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When the Great Depression strikes Cairo, Illinois, the Ogilvie family must sell their home and an extensive model train setup to find work in California. Eleven‑year‑old Oscar is left in the care of his unfriendly aunt, where he quickly befriends an enigmatic drifter. The pair witness a daring bank robbery, and their lives are suddenly hurled onto a train that transports them to a different time and place, setting the stage for a narrow‑witted adventure through history and imagination.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Rosemary Wells
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