Geraldine McCaughrean
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 3.76 | 324 Users | 50 Reviews
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| Title | : | Stop the Train! (Cissy Sissney #1) |
| Author | : | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | January 18th 2005 by HarperCollins (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Fiction. Adventure. Juvenile. Middle Grade |
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Cissy Sissney and her family are staking their claim. Along with a handful of other entrepreneurs, they've stepped off the train into the brand-new town of Florence, Oklahoma, and started building a future.But the president of the railroad says no more trains will stop in Florence -- ever. Without the railroad, the town can't survive. So it's up to Cissy, her family, friends, and neighbors to stop the train any way they can.
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| Original Title: | Stop the Train |
| ISBN: | 0060507519 (ISBN13: 9780060507510) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Cissy Sissney #1 |
| Setting: | Oklahoma(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9–11 Years (Bronze) (2002), Carnegie Medal for Highly Commended (2001) |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 324 Users | 50 ReviewsPiece About Books Stop the Train! (Cissy Sissney #1)
A railroad could make or break a new town. And a bit of pettiness quickly explodes to threaten one new town on the Oklahoma frontier.Lots of fun characters, all in Florence for different reasons. There attempts to stop the train are both humorous and terrifying, and at times, the whole thing seems just a bit far-fetched. Plenty of good stuff to talk about, but not quite a new classic.Supposedly based a bit on Enid, OK's history, but a quick glance reveals that any connection is loose indeed.This novel may not be an obvious choice for a teenage reader, being set in the wilderness of Oklahoma during the westward migration of American settlers in the 1890s. However, McCaughreans humorous descriptions of her intriguing ensemble cast are immediately endearing and you quickly find yourself rooting for the families who have staked their claims and their hopes in the brand new town of Florence. The personal hardships and small triumphs of individual characters are certainly moving, but the
This is a delightful, light story with a community full of strong and loveable characters. Children would enjoy the story, but the subtle humor is perfect for adults. Her character Herman the Mormon is a bit factually inaccurate (I don't know she got the idea that it is against the Mormon religion to use currency). However, he is such a great character that I forgave Mccaughrean her mistake.
I really enjoyed this book! It's about a small group of people trying to start up a town on the vast emptiness of Oklahoma. They are a railroad town, but do to certain circumstances the owner of the railroad is set against them and refuses to stop the train there. The book is how they grow as a community and the many schemes they come up with to try and stop the train! Great characters, great story. Just a note though, being a "mormon" myself I was surprised to learn that "Herman the Mormon"
If youre looking for a historical fiction book with quite a bit of adventures, youve found it! The only thing I wasnt fond of about the book was the old language. It was a little bit hard to understand some parts of the book, but otherwise it was fine. Also, the main quest of the book - stopping the train - wasnt revealed as powerfully as I thought it would in the end. To me, it was left off to the side, something I had been looking forward to through the whole book. These are my ONLY
Sure, it's called Stop the Train--- and I was compulsively invested in how, exactly, the folks of Florence, Oklahoma, would accomplish that titular task which just got devilishly harder and harder---but it was the account of the kids' "schooling" that had me in stitches and tears, and made me realize this was, after all, a tale of growing up. The level of factual exaggeration ranges from sly to outrageous---but it's always grounded in real emotion, and told in language that makes you want to
Hilarious account of a settlement in Oklahoma, where none of the settlers will sell land to the railroad. Consequently, the head of the railroad refuses to build a train stop there. The settlers that come are very diverse, but there are no single women. When the wife of the baker dies, he puts an ad in the paper for a new wife. Two women come in on the stagecoach at the same time, but the baker can only choose one. The "leftover" woman is offered the job of school "marm." She has a lot to teach
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