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"The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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There she sits, the girl on the train. What she sees gazing out the window, will change everything. Every day the same. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She looks forward to it. She's even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason...
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Publisher
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to touring Europe by train, offering information on schedules, fares, destinations, rail passes, and tourist facilities, outlining day trips and longer itineraries, and providing directions for getting to and from train stations.
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Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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When someone commits robbery and murder aboard the luxurious train on which Myrtle Hardcastle, her Aunt Helena, her governess Miss Judson, and cat Peony are traveling, Myrtle is determined to find the culprit.
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Publisher
Columbia River Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The railroads of Switzerland cross some of the most spectacular and stunningly beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. From Basel to Lugano, from Geneva to St. Moritz, Swiss rail journeys takes you through glorious mountain scenery and around breathtaking Alpine lakes."--Container.
The William tell express: A tour aboard the William Tell Express that links Luzern, Locarno, and Lugano. The Gotthardbahn: A tour aboard the Gotthard Line from Basel...
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Although not thrilled when her summer plans are upended for a surprise cross-country train trip with her family and embarrassed because one of her moms is writing a tell-all book about the trip, twelve-year-old Sara Johnston-Fischer finds herself changing along with the landscape outside the train windows.
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Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On a train tour of the Southwest, someone is bringing the lawless days of the Old West to life! Can you help the Aldens figure out who is behind the trouble? In this interactive, choose-your-path mystery, readers will help the Boxcar Children make decisions that will either solve the mystery or lead to the end of the line"--
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Series
Robert Colbeck mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the 'whites only' car, but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip, in the last story in a trilogy about the author's life growing up in the segregated South"--
16) Chaiwala!
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Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When their train makes a ten-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai. The girl orders two cups, and then delights in watching the chaiwala at work--grinding the spices, adding scoops of tea leaves and sugar to the bubbling, boiling milk, then cooling the chai by pouring it from high, back and forth, back and forth--the girl is mesmerized. With a biscuit and a rusk added to their order,...
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Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Set in 19th century England, a bustling crowd boards the Great Western Railway Excursion train on their way to an illegal championship fight in Maidenhead. As the rowdiness of the crowd increases, the train s guard fears "for the safety of his rolling stock". The last thing he expects to find is the brutal murder of one of his passengers, Jake Bransby. Once the shocking discovery of the body is made, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant...
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Series
Geronimo Stilton reporter volume 11
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Granted a special interview with the great Sourishi, who lives in isolation, Geronimo Stilton and company embark on the Rodent Express and must solve an unexpected mystery before they reach the end of the line.
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Series
Publisher
Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
October 1854. As an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart London to Brighton Express. A man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station.
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