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On The Blue Comet BSY481

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One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie’s life is changed forever. The Crash of 1929 has rippled across the country, and Oscar’s dad must sell their home—with all their cherished model trains—and head west in search of work. Forced to move in with his humorless aunt, Carmen and his teasing cousin, Willa Sue, Oscar is lonely and miserable—until he meets a mysterious drifter and witnesses a crime so stunning it catapults Oscar on an incredible train journey from coast to coast, from one decade to another. Filled with suspense and peppered with witty encounters with Hollywood stars and other bigwigs of history, this captivating novel by Rosemary Wells, gorgeously illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, resonates with warmth, humor, and the true magic of a timeless adventure.

1929年秋天,纽约出事了。大家都说是大崩盘,小奥斯卡不懂,是什么东西倒了或碎了吗?那时他才九岁。他唯一能依靠的爸爸失去了工作、房子,父子俩也失去了最爱的火车模型:“蓝色彗星号”。爸爸被迫离开家乡到加州找工作,小奥斯卡则独自留在姑姑家。 
 雪花纷飞的圣诞夜,小奥斯卡到银行观赏他和爸爸曾经共同拥有的火车模型。正当银行门房阿普尔盖特先生为小奥斯卡解释什么是“负速度”和“时光旅行”,抢匪突然持枪闯了进来。情急之下,阿普尔盖特先生要小奥斯卡跳进运转中的铁道模型里,小奥斯卡瞬间跃进一趟奇妙的旅程!
  作者完美地将历史事件、真实人物,融合在故事中。而小主人公为了查明真相,找回曾经的幸福,在不同时空搭上不同的列车,在过去与未来之间穿梭的勇气,正契合了贯穿全书始末的诗歌《如果》的精髓——
  如果你能在这无情的岁月里,
  尽你每一秒最大的努力,
  这个世界的一切都将属于你,
  而且,你将成为一个真正的男子汉,孩子!

By Rosemary Wells, Illustrated By Bagram Ibatoulline, Paperback, Simplified Chinese characters, 224 pages, 8.3"x6"
 
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