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The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film version is the best known. The story concerns a family who move to "Three Chimneys", a house near the railway, after the father, who works at the Foreign office, is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying. The children...
2) Orphan train
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Close to aging out of the foster care system, Molly Ayer takes a position helping an elderly woman named Vivian and discovers that they are more alike than different as she helps Vivian solve a mystery from her past.
3) Locomotive
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Presents a visual exploration of America's early railroads, examining the sounds, speed, and strength of the fledgling transcontinental locomotives and the experiences of pioneering travelers.
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When the Aldens spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again- this time they're staying in Caboose Number 777. The number is hard to forget , and indeed, the children meet people at each stop who seem to know it well. It turns out Caboose Number 777 has an unusual past- one that comes with its very own mystery.
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Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat!
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...
12) The spy
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In 1908, a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide. The man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point not to suicide but to murder.
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Publisher's description: The train hurtled through the night, bearing its pampered passengers toward the idle pleasures of the Cote d'Azure. But one of them would never again waken to the warm tropical sun. On her way to keep a secret rendezvous, a young heiress is strangled, and her jewel case, containing the notorious Heart of Fire rubies, stolen. Hercule Poirot pits himself against a cast of formidable characters including a wayward husband,...
14) Freight train
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"Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles."--Provided by publisher.
17) Jingle the brass
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On a train trip, an engineer teaches a boy the expressions used by railroad workers as he describes the different kinds of cars, freight, and people they see.
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Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles her in an unfolding mystery.
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