Awards and HonorsDorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
2018 Capitol Choices, Ages Ten to Fourteen
MSL Cream of the Crop - 2018 Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Middle Readers
New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017
Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Children’s Books
Rydr is on a train heading east, leaving California. Her gramma can't take care of her anymore, so she's traveling to Chicago to live with a relative she's never met.
Topics Trains. Train travel. Mothers. Drug addiction. Caregivers. Friendship. Writing and writers. Orphans. Family.
SRC Level 4.400000
SRC Points 9.000000
Lexile 720L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-01-23
JLG Release Date May 2017
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
Advanced Readers
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
Your pre-teen and teen readers won't be able to get enough of these selections. The 12 books here are a bit longer than our B category titles, with more challenging storylines and a wealth of thought-provoking nonfiction.