This book describes the mindset of a slave boy that loves trains. He becomes obsessed about Casey, a famous engineer, that his grandfather describes how a crash occurred that ended his life. His father reminds him that there are many other trains out in the world and that one day he will be able to see them all. I took this story as a story of hope and encouragement since his grandfather believed that they would be freed one day. ( )

I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson is abstract in nature and requires an in-depth analysis of the plot. The story is set in the 1900s in the south, somewhere between Mississippi and Tennessee. Written in a child's voice, the story tells of a (formally enslaved) boy's hope and desire to travel the country. He admires train engineer Casey Jones and often times find himself daydreaming of life on a train. Until one day his Hope's are crushed after Casey Jones dies in a train wreck. But his father reinsures him that there are many other trains and heroes in the world. ( )

This book tells the story of a young boy and his story and memories surrounding trains and a train crash.

Summary: This book is about a young boy who dreams of a train that has the potential of carrying him and his father on a journey away from sharecropping. When the person who drove the train, Casey Jones, dies, many of the black sharecroppers are saddened.

Summary: In this book a young boy looks forward to hearing and seeing the train pass by his house and the cotton fields that he works in. The train conductor, Casey, is kind to him and lets him see his train. Because of this positives experience, the young boy feels drawn towards trains. He concludes that one day he will take a train and go somewhere amazing. ( )