From the author of The Kite Rider comes another great historical novel, this time set in the American west, where the residents of a new settlement struggle against nature and the railroad to keep their town alive. Pulse-pounding adventure, moments of gut-bustin' humor, and a deeply moving sense of community, make Stop the Train! a must-listen.
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"This was such a fun book. It was a laugh out loud. About the frontier where people are tricked to move to a town. And then have little way to get out they work hard and use great imagination on how to get the people to stop at their town" — Camille (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was such a fun book. It was a laugh out loud. About the frontier where people are tricked to move to a town. And then have little way to get out they work hard and use great imagination on how to get the people to stop at their town"
" This was the first book I have read since I had Baby Garner. I loved all of the characters in the book and think that it has a great message. "
" I didn't finish this one. "
" An undiscovered gem. "
" Please don't read it! "
" Funny & cute! "
" Each page the a page turner - excitement around each page! made me laugh out loud several times!! Now I have read it about oh... 4 times? "
" It was really fun to read this story based on the history of a town in Oklahoma. "
" Geraldine McCaughrean brings to life a cast full of characters pitted against the Red Rock Rim Railroad Company, set in OKlahoma Territory in the late nineteenth century. Highly recommended. "
Geraldine McCaughrean is the Printz Award–winning author of The White Darkness. She has been twice honored with the Carnegie Medal, and is the only three-time winner of the Whitbread Children’s Book Award. She also wrote Peter Pan in Scarlet, the first official sequel to the treasured masterpiece Peter Pan. Geraldine lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and daughter.
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