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Hi all, I've been looking for this book since I read it in the mid to late 2000s as a elementary/middle schooler. I think it was a children's fantasy book, but it was pretty dark for the age range so I might be misremembering?

Unfortunately the only big thing that made an impact on my memory of this book was the evil female child character who carries around a plethora of kitting needles in different sizes with the express purpose of murdering people with them when they inevitably underestimate her. Mild SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON!! but our male protagonist is sneaking this cute creature that he is in charge of trying to protect through a train station in a cardboard box with breathing holes cut in it when his group is attacked by the girl and her group. I distinctly remember her killing someone by stabbing them in the soft place behind their ear, or at least imagining doing it in explicit detail-- it kind of traumatized me a little bit, lol. I don't remember if she killed the creature or not.

i don't know if this is any help at all, but i think i was looking for a wrinkle in time when i found it, so maybe the author's last name is similar to L'Engle, but that's a bit of a long shot.

let me know if anyone recognizes it!! my next best options are just walking into the library I got it from over a decade ago and begging the librarian for help on bended knee

Is it "the secret of platform thirteen" by Sue Porter?

Zev wrote: "Is it "the secret of platform thirteen" by Sue Porter?"

YES! YESYESYES THANK YOU! turns out her name is "Soft Parts" Doreen and she's a grown adult, lol, my memory was failing me! I've been looking for this book for over 10 years, thank you so much!!

Glad you found your book, Cassidy. Here's the link for Zev's find - The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson & Sue Porter (illustrator).

I'm so glad I was able to help! I remember reading it at least five times as a kid to my brother. We really enjoyed it. Thank you, Kris, for linking it and pointing out the author--I had mixed her name with the illustrator.