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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–6—Somewhat reminiscent of the "Boxcar Children" series (Albert Whitman), this book centers around the "Orphan Train Movement" that occured between 1853 and 1929. Readers are introduced to 11-year-old Jack, who has been abandoned by his parents after the death of his older brother. Frances, also 11, and her younger brother, Harold, suffer a similar abandonment. Their unfortuna...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
New York City orphans Frances and Harold are put on a train to Kansas and promised a better life. After they hear of horrible worki...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
