Blaine's Way |
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Author:
| Hughes, Monica |
ISBN: | 978-1-55041-934-4 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
Publisher: | Trifolium Books, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Then I hear the whistle of the train, and the sound takes me back to the farm near Cornell, back to the winter of 1930
All his life, Blaine has dreamed of being somewhere else Growing up on a farm during the lean years of the depression, he must be content to watch the trains thunder past his home, count the cars, and pray that one day he will escape his life of poverty It isn't until World war Two that Blaine sees his chance He lies about his age, volunteers, and is...
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Then I hear the whistle of the train, and the sound takes me back to the farm near Cornell, back to the winter of 1930
All his life, Blaine has dreamed of being somewhere else Growing up on a farm during the lean years of the depression, he must be content to watch the trains thunder past his home, count the cars, and pray that one day he will escape his life of poverty It isn't until World war Two that Blaine sees his chance He lies about his age, volunteers, and is shipped off to England
A brilliant coming-of-age novel by a master storyteller
In a novel with panoramic, historical sweep, a young boy's growth to manhood is recorded with warmth and insight Through his memory, Monica Hughes offers an exceptionally evocative story