When the Whistle Blows
by Fran Cannon Slayton
A story set on All Hallow’s Eve over seven years from 1943 to 1949 portrays... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Holiday
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 37,737
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 130932, 6 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Railroads--Fiction
- Family
- Railroad trains
- West Virginia
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Family life
- Family life--West Virginia--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Halloween
- Railroads
- Country life
- To 1950
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
- Country life--West Virginia--Fiction
- West Virginia--History--To 1950--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- Books From All 50 States - West Virginia
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