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184 pp.
| Boyds |
September, 2001 |
TradeISBN 1-56397-938-1$$15.95
(4)
YA
In this story set in 1905 Missouri, Charlotte Matthews befriends fourteen-year-old Jesse Irwin, an orphan train rider adopted by a local widow. Their friendship is tested, however, when, in order to clear Jesse's name, Charlotte must decide whether or not to reveal information about a murder. Though the story is a bit sentimental, it unfolds carefully, and Charlotte is a well-developed character.