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1) Eastbound
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this swirling, gripping tale, a young Russian conscript and a French woman come together in a crowded compartment of the Trans-Siberian railroad, each of them fleeing to the east for their own reasons"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Embarking on a train trip to visit his grandmother, Pete the Cat accompanies the conductor on a tour of the train, looks at the engine, and blows the whistle while making new friends and playing train-themed games.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
From the early steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, 'The Iron Road' tells the hidden stories of railway history - the inspired engineering, blood, sweat and tears that went into the construction of the railways. Uncover the compelling tales of bold vision, invention and error, and social change behind the history of trains and railways, with famous railways such as the Transsiberian fully explored.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"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...
6) Line 135
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A young girl on a train enroute to her grandmother's house in the country, reflects on traveling through the world and life.
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Cannon Street, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir Wilfred has been shot dead, his heart pierced by a single bullet. Suicide seems to be the answer, even though no reason can be found. Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard thinks again when he learns that a mysterious red light...
Author
Language
English
Description
1937. Estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers agree to fulfill their grandmother's last wish: travel across Europe together and deliver three letters, in which Violet will say goodbye to those she hasn't seen since traveling to Europe herself forty years earlier. Clara sees the trip as an inconvenient detour before her wedding to millionaire Charles Hancock, but also a chance to embrace her love of art. Budding journalist Madeleine relishes...
Author
Series
Frank Compton series volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
13) The London train
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the death of his mother, Paul abandons his family to live life on the edge with his daughter from a previous marriage who is pregnant and living in a run-down council flat, while Cora rebels against her marriage and society.
15) Peaces
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The prize-winning, bestselling author of Gingerbread; Boy, Snow, Bird; and What is Not Yours is Not Yours returns with a vivid and inventive new novel about a couple forever changed by an unusual train voyage. When Otto and Xavier Shin declare their love, an aunt gifts them a trip on a sleeper train to mark their new commitment - and to get them out of her house. Setting off with their pet mongoose, Otto and Xavier arrive at their sleepy local train...
17) The summer of us
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Told from two viewpoints, Rae, Aubrey, Clara, Jonah, and Gabe travel through Europe by train for ten days, working through their relationships just before setting off in different directions for college.
18) Trains
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines different kinds of trains, including old steam engines, high-speed trains in Japan, the world's longest freight train, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chouette Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Caillou is very excited when his family decides to take a trip by train. After they have settled into their compartment, Daddy takes Caillou to explore the train. There is so much to see and do; Caillou visits the kitchen, the dining car and even the dome car! But when it's time to sleep, Caillou wonders where the bed are. Luckily, the train attendant holds the key to the mystery!"-- provided by publisher.
20) Our stop
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma's after too much wine. Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn't been able to sleep properly since his dad died. One morning, Nadia's eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I'm the guy who's always standing near the doors.... Drink...
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