{"product_id":"all-aboard-the-schooltrain-a-little-story-from-the-great-migration-9781338766899","title":"All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis tender family story, inspired by the author's own, illuminates a dynamic chapter in American history known as the Great Migration -- and the many trains people rode toward freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"A vivid evocation of place and era rolling solidly on a bed of timeless values.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThelma loves to watch the Sunset Limited chug through her little town of Vacherie, Louisiana. And she dreams of one day riding a real train! For now, she has her beloved schooltrain. Every morning, she and her friends walk to school, single file, chanting all the way: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Schooltrain! Schooltrain! Don't be late! The school bell rings at half past eight!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it's on to great adventures with her teacher's books -- and her own imagination!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut lately, someone named Jim Crow has been making trouble for folks in Vacherie. Aunt Bea and Uncle Ed have already moved away. When Thelma's best friend also has to leave, Thelma wonders, who is Jim Crow and why does he have to be so mean? Will he make trouble for Pop, too?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781338766899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48","brand":"Glenda Armand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496127008949,"sku":"9781338766899","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3c2a5e89-525a-40b2-bd5f-e2c7599b896a.jpg?v=1667921220","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-aboard-the-schooltrain-a-little-story-from-the-great-migration-9781338766899","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}