On September 21, 1927, a high speed train derailed, spilling Oriental silk into the Fraser River about 160 kilometres east of Vancouver. In Julie Lawson's Emma and the Silk Train (KidsCan $15.95), with illustrations by Paul Mombourquette, Emma's longing for a piece of silk puts her life in danger while illuminating a little known event in Canadian history.
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[BCBW 1997]