Central Kansas Library System

Seventh-grader Steve Brixton finds himself pulled back into sleuthing when, during a train trip down the California coast, he uncovers a mystery involving a fleet of priceless automobiles, an assassin, and a private rail car.

When Iris and her lion are forced to spend Christmas apart, the lion embarks on a festive, snowy adventure to find her -- and almost bumps into Father Christmas!

"In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for a trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer is waiting to take his revenge--by livestreaming her death to the world. In Anchorage, Alaska, Deputy US Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are assigned to security detail at a judicial conference in Fairbanks. Lola is tasked with guarding Justice Townsend's teenaged daughter while Cutter provides counter-surveillance. It's a simple,...

"'Dear Uncle Herbert, You€ve never met me, but I€m your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorrow and you are super-rich could you please send me a present?' Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don€t have much to look forward to. Why can€t Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th birthday...

"I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. But, the Ghan is not the respite I'd been hoping for. It turns out I've trapped myself on an 1,800-mile journey with a powder...

A picture-packed guide to the fascinating story of trains and how they have transformed our world. Discover how the vision of George Stephenson, the "father of the railroad," materialized into an age of steam around the world. Study the cut-out of a locomotive to understand how the movement of the piston turns the wheels. Learn how the American railroad contributed to the development and progress in the US and facilitated the spread of population...

The Alden siblings continue their mission to return lost artifacts around the world by visiting the Great Wall of China and an elephant reserve in Thailand, among other sites, but halfway around the world trouble seems closer than ever.

Crispin Mayo was a reckless young brawler who'd left his tiny fishing village for the vast American frontier. Headed west to join a railroad construction crew, he came upon an isolated station, and a mystery. The shack was abandoned, but fresh blood spattered the floor, and the telegraph was clicking away unattended. When Mayo stepped inside and put a hand on the telegraph key, he had no way of knowing the course of his life would change forever,...

A family film for all ages, the movie chronicles the adventure of 10-year-old Lily, who sets off to visit her lonely Grandpa, but finds herself on a great adventure along the way that leads to a meeting with Thomas The Tank Engine.

A boy expresses his love of trains, describing many kinds of train cars and their special jobs.