Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (On My Own History)
Wetterer, Margaret K.
ISBN 10: 0876145411 ISBN 13: 9780876145418
Published by First Avenue Editions T, 1990
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Kate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross it now. She had to get to the train station in time to stop the midnight express. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over Honey Creek, near Kate Shelley's home in Moingona, Iowa, fifteen-year-old Kate bravely rushed out into the storm, saving the lives of two men and preventing hundreds of other lives from being lost. This is the true story of a young girl's resourcefulness and courage in the face of great danger.
Review: "Based on a true incident, this story recounts the heroic action of...a nineteenth-century Midwestern girl who saved an express train from disaster...A substantive adventure for newly independent readers."
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (On My...
Publisher: First Avenue Editions T
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Ritz, Karen
Condition: Good