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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a book you will not put down 'till you're done,
By A Customer
This review is from: True Heart (Hardcover)
true heart is an excellent book to read . even parents will love this book . this book is full of courage . its a great book!!!!!!!
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By Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: True Heart (Hardcover)
This is not actually a biography. Apparently the author was surprised to find a picture of an all-women railroad work crew taken sometime around the turn of the last century, and combined that with information about a female engineer on the B&O line to come up with this story about a young woman who, through chance, has the opportunity to drive a train - and more chances after that.
It is easy to believe that at some point in the past men were men and women stayed at home, but the picture that inspired this story is just one of many small pieces of evidence that puts the lie to it. I just wish that the illustrations and the story itself weren't so ambiguous about our main character's gender. Many young readers may skip the afterword and just assume this person is male because, after all, we *all* know that people who like trains are guys. (Sometimes I think we've regressed since I was a kid. Toys weren't all blue and pink in the 80s, were they?) |
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True Heart by Marissa Moss (Hardcover - March 1, 1999)
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