The Railway Children

Description

E. Nesbit. This classic was first published in 1906. The comfortable lives of three siblings are interrupted when their father is taken away, accused of something he did not do. The children and their mother are forced to move to a small country cottage near a railway station. Their adventures include planning a birthday party for the trainmaster, rescuing a boy with a broken leg, and preventing a train wreck. For ages 9-12; 188 pages; paper; Dover Publications