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Home Author Archive For Librarians Authors: Get Included Fran Cannon Slayton Dear Reader, I have exciting news to share! Kirkus has given WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS a starred review, calling it "an unassuming masterpiece." Midnight rituals. Secret initiations. A father who belongs to a secret society. Join Jimmy Cannon as he navigates the mysteries – and changes – that steam through his 1940's railroad town as he comes toe-to-toe with his stubborn father and his own uncertain future. My father's childhood experiences inspired this novel. In the 1940's, train engines switched from steam to diesel and the economy in small towns across America changed forever. WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS is a timely novel about coming of age in the face of economic change. School Library Journal's Diane Chen compares WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS to Newbery Award winner Richard Peck's A Long Way From Chicago, calling it "fresh, smart, witty, warm, well-written, funny . . . an amazing novel." I invite you to Visit with me on my book tour in June, July and August. Watch my video interview to learn more about the book, and enter to win one of five signed advance copies by emailing me to sign up for my newsletter at Fran@francannonslayton.com. Sincerely, Fran Cannon Slayton www.FranCannonSlayton.com TOP OF PAGE BACK TO MAIN PAGE © 2005 by AuthorBuzz