Book Report of The Railway
Children

When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meat. However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter, named Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father’s disappearance, it turns out their father has been accused of spying on the British government. So the railway children find out who really did it and their father was free to go, and their family is happily reunited.

I actually enjoyed the book. I usually enjoy Goosebumps books, but I liked this book. One reason is because it was a lot of adventure and I like action and adventure books. My next reason is because it was a mystery of finding who was the real culprit of who actually was spying on the British government and when I was in 3rd or 4th grade I liked mysteries. My final reason is because they had to save a train.