On a trip to Chinatown, thirteen-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the 1880s. 1994 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize — Winner 1994 Candian Library Association Book of the Year Award —...
Railroad stories
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Author:Lawson, JulieSummary: -
Author:Dorsey, Tim.Summary:A group of characters unites on the Silver Stingray, Amtrak's newest express train, for a murder mystery weekend that is marked by unexpected twists.
- Author:Walker, JamesSummary:
When a rival railroad baron attempts to kidnap the eldest daughter of General Roberts, owner of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Zac Cobb quickly steps in and rescues her. But as the gunsmoke clears, Zac and the woman must make a...
- Author:Grossman, LevSummary:
Kate was happy to be a fully-fledged conductor of the steam-powered railway saving animals, until Uncle Herbert goes missing. To find him, she enlists help from a deadly cassowary and a socially maladjusted wolverine.
- Author:Sembène, OusmaneSummary:
Ce roman, qui se déroule du Sénégal au Soudan (le Mali d'aujourd'hui), s'inspire de faits réels: la grève des cheminots du "Dakar-Niger", ces ouvriers noirs qui, entre eux, s'appellent les "Bouts de...
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Author:Brouwer, SigmundSummary:In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Max hops on a freight train to seek out the dad who abandoned him when he was a baby. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
