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Plot
Main character, Choon-yi, is left behind by her father who fled to North America to find work. In order to make a living, Choon-yi sells her paintings in a market. She then receives a letter from her father asking if she wants to join him. As Choon-yi sets off, she soon discovers that her father has been killed. Choon-yi attempts to paint the giant train she sees of which her father died for. Mysterious occurrences come about at night whilst on a trip aboard a train to make Choon-yi's art come alive. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=LitRC&userGroupName=ubcolumbia&tabID=T004&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&currentPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA18867043&&docId=GALE|A18867043&docType=GALE&role=LitRC

About the Author: Paul Yee
Author of Ghost Train, Paul Yee was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada and grew up in Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Yee attended Lord Strathcona Elementary School, Britannia Secondary School and graduated from the University of British Columbia with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Canadian History. Paul Yee worked for the City of Vancouver Archives as an archivist as well as at the Archives of Ontario. He is a member of Writers Union of Canada and Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers. Yee has resided in Toronto, Canada since 1988.

Awards
Paul Yee is a recipient of a handful of awards throughout his career. Yee was awarded the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature in 1996, the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book award in 1997 and shortlisted for the Toronto IODE Book Award in 1997.

About the Illustrator: Harvey Chan
Harvey Chan was born in Hong Kong, China and currently resides in Toronto, Canada. Chan graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design. A primary interest in his paintings, drawings and sculptures is human figure. Throughout Harvey Chan's career as an illustrator, he has received numerous awards. Chan also had the honour of creating two series of coin design for the Royal Canadian Mint as well as designing the Year of the Rat stamp for Canada post. Aside from Chan's personal work, he has found time to teach at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Sheridan College and the Toronto School of Art.