The Great Train Mystery

Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa go "All aboard!" the train Papa's borrowed train for a fast-adventure across America - and try to keep from being "derailed" by mysterious mishaps, spooky surprises, and - oh, it's so dark in here! - those treacherous tunnels! 


Look What's Inside This Mystery - people, places, history and more! 

Places: Washington, D.C. - Union Station • The National Mall • Washington Monument • Lincoln Memorial; Nebraska - Union Station • Union Pacific Railroad Historical Museum • Chimney Rock; Missouri - Museum of Westward Expansion • Independence • Eads Bridge, St. Louis; Colorado - Union Station; Utah - Salt Lake City • Promontory Summit; and Mississippi River and Sierra Nevada Mountains


People: Lewis and Clark • Harry S. Truman • Shakespeare • Abraham Lincoln • Pioneers


Educational Items: Cattle drives • Union Station's history • Steam Engines • Louisiana Purchase • Transcontinental Railroad • Westward Expansion • Oregon Trail • Manifest Destiny • Golden Spike ceremony • The Old West • Bethel Granite • Sierra No. 3 • The Gateway Arch • California Trail • California Gold Rush • Kerosene • Coal • Oil • The Pony Express • Pinto horses • Historic trains: No. 119 and Jupiter


Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.


Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:

Grade Levels: 3-6

Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 3.6

Accelerated Reader Points: 2

Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150376

Lexile Measure: 610

Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q

Developmental Assessment Level: 40