false 5598988 2 Jimmy lives in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, during the 1940s. He does all the things boys do in the small mountain town: plays a mean game of football, pulls the unforgettable Halloween prank with his friends in “the Platoon,” and promises to head off into the woods on the first day of hunting season— no matter what. He also knows his father belongs to a secret society, and is determined to uncover the mysteries behind it! But it is a midnight encounter with a train that shows Jimmy the man his father really is.<p> Newcomer Fran Cannon Slayton’s powerful first novel captures the serendipity of boyhood by shining a spotlight on the peak adventures of Jimmy’s life. But at its heart, this is a story about a boy and his father in a time when trains reigned supreme.<p> <i>“When the Whistle Blows</i> is reminiscent of classic tales by Jack London, William Golding and Robert Louis Stevenson, yet carries the remarkable, fresh voice of its author. Fran Cannon Slayton should be extremely proud of this, her debut novel.”—Ellen Hopkins, author of <i>Crank</i> and <i>Identical</i>. 5770340 book 11 6 2009 When the Whistle Blows total:75|5:25|4:29|3:17|2:4|1:0| 75 300 157 41 5 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 22:26:15 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 22:28:08 -0800 2009 When the Whistle Blows is a surprising first-novel that will especially appeal to your boys and young men. It is a growing up novel that includes scenes reminiscent of Richard Peck's Long Way from Chicago and has a classical mannerism that will steam its way on to s...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 31 09:40:59 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 09:43:14 -0800 2009
WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS follows Jimmy Cannon through four years of his life in the railroad town of Rowlesburg, West Virginia. Jimmy grows up before the reader's eyes as he struggles to come to terms with his changing world.

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Beautiful writing brought the setting to life and I fell in love with the characters. I didn't th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 07:44:40 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 07:50:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 06:45:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:27:49 -0700 2009
I enjoyed it. I don't normally read "boy books". Each chapter is another year in Jimmy's life in West Virginia. It's a small railroad tow...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 08:41:23 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 09:36:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 15:52:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 16:54:13 -0700 2009 more...]]>