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The Great Railroad Race: the Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory, 1868 (Dear America)
by
Kristiana Gregory (Goodreads Author)
In Kristiana Gregory's third book for the Dear America series, a fourteen-year-old girl records the momentous building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Hardcover, 204 pages
Published
April 1st 1999
by Scholastic Inc.
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Written by the same author as the wonderful Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell 1847 and Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild California Territory 1849, this book does not disappoint.
I loved this book, I am astonished that some people didn't. I love the romance. Actually, I didn't think it had enough "I LOVE PETE!!!" kissy kissy stuff. A overall great book that I HIGHLY recommend. I own it, and have read it countless times. A very educational book, along with a BFF, a good enough amount of romance.
And of course she wouldn't love Pete until she found out he was 19. I mean, what would a 15 year old have liking a 40 year old?
I would've put more romance, but that is me. Half lov...more
And of course she wouldn't love Pete until she found out he was 19. I mean, what would a 15 year old have liking a 40 year old?
I would've put more romance, but that is me. Half lov...more
we're reading this book in my class, and I really like it so far! i have to say that libby is kinda like me in someway. and by some way, i mean by going off with your friend to get in trouble. :) whats weird to me is that as soon as she found out the Pete was 19 she started to like him. no time before, just then. i still like it though, and i thought it was funny that joe still put the penny on the railroad track a few hours after he saw that one kid die from a penny attack.
I highly recommened...more
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The Great Railroad Race (Utah Territory) / 0-590-10991-X
Another wonderful Dear America book - this one covers the race to connect the opposite ends of the country with a single railroad. Our narrator here is the daughter of an intrepid journalist, who hopes to strike it at least semi-rich by being one of the few to cover the story first-hand. While I recommend the Dear America series for both children and adults, I recognize that the series is primarily marketed towards young children, and I wil...more
Another wonderful Dear America book - this one covers the race to connect the opposite ends of the country with a single railroad. Our narrator here is the daughter of an intrepid journalist, who hopes to strike it at least semi-rich by being one of the few to cover the story first-hand. While I recommend the Dear America series for both children and adults, I recognize that the series is primarily marketed towards young children, and I wil...more
Such a fun, easy read. This was especially fun for me to read because the characters have a lot of similarities to my family's history. The family shares the same last name as our family and they were there when the golden spike was driven and so was my great, great grandpa. He was the one who sent the telegraph that the golden spike had been driven and he was in the famous picture of the two trains meeting. It was fun to better imagine what it would have been like to be there.
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I love all Dear Amercia Books I checked this book out at my school libary and I pretty much got done with it two days after, I couldn't stop reading it.
I absolutely loved it I loved Libby & Pete's romance and then how Joe puts a penny on the railroad and gets in a bunch of trouble. & It's good cause I learned some history from this book. Overall, This was a good book.
I absolutely loved it I loved Libby & Pete's romance and then how Joe puts a penny on the railroad and gets in a bunch of trouble. & It's good cause I learned some history from this book. Overall, This was a good book.
this book wasnt that great... this book is about a girl named libby west who lives in utah the time of 1868
her parents and her are going on the railroad becuase there is a war and they are going to utah
libby meetss new people sees great new places and most of all she can spend it with her family!
her parents and her are going on the railroad becuase there is a war and they are going to utah
libby meetss new people sees great new places and most of all she can spend it with her family!
Feb 06, 2011
Ash E.
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
young historical fiction readers
Recommended to Ash by:
Cori Johnson
Shelves:
young-historical-fiction,
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The Dear America books are easily-accessible historical fiction for young readers, especially girls (the My Name is America books, I've been told, are very similar, only for boys).
The Great Railroad Race tells Libby West's story of her life in the Utah Territory during the time of the Great Railroad Race.
The Dear America books are easily-accessible historical fiction for young readers, especially girls (the My Name is America books, I've been told, are very similar, only for boys).
The Great Railroad Race tells Libby West's story of her life in the Utah Territory during the time of the Great Railroad Race.
this was a book about a girl whos dad is a reporter who wants to be at the end of the great railrode race, so they travle to the spot and see this event happen which everyone was getting bored because there were delays.
I remember I read this because it had the name of my older sister in the title. It was my first time ever reading something like this, and it greatly influenced what I read and how I wrote afterword.
I always loved historical fiction, and these diaries really highlight the lives of the common families that were in the middle of such big event in our nations history. Definately worth reading!
One of the better books in the series.. I didn't know anything about this part of history going in, and it was interesting to learn about - especially the journalists!
A girl follows the progress of the Great Railroad Race with her family. She learns the need for patience, loyalty, and obedience.
My daughter and I enjoyed reading this although I was a bit disappointed when she wasn't a Mormon -- for obvious reasons...
This book actually wasn't horriable. I thought it would be but my grandma really wanted me to read it... so i did :)
This is one of the better Dear America books. It follows the journey of Libby who travels with her family as her father, a reporter, writes about the development of the transcontinental railroad. This story is simple, but still entertaining. She makes friends along her journey, worries about her relationship with her parents and little brother Joe, and has her first taste of love when her father's partner, Pete, starts paying attention to her. This is an accurate portrayal of what life was like...more
Another in the "Dear America" series. Light and easy read, but very entertaining and educational.
I really love this book. I have read it over and over again. It is one of my favorites.
I don't particularly recall this story being all that interesting.
It's too ' OH I LOVE PETE SOOOO MUCH!!'ish to be incredibly good.
i hope i get to read all the dear america series. it's so cool!
It has so many details in the book. I love the book.
May 23, 2010
Ema
is currently reading it
Well I am still currently reading. It has some sad part's.
Loved it also was amazing, delightful, and suspensful
this was one of my favorites in this series.
Nov 10, 2012
Hesham Asem
marked it as to-read
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I did not read this one! It is a mistake
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