The Neddiad : how Neddie took the train, went to Hollywood, and saved civilization
by Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-
Summary
When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world, but he is not sure exactly how. Full description
Series: Neddiad
The Neddiad: how Neddie took the train, went to Hollywood, and saved civilization (Volume 1.)
The Yggyssey: how Iggy wondered what happened to all the ghosts, found out where they went, and went there (Volume 2.)
Adventures of a cat-whiskered girl (Volume 3.)
Bushman lives! (Volume 4.)