Bookworm_Railway Boy

Author: [UK] Nesbit, [UK] Scott adapted, translated by Qin Shaoya
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The changes in their lives happened unusually suddenly. At this moment, they were living in a happy family where they had everything they wanted. In an instant, Dad was forced to leave--"on a business trip," Mom said. But her face was pale, and the children understood it was bad news. They had to leave their comfortable home in London and move to a small house in the countryside. Now they were poor, Mom said. Although she tried hard to make her voice sound cheerful, her eyes were filled with sadness and worry. Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis were also worried about their dad, but no one could stay sad all the time. A new life had begun, filled with all kinds of exciting adventures. From their new home, there was a railway leading down the mountain, a dazzlingly bright railway going to London; and there was also the dark mouth of a mountain tunnel, where trains roared out from the darkness, like huge beasts.