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I bought this book for my 11 year old son based on recommendations and the fact that the title was on the Reading Olympics list for his school.

The story is initially set in Cairo, Illinois at the start of the Great Depression. Oscar Ogilvie lives a comfortable life with his widowed father. They share a modest home and a passion for model trains. Financial losses force his father to search for work in California leaving Oscar in the care of his strict Aunt Carmen. His one consolation is Mr. Applegate, a lone drifter who wanders into Oscar's life and mentors him in math and poetry. Mr. Applegate becomes Oscar's one true friend and surrogate father.

In a rapid turn of events, Oscar finds himself part of a brutal bank robbery which leads to a magical train ride, time travel, interactions with famous people, several scary situations, a friendship with another time traveler named Claire, one near-death experience, and a tidy ending.

Although my son enjoyed to the book immensely he did not understand any of the references to the famous celebrities that Oscar met in Hollywood. He also was a little confused by Applegate's explanation of time travel and the books' rather quick resolution.

I thought that on the whole the book was well written although I did object to some of the language. My main complaint was that there was quite a bit of repetition in the story. Every time someone asked Oscar to explain his situation – he did from the very beginning! The author used this device as a way to explain Oscar's shifting memory which may have been necessary but it did slow down the story. There was also a good bit of stereotyping among the characters: the callous wealthy bankers, the mystical Miss Chow, the train conductor, among others.

The illustrations and cover art were very well done.


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On the Blue Comet Rosemary Wells Bagram Ibatoulline Books Reviews

My 12 year old loves it
this is one book i had a hard time putting down. i absolutely loved it and will look for more from this author.
Delightful tale of a boy who travels through time only to discover it isn't as much fun as it sounds.
The author did a great job keeping the character and vocabulary consistent with the setting. I read it to see if my 5th graders would enjoy the book. I found I had to use a lot of background knowledge that my students wouldn't know about yet. The vocabulary for the model trains and dialogue were very well researched, but I don't think I would recommend it to students that young. Kids who are closer to 13 or 14 would enjoy it more.
I used to work in the children's section of a library, so I like to keep up with children's literature (on top of that, I'm just a grown up with a huge imagination). Rosemary Wells is an author that was very popular when I was working at the library. I enjoyed this book a lot; Oscar is a believable character and the book presents the concept of time travel in a great way. It provided a educational background on Einstein and what it would take for time travel to be possible. The plot was well thought out and I was impressed.
This is one of the best father-son books that I've discovered to date. My 10 year old son and I share bedtime story-time every night and have enjoyed the bonding experience. What better than to find a story about a father and son sharing their love of model trains who then embark on a series of life experiences, which include the Great Depression, World War II and other major events in history.

A very well written book, making it an easy and exciting bed-time read. We found it hard to put down!

I rarely write reviews here, but this was one book that compelled me to share the wonderful experience with others.
I chose this book because I have an interest in the Manasquan Train Station in Manasquan, NJ, and an interest in model trains like The Blue Comet that had as part of its route the Jersey Shore and Squan Station. I was very gratified and surprised to find that the book is a wonderful read, even for an adult. Thank you Rosemary Wells for preserving local history in such a wonderful story.
I bought this book for my 11 year old son based on recommendations and the fact that the title was on the Reading Olympics list for his school.

The story is initially set in Cairo, Illinois at the start of the Great Depression. Oscar Ogilvie lives a comfortable life with his widowed father. They share a modest home and a passion for model trains. Financial losses force his father to search for work in California leaving Oscar in the care of his strict Aunt Carmen. His one consolation is Mr. Applegate, a lone drifter who wanders into Oscar's life and mentors him in math and poetry. Mr. Applegate becomes Oscar's one true friend and surrogate father.

In a rapid turn of events, Oscar finds himself part of a brutal bank robbery which leads to a magical train ride, time travel, interactions with famous people, several scary situations, a friendship with another time traveler named Claire, one near-death experience, and a tidy ending.

Although my son enjoyed to the book immensely he did not understand any of the references to the famous celebrities that Oscar met in Hollywood. He also was a little confused by Applegate's explanation of time travel and the books' rather quick resolution.

I thought that on the whole the book was well written although I did object to some of the language. My main complaint was that there was quite a bit of repetition in the story. Every time someone asked Oscar to explain his situation – he did from the very beginning! The author used this device as a way to explain Oscar's shifting memory which may have been necessary but it did slow down the story. There was also a good bit of stereotyping among the characters the callous wealthy bankers, the mystical Miss Chow, the train conductor, among others.

The illustrations and cover art were very well done.