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On the Blue Comet / Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. --.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763637224
- ISBN: 076363722X
- Physical Description: 329 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
- Edition: 1st ed. --
- Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
Content descriptions
- Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
- LSC 20.00
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- Subject:
- Space and time > Juvenile fiction.
Railroad trains > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Juvenile fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
California > History > 1850-1950 > Juvenile fiction.
Illinois > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. - Genre:
- Adventure fiction.
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at South Central Regional Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Library | J F Wel (Text) | 35864000989606 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Morden Library | J F Wel (Text) | 35864000989614 | Junior Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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