The Trolley to Yesterday
Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover a trolley which transports them back to Constantinople in 1453 as the Turks are invading the Byzantine Empire.
More by John Bellairs
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Face in the Frost
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
Curse of the Blue Figurine
Chessmen of Doom
Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
Secret of the Underground Room
The Figure in the Shadows
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
The Eyes of the Killer Robot
The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb
Chappie’s discussion starters
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- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?