Bibliograph

On the Blue Comet, Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

Type

Label

On the Blue Comet, Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

730L, LexileSentence length: 3 (medium), Word frequency: 1 (very easy), Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

On the Blue Comet

Oclc number

496956635

Responsibility statement

Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 4.7, 8.0, 141159.Reading Counts RC, 3-5, 4.5, 14, Quiz: 51327.

Summary

When the Depression hits in Cairo, Illinois, and Oscar Ogilvie's father must sell their home and vast model train set-up to look for work in California, eleven-year-old Oscar is left with his dour aunt, where he befriends a mysterious drifter, witnesses a stunning bank robbery, and is suddenly catapulted onto a train that takes him to a different time and place

Target audience

pre adolescent

Contributor