If I Grow Up

Karen's Birthday

The Magic Trap

The Creakers

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet

Tommy Parker: Destiny Will Find You! A Tale of Time Travel, Scary Killers and Ghosts.

When I Dream

Charlie Bumpers vs. The Teacher of the Year

Jimmy lives in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, during the 1940s. He does all the things boys do in the small mountain 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 Slayton?s powerful first novel captures the serendipity of boyhood by shining a spotlight on the peak adventures of Jimmy?s 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 .

Discover Your Child's Next Read

If I Grow Up

Todd Strasser, 2009

Karen's Birthday

Katy Farina, Ann M. Martin, 2023

The Magic Trap

Jacqueline Davies, 2014

The Creakers

Shane Devries, Tom Fletcher, 2017

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet

Nasaya Mafaridik, Zanib Mian, 2019

Tommy Parker: Destiny Will Find You! A Tale of Time Travel, Scary Killers and Ghosts.

Anthony Ormond, 2014

When I Dream

Blake, 2021

Charlie Bumpers vs. The Teacher of the Year

Bill Harley, Adam Gustavson, 2013