Michael D. Beil

In 1938, ten-year-old Henry Shipley must rely on a talking cat named Lantern Sam and a kindly conductor named Clarence to help solve the kidnapping of a young heiress aboard the Lake Erie Shoreliner passenger train.

Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits

Melissa Palmer

Book #108 Read in 2014
Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits by Michael D. Beil (YA)

This was a cute read. Lantern Sam is a cat who can telepathically speak to certain people....two of which are train conductor Clarence and train passenger Henry. Henry meets Ellie, a young girl who comes from a rich family and who eventually gets kidnapped on the train ride. Henry teams up with Sam to find her and figure out the identity of the kidnappers. I loved Lantern Sam; he was a great character. I would recommend this book upper elementary and middle school readers. 

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Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits

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