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The Railway Children

by E. Nesbit
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When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis are shattered. They and Mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet.
However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving every day to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriends the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of Father's disappearance, and the family is happily reunited.

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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 4, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781466884755
  • Release date: November 4, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781466884755
  • File size: 4617 KB
  • Release date: November 4, 2014

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Classic Literature Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:420
Text Difficulty:1-2

When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis are shattered. They and Mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet.
However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving every day to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriends the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of Father's disappearance, and the family is happily reunited.

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Classic Literature Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature