| That Night's Train Contributor(s): Akbarpour, Ahmad (Author), Arsenault, Isabelle (Illustrator), Saghafi, Majid (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1554981697 ISBN-13: 9781554981694 Publisher: Groundwood Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2012 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Age Level: 9-UP |
| Grade Level: 4-UP |
| Lexile Measure: 680(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 7.6" L (0.45 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Topical - Friendship |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/10/2012 Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2012 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012 Booklist 11/01/2012 pg. 74 School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 69 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 154970 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On a train trip with her grandmother, young Banafsheh meets a woman who reminds her of her dead mother. The woman is a teacher and a writer, and she promises she will call Banafsheh and come and tell her stories. Later, the teacher weaves the encounter into a story that she tells to the children in her classroom. The children are entranced by the story and imagine how it will turn out. Surely, they say, the teacher will call the little girl. But the teacher never calls, though Banafsheh waits faithfully by the phone and refuses even to go out to play. Meanwhile, the teacher is disconcerted by her class's reaction, and she agonizes over how to end her story. As a writer, she feels that the story is more important than anything else, and that the ending must be exciting and eventful, no matter what. Perhaps Banafsheh will even have to become ill and die? In the end, the teacher does visit Banafsheh, but finds that it is too little too late. Banafsheh is very angry with the teacher, and hurt. Finally, the teacher makes the biggest sacrifice she knows -- her manuscript -- in order to save the friendship. This is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful novel that raises intriguing and child-friendly questions about how real life and stories are interwoven, who owns stories, and whether they can ever truly disappear. |
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