Kidnapped in Key West

by Annelle Rigsby and Edwina Raffa

Book Overview

A daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad

Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His father, a worker on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad, is thrown into jail for stealing the railroad payroll. Convinced that he is responsible for his pa's arrest, Eddie sets out for Key West with his faithful dog, Rex, on a daring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561645370
• ISBN13: 9781561645374
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Excelllent reading

Kidnapped in Key West, by Edwina Raffa and Annelle Rigsby, is a wonderful and exciting story. As a teacher and grandmother of 8, I have already purchased this book for them. This book is obviously very well researched and it keeps you at the edge of your chair. I found myself thinking of all the different lessons this book provides for teachers. I also look forward to getting my grandchildren's review of this story. A must read for children and adults!

Kidnapped in Key West

I was prompted to purchase this book,for my grandchildren,based on the author's previous publications...Race to Kitty Hawk and Escape to the Everglades. Both are very interesting and loaded with historical facts, this new effort continues the theme. I am well beyond the targeted age group of these works, I did enjoy them all and look forward to the authors next contributation to this body of work.If your child or grandchild likes an adventure story that they can relate to...give it a read.

Couldn't put it down!

Kidnapped in Key West is an exciting adventure story of a young boy who rises to the challenge of proving his fathers innocence when he has been wrongly accused of theft. With his dog Rex, his adventures take him through the Florida Keys to entertain readers while educating them on Henry Flagers story of building the Key West Extension. After I read the story myself, I couldn't wait to share it with my children. When it came time to close the book each night, my kids begged for, "just a few more pages." They loved this story as it was such an adventure story. They were amazed that the story was based on a true event and had lots of questions. I even found one of my children looking at the map of Florida in the book and reading the historical notes at the end. All in all, this is a great read!