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Barcode31662001846161
LocationWinamac
TitleI witnessed : the great train robbery of 1963 / written by Andrea Debbink ; art by Crystal Jayme. First edition. Ed
AuthorDebbink, Andrea, author.
Call NoJG I WITNESSED
CollectionJuvenile Graphic Novel
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780063247253 : $23.80
Dewey Decimal Classification Number [Fic] 23
Personal Name Debbink, Andrea, author.
Title Statement I witnessed : the great train robbery of 1963 / written by Andrea Debbink ; art by Crystal Jayme.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice copyright 2026
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
Physical Description 200 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Content Type still image sti rdacontent
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier
Series Statement I witnessed
Citation/References Note Junior Library Guild
Summary, Etc. Aspiring investigative reporter Marilyn witnesses one of the greatest money heists in history...but will she be able to collect enough evidence for anyone to believe what she saw? For fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales but with a true crime twist, read about the Great Train Robbery of 1963 in this I Witnessed graphic novel. Marilyn is in for an unforgettable trip when she sneaks aboard a Royal Mail train from Glasgow to London on the night of August 7, 1963. While Marilyn's focused on her writing portfolio and convincing Dad not to ship her to boarding school, the night takes a turn when she witnesses more than a dozen masked men board the train. What Marilyn didn't know when she snuck aboard was that this Mail Train was transporting over 2 million in cash. The robbers detain the crewmen, seize control of the train, and then abscond into the night with their bounty...but thanks to Marilyn, they won't make it out scot-free. Inspired the true events, Marilyn's story offers a fictional kid POV rooted in historical facts about the heist and the subsequent trial. Case fact sidebars offer additional nonfiction elements to the story.
Target Audience Note Ages 11-13.
Target Audience Note Grades 6-8.
Awards Note A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Graphic novels. sears
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Reporters and reporting Fiction. sears
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Theft Fiction. sears
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Train robberies Fiction. sears
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Trials (Burglary) Fiction. sears
Added Entry, Personal Name Jayme, Crystal, illustrator.
Series Added Entry-Uniform Title I witnessed.
Location JG I WITNESSED 31662001846161

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