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On the Blue Comet


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No. of pages 336

Published: 2010

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Great for age 9-18 years

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Trains and time travel spur one boy's thrilling adventure as he seek to rejoin his father in this new classic. One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvee's life is changed forever. The Crash of 1929 has rippled across the country, and Oscar's dad must sell their home - with all their cherished model trains - and head west in search of work. Forced to move in with his humourless Aunt Carmen and his teasing cousin Willa Sue, Oscar is lonely and miserable - until he meets a mysterious drifter and witnesses a crime so stunning it catapults Oscar on an incredible journey from coast to coast, from one decade to another.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Walker Books Ltd .

Rosemary Wells is the author of more than 40 books about Max and Ruby. She lives in Connecticut. Bagram Ibatoulline was born in Russia and educated at the Moscow State Academic Art Institute. His first book was Philip Booth's Crossing , named a 2001 Best Book by Publishers Weekly . He is best known for his books with Kate di Camillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane , and Great Joy . Bagram lives in Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Sequoyah Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.

Great Stone Face Book Award
This book was recognised by the Great Stone Face Book Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Black-Eyed Susan Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Volunteer State Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

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