Ghost Train

by Paul Yee

Book Overview

The story of a young Chinese girl arriving in North America only to discover that her father has died building the railway, and how she finds a way through her grief. This powerful, unforgettable and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888992572
• ISBN13: 9780888992574
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 12.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

A powerful, touching tale

Could things get any worse for Choon-yi, born with only one arm in a poor peasant family in China? She makes the best of the situation by creating and selling paintings. She is rightfully concerned when her beloved father accepts a perilous job building railroads in America. When she travels to see him, she endures heartbreak before discovering that her magical talent can help her father and many others.The beautiful oil paintings have a gloomy dark brown tint that adds to the melancholy mood of the text. This winner of the 1997 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Medal effectively uses the subdued pictures to compliment the text. I found this to be a powerful book, even though it is written and illustrated with a gentle touch.