On the Blue Comet
When the Depression hits in Cairo, Illinois, and Oscar Ogilvie's father must sell their home and vast model train set-up to look for work in California, eleven-year-old Oscar is left with his dour aunt, where he befriends a mysterious drifter, witnesses a stunning bank robbery, and is suddenly...
| Main Author: | Wells, Rosemary. |
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| Other Authors: | Ibatoulline, Bagram (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Somerville, Mass. :
Candlewick Press,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
When the Depression hits in Cairo, Illinois, and Oscar Ogilvie's father must sell their home and vast model train set-up to look for work in California, eleven-year-old Oscar is left with his dour aunt, where he befriends a mysterious drifter, witnesses a stunning bank robbery, and is suddenly catapulted onto a train that takes him to a different time and place. |
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| Physical Description: |
329 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Audience: |
009-013. |
| ISBN: |
9780763637224 (hc) 076363722X (hc) |
| Author Notes: |
She is an author and illustrator of over 60 books for children and young adults. Her first book was an illustrated edition of Gilbert and Sullivan's I Have a Song to Sing-O. Her other works include Martha's Birthday, The Fog Comes on Little Pig Feet, Unfortunately Harriet, Mary on Horseback, and Timothy Goes to School. She also created the characters of Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko, which are featured in some of her books. She has won numerous awards including a Children's Book Council Award for Noisy Nora in 1974, the Edgar Allan Poe award for two young adult books, Through the Looking Glass and When No One Was Looking, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Shy Charles. (Bowker Author Biography) |