Runaway Train
Saved by Belle of the Mines and Mountains
Published on 1. January 2015
40 pages
978-1-939656-73-5 (ISBN)
Description
Lonely and bored with rural life in 1856, young Bella Lee Dunkinson began to hang around the local railroad. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy''s responsibilities helping with the engine. One stormy night, the engine was slipping dangerously on wet rails. While John was putting sand on the tracks, Bella found herself alone in the cab driving the train up a steep and dangerous mountainside-a 16-year-old female faced with a task that would terrify any seasoned male engineer. After her heroic and triumphant climb to the mountaintop, she was hailed by the miners who met her there as the "Belle of the Mines and Mountains."
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
South Egremont
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 9 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 11 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Illustrations, color
File size
7,04 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-939656-73-5 (9781939656735)
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01/2015
Red Chair Press
€45.75
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Persons
Pat Perrin has written more than 100 books with her husband. For 13 years she lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where she created and managed a scholarship program for at-risk youth.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Cast of Characters
- Prologue
- Scene One
- Scene Two
- Scene Three
- Scene Four
- Scene Five
- Scene Six
- Scene Seven
- Epilogue
- Words to Know
- Learn More About the Rails and Mining
- Back Cover
