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Since age sixteen, Bee has loaded freight for the Union Pacific Railroad, all the while dreaming of being an engineer. Bee loves the railroad: from the roar and clatter of the wheels against the track to the names like True Heart, Roaring Wolf, and Coyote Special to the low blast of the whistle - whoooo-whoooo. Then one day, Bee gets the chance to drive the True Heart all the way from Cheyenne to Chicago. A seamless mix of history and fiction, True Heart is a story of the American frontier, of wanting something so much you can't think of anything else--and of the little-known work of pioneer women who made the American railroad a reality.
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I write books for children and YA/adult readers. For TEENS AND ADULTS: THANKS!!! to all the people who have gotten in touch about the Resurrection of Magic trilogy. I am writing the third book NOW...and am astounded at what is happening in the city of Limori. My blog: kathleenduey dot blogspot dot com ...has writing updates, tiny excerpts, a few videos, and NO SPOILERS. A few lines from yesterday's work:In the moonlight, the magicians dragged some kind of heavy bundles onto the stage.One of them rolled off and landed in a heap. Two of the magicians lifted it back up and for an instant, she saw dangling legs, a boneless arm swinging back and forth.The trilogy has been translated into German, Polish and French. I love hearing from readers in any language! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For YOUNG READERS:The Unicorn's Secret books have gotten lovely new covers by Sandara Tang, an amazing artist based in Singapore. The fan mail from astounds me. I am now hearing from parents who read the books when they were in grade school and are rereading them with their kids. Excerpts from my books are on http://www.kathleenduey.com
