Judith Berens is a figment of your imagination, made up of the fevered brainpower of Michael Anderle and Martha Carr, fueled by a lot of people helping them out - as well as all of you, The Fans. Great stories mixed with a lot of great readers equals more adventures to follow.
I really didn't realize,e that this was a "young adult" book. But I may just be an "old" young adult, after all I read all the Harry Potter books (as well as Tolkien). I am surprised that the red train was available for all author to integrate into their books but I am glad for the familiar image