he Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, by Stephen Krensky, wants to put into your mind that strangers can come and seriously change how you think. In 1867, Winnie was staying at Cisco, California, for the summer. There, she met a Chinese tea carrier named Lee Cheng, who was working for the Pacific Railroad. They were going to meet up with the Central Railroad to create the Transcontinental one. They became friends by randomly seeing each other, but the Chinese Workers started up a week-long strike, complaining about the dreadful working hours. Before, Americans had thought that Chinese loved to work on the railroad. Winnie needed to decide which side she was on, and why. Later, the revolt had been put down, and the Chinese earned two more dollars a month. Now, they thought that the Chinese didn’t love work nearly as much as they expected. Finally, in 1869, the railroad was finally completed. I recommend this fictional story placed in a real setting for boys and girls grades third to fourth.

he Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, by Stephen Krensky, wants to put into your mind that strangers can come and seriously change how you think. In 1867, Winnie was staying at Cisco, California, for the summer. There, she met a Chinese tea carrier named Lee Cheng, who was working for the Pacific Railroad. They were going to meet up with the Central Railroad to create the Transcontinental one. They became friends by randomly seeing each other, but the Chinese Workers started up a week-long strike, complaining about the dreadful working hours. Before, Americans had thought that Chinese loved to work on the railroad. Winnie needed to decide which side she was on, and why. Later, the revolt had been put down, and the Chinese earned two more dollars a month. Now, they thought that the Chinese didn’t love work nearly as much as they expected. Finally, in 1869, the railroad was finally completed. I recommend this fictional story placed in a real setting for boys and girls grades third to fourth.

The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo, by Gertrude Chandler Warner, says that mystifying problems can have simple answers. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are at Rosedale, in Edward Marlow’s house. Marlow also has a zoo. Strange things are happening there. The signs are mixed up, turning off the power, and hurting the animals. They had several suspects, but there was no proof. Benny especially loved a monkey named Amos. There was no proof he was still there. However, the Aldens saw Mac Tatcher, the person who worked at Rosedale’s bookstore, steal Amos. They followed him back home. He angrily admitted why he had stolen Amos and when he was going away, his zoo keys fell out. That was the proof that he did those horrible things. There was really an easy-to- understand explanation to both of those mysteries! I recommend this mystery for boys and girls, grades third to fourth.

The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo, by Gertrude Chandler Warner, says that mystifying problems can have simple answers. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are at Rosedale, in Edward Marlow’s house. Marlow also has a zoo. Strange things are happening there. The signs are mixed up, turning off the power, and hurting the animals. They had several suspects, but there was no proof. Benny especially loved a monkey named Amos. There was no proof he was still there. However, the Aldens saw Mac Tatcher, the person who worked at Rosedale’s bookstore, steal Amos. They followed him back home. He angrily admitted why he had stolen Amos and when he was going away, his zoo keys fell out. That was the proof that he did those horrible things. There was really an easy-to- understand explanation to both of those mysteries! I recommend this mystery for boys and girls, grades third to fourth.