Stop the Train
| Author | : Geraldine McCaughrean |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press - Children |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2010-10-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780192792860 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0192792865 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (865 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stop the Train written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Oxford University Press - Children. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1893 and for Cissy and her family, a new life beckons on the prairies of Oklahoma and they and their fellow settlers prepare for steady business alongside the Red Rock Railroad track. But when they refuse to sell their land to the railroad company, the boss swears that his trains will never stop in Florence again. How will they ever make a living now? Cissy and her friends, family and neighbours vow that they will make the train stop - by whatever means are necessary, no matter how dangerous that may prove to be . . .
