When the whistle blows

When the whistle blows

by Fran Cannon Slayton

2009
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Jimmy lives in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, during the 1940s. He does all the things boys do in the small mountain town: plays a mean game of football, pulls the unforgettable Halloween prank with his friends in the Platoon, and promises to head off into the woods on the first day of hunting season no matter what. He also knows his father belongs to a secret society, and is determined to uncover the mysteries behind it! But it is a midnight encounter with a train that shows Jimmy the man his father really is.Newcomer Fran Cannon Slaytons powerful first novel captures the serendipity of boyhood by shining a spotlight on the peak adventures of Jimmys life. But at its heart, this is a story about a boy and his father in a time when trains reigned supreme.When the Whistle Blows is reminiscent of classic tales by Jack London, William Golding and Robert Louis Stevenson, yet carries the remarkable, fresh voice of its author. Fran Cannon Slayton should be extremely proud of this, her debut novel.Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank and Identical.

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