

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard works to solve the case of a missing prankster in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.

Miss Mallard sets out to explain the disappearance of George Buddy Duck, a prankster who has aggravated all of the passengers on a train. Will she find him before he has the chance to cause more mayhem?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Release date: Sep 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9781534414044

Robert Quackenbush

Robert Quackenbush (1929–2021), the author and illustrator of more than two hundred books for young readers, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and also had a master’s degree in social studies and a PhD in childhood education. Quackenbush’s many books include the Henry the Duck series, Detective Mole, the Miss Mallard Mystery series, Pete Pack Rat, and the Sheriff Sally Gopher series. He was the three-time winner of the American Flag Institute Award for outstanding contributions to children’s literature and winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Special Award for best juvenile mystery. He lived in New York City with his wife, Margery, director of NAAP. Their now adult son, Piet, was the inspiration for many of the author’s books when he was growing up.

Book preview

Contents

Cast of Characters

What’s in Miss Mallard’s Bag?

Chapter 1: A Train Trickster

Chapter 2: Muffled Voices

Chapter 3: Midnight Meeting

Chapter 4: Disappearing Act

Chapter 5: Swindler Snagged

Word List

Questions

Acknowledgments

For Piet and Margie,

and now for Emma and Aidan

Cast of Characters

Miss Mallard: World-famous ducktective

Sir Reginald Baldpate: Train passenger on the Valley of the Kings tour

Lady Teal: Train passenger on the Valley of the Kings tour

George Ruddy Duck: Practical joker on the Valley of the Kings tour

Professor Bufflehead: Archaeologist who found the ancient Tut-n-Quacken mummy case

porter: Train employee who assists passengers

conductor: Train employee who is in charge of the train and who sells tickets and collects fares

What’s in Miss Mallard’s Bag?

Miss Mallard has many detective

Reviews for Express Train to Trouble

[allawishus_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is the beginning of an easy reader/transitional chapter book series about "Miss Mallard," a character who's supposed to be quite similar to Agatha Christie's Jane Marple. I'm a Miss Marple lover, so I thought I'd check it out! It's fairly enjoyable as easy readers go; an uncomplicated mystery, some mild suspense and so on. I'm not a great fan of the illustrations, to be honest, or the coloring - basically only varying shades of orange, blue, and gray are used - not too engaging. But I'll probably check out the rest of the series anyway!