It happened on a train
(Audiobook CD)

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New York : Random House/Listening Library, [2011].
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9780307710505 :, 0307710505 :, 9780307710482, 0307710483
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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.

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Published
New York : Random House/Listening Library, [2011].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (approximately 62 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307710505 :, 0307710505 :, 9780307710482, 0307710483
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4, 5 Points
Lexile measure
620

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Compact disc.
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Title from disc one label.
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In container (17 cm.)
Participants/Performers
Read by Arte Johnson.
Description
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.
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AUDIOBOOK CD

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Booklist Review

Newly retired from his short career as a detective, seventh-grader Steve Brixton even hauls his beloved Bailey Brothers mystery series out to the trash. He turns down one case, but the next mystery proves too tempting. Soon he is in hot pursuit of crooks on a train and in Mexico. In another fond but amusing send-up of Stratemeyer-era mystery series, Barnett finds time to poke fun at derivative fantasy books as well. A romantic interest adds another dimension to the earnest, intrepid, sometimes thick but always likable main character. An amusing addition to the Brixton Brothers series.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-6-Twelve-year-old Steve Brixton is a private investigator-and retired. After learning The Ghost Writer Secret, Mac Barnett's second title (2011) in the series, Steve has become disillusioned with his investigator role models and is determined to leave the world of sleuthing behind. However, Steve's reputation as a successful PI draws him back into a compelling mystery in It Happened on a Train (2011, both S & S), and he embarks on a dangerous train trip with his chum, Dana, and Claire, an interesting young lady. They confront baddies and evil intentions-and discover an interesting twist in a string of expensive car thefts. Arte Johnson provides a natural voice for Steve's engaging, often comical story. The wry, textured narration conveys the tale's tongue-in-check but serious undertones. While listeners may occasionally miss the rise and fall of a chapter or the shift of a scene that the visual text provides, they will quickly be drawn into the plot and find themselves pulling for Steve to escape the latest threat. An engaging listen.-Janie Pickett, Lackland ISD, San Antonio, TX (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Kirkus Book Review

The Brixton Brothers Detective Agency is no more.Kid gumshoe Steve Brixton (who actually doesn't have a brother, he just picked the name because it mirrors his beloved Bailey Brothers detective stories) has, at the ripe old age of 12, retired from the detecting game. He became disenchanted upon discovering, during his last adventure (Ghostwriter Secret, 2010), that the author of those inspiring books was actually a criminal mastermind. So Steve's given up his agency, and now his best chum Dana is spending entirely too much time with Other Dana, his girlfriend. Little does Steve know that signing up for the Model U.N. with Dana and Other Dana will place him on a train rocketing toward detecting destiny!When meeting a mysterious young lady onboard gets Steve invited into the mysterious last car on the Sunset Coastliner, Steve and Dana (but not Other Dana) find themselves invited to protect Mr. Vanderdraak's new, vintage motor car from serial car thieves! Can Steve solve the case? More importantly, can he go more than five minutes without getting trapped somewhere? Barnett's sly and often silly Hardy Boy parody chugs along with plenty of laughs and enough honest-to-gosh mystery to please any lover of boy detective fiction. Rex's black-and-white pencils (which also parody the Hardy tales) are still a fine match for the goofiness.Mention of the next adventure at mystery's close will make Brixton fans smile. (Humorous mystery. 10-14)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Barnett, M., Rex, A., & Johnson, A. (2011). It happened on a train ([Unabridged].). Random House/Listening Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barnett, Mac, Adam Rex and Arte Johnson. 2011. It Happened On a Train. New York: Random House/Listening Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barnett, Mac, Adam Rex and Arte Johnson. It Happened On a Train New York: Random House/Listening Library, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Barnett, M., Rex, A. and Johnson, A. (2011). It happened on a train. [Unabridged]. New York: Random House/Listening Library.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Barnett, Mac., Adam Rex, and Arte Johnson. It Happened On a Train [Unabridged]., Random House/Listening Library, 2011.

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