On the Blue Comet
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780763637224, 076363722X
Physical Desc
329 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Lexile measure
730L
Rating
730L
Status
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Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780763637224, 076363722X
Lexile measure
730
Notes
Description
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.
Target Audience
730L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.7,8,141159.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure fiction.
California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Juvenile fiction.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Illinois -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Junior fiction.
Railroad trains -- Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction.
Space and time -- Juvenile fiction.
California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Juvenile fiction.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Illinois -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Junior fiction.
Railroad trains -- Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction.
Space and time -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wells, R., & Ibatoulline, B. (2010). On the Blue Comet . Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wells, Rosemary and Bagram. Ibatoulline. 2010. On the Blue Comet. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wells, Rosemary and Bagram. Ibatoulline. On the Blue Comet Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wells, Rosemary., and Bagram Ibatoulline. On the Blue Comet Candlewick Press, 2010.
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