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Title: Aboard the Train
Subtitle: A Ewan Johns Adventure
Author: C. J. Milbrandt
Narrator: C. J. Milbrandt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 44 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-10-17
Publisher: C. J. Milbrandt
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
In the Byways books, three half-brothers take sibling rivalry to new lengths as they race each other across their homeland. Having chosen the northern route, the eldest Johns brother is bound for Liberty's mountains. He takes the train, confident that he'll have a quick, comfortable ride to the finish line. But when Ewan stumbles upon two stowaways, they force him to change his plans. Every Byways book takes its cues from one of the 50 states. You'll find famous places, state icons, and other details hidden within the story. Book 2 covers the second state, Pennsylvania.
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
My daughter enjoyed this book so much!
it was awesome
It was great! I had a fun time reading and wouldn't give my moms phone back so I could reading! I like the brothers magic and the states game. By laurel age 11
Train of adventure
The story was fun and the word pictures were awesome. My son and I enjoyed sitting together, reading.
Aboard the Train
'Aboard the Train' is the second book in the Byways series by C. J. Milbrandt, and the first with the eldest brother, Ewan, as its main character.
Ewan has set off alone, hoping to meet up soon with the two other people that he must travel with in order to fulfil the rules of the race against his younger half-brothers across the country of Liberty.
Shy and self-effacing, he isn't expecting to find his travelling companions in the shape of two small girls!
Each state in Liberty corresponds to a state of the United States, with many references to places, names and well-known features of the real state. 'Aboard the Train' is set in Liberty's equivalent of Pennsylvania.
The series is intended to advance in reading level along with its readers. Books 1-4 are written for readers between six and ten years old, although later 'episodes' will have a progressively higher reading level.
I'm an adult reader in Australia, so I don't normally read books intended for this age range. And spotting the references specific to each American state is likely to give greater enjoyment to the youthful inhabitants of those states than it does to me on the other side of the world. :)
But I enjoy C.J. Milbrandt's writing no matter what she writes, so I'm willing to recommend it likewise to anyone who appreciates carefully-chosen words and well-defined characterisation.
This is my favourite of the four books that have been released so far - probably because I *am* an adult reader, and Ewan's reserved nature and sense of responsibility for others mean I have more in common with him than with the "hoorah, out on my own" spirit of his two younger brothers. The mileage of the actual target audience may vary. :)
A great book and a great series!
The byways books all work together so well to give us insight on each of the three brothers adventures as they race each other and come across unexpected turn of events.
In this second book, the eldest brother needs to find two more traveling companions as part of the rule of the competition. And unexpectedly find two orphaned young sisters who evidently will become those needed companions. It's a very sweet turn of events filled with cute and precious moments as the sisters slowly begin to trust this gentleman who has taken upon himself to become their new guardian.