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Trains and time travel spur one boy’s thrilling adventure as he seeks to rejoin his father in a new classic from Rosemary Wells and Bagram Ibatoulline. One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie’s life is... read more
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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... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Oscar Ogilvie: Add a description of this character.
- Claire
- Carmen
- Mr. Applegate
- Cyril Pettishanks
- Kipling
- Lionel
- Maxwell
- Stackpole
- Hissbaum
- John Deere
- Willa Sue
- Mrs. Bister
- Mrs. Olderby
- Mcgee
- Einstein
- Mama
- Betsy
- Henry
- Harry
- Christopher Crawford
- Hershey
- Alma
- Frank Roosevelt
- Joan
- Mr. Kennedy
- Bruno
First Sentence edit
We lived at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side on Cairo, Illinois.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rosemary Wells (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 329
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 329
Awards edit
- Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award (Finalist, 2012: Grades 6-8)
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