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Charlotte's Choice by Cathleen Twomey (2001) Ages 12 and up
184 pages
In a novel distinguished by its sensitivity, its emotional honesty, and its resonant portrait of an unlikely friendship,
Cathleen Twomey offers readers a fully realized coming-of-age story. The story's unflinching ending, which is neither
entirely tragic nor entirely happy, deepens the credibility, power, and contemporary relevance of Charlotte's Choice.
184 pages
In a novel distinguished by its sensitivity, its emotional honesty, and its resonant portrait of an unlikely friendship,
Cathleen Twomey offers readers a fully realized coming-of-age story. The story's unflinching ending, which is neither
entirely tragic nor entirely happy, deepens the credibility, power, and contemporary relevance of Charlotte's Choice.
Worth by A. LaFaye (2004) Ages 8-12
144 pages
As 11-year-old Nathaniel rushes to bring in hay ahead of an approaching thunderstorm, his leg is crushed beneath
a wagon when the team of horses, spooked by lightning, lurches out of control. His father brings one more conflict
to their late-19th-century Nebraska homestead in the person of John Worth, a boy taken off the orphan train to help
take up the slack.
144 pages
As 11-year-old Nathaniel rushes to bring in hay ahead of an approaching thunderstorm, his leg is crushed beneath
a wagon when the team of horses, spooked by lightning, lurches out of control. His father brings one more conflict
to their late-19th-century Nebraska homestead in the person of John Worth, a boy taken off the orphan train to help
take up the slack.
A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon (1996) Ages 10 and up
162 pages
The first book in The Orphan Train Adventures, this historically accurate saga follows the adventures of the six Kelly
children who are sent out west on the Orphan Train by their impoverished mother in hope that they will find better live.
Frances Mary, the eldest of the Kelly children, shepherds her siblings through the Orphan Train trip and struggles to find
them good homes. Frances Mary and Petey are adopted by the Cummingses and find themselves involved in the
Underground Railroad movement.
162 pages
The first book in The Orphan Train Adventures, this historically accurate saga follows the adventures of the six Kelly
children who are sent out west on the Orphan Train by their impoverished mother in hope that they will find better live.
Frances Mary, the eldest of the Kelly children, shepherds her siblings through the Orphan Train trip and struggles to find
them good homes. Frances Mary and Petey are adopted by the Cummingses and find themselves involved in the
Underground Railroad movement.
Caught in the Act by Joan Lowery Nixon (1996) Ages 10 and up
150 pages
The Orphan Train saga continues as Mike Kelly, almost twelve, is adopted by the Friedrichs, a German immigrant farm
family in Missouri. He beings to suspect that the Friedrichs are hiding something and vows to uncover their secret.
150 pages
The Orphan Train saga continues as Mike Kelly, almost twelve, is adopted by the Friedrichs, a German immigrant farm
family in Missouri. He beings to suspect that the Friedrichs are hiding something and vows to uncover their secret.
A Dangerous Promise by Joan Lowery Nixon (1996) Ages 10 and up
148 pages
It's 1861, and although Mike Kelly is far younger than the legal age of sixteen, he dreams of fighting with the Union Army.
Mike and his best friend, Todd, secretly train to become army drummer boys and join up with the Second Kansas
Infantry.
148 pages
It's 1861, and although Mike Kelly is far younger than the legal age of sixteen, he dreams of fighting with the Union Army.
Mike and his best friend, Todd, secretly train to become army drummer boys and join up with the Second Kansas
Infantry.
In the Face of Danger by Joan Lowery Nixon (1996) Ages 10 and up
151 pages
Shy Megan Kelly truly believes she is to blame for her family's misfortune. She'll never forget the day a Gypsy grabbed
her palm and read it, announcing that Megan was a "bad-luck penny" who would always bring trouble to those around
her. Megan is happy when a loving young couple living in the rugged Kansas territory adopt her, but the first couple
months she wonders if the Gypsy's curse is real
151 pages
Shy Megan Kelly truly believes she is to blame for her family's misfortune. She'll never forget the day a Gypsy grabbed
her palm and read it, announcing that Megan was a "bad-luck penny" who would always bring trouble to those around
her. Megan is happy when a loving young couple living in the rugged Kansas territory adopt her, but the first couple
months she wonders if the Gypsy's curse is real
A Place to Belong by Joan Lowery Nixon (1996) Ages 10 and up
147 pages
Danny and his younger sister Peg feel lucky to be adopted by kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson in St. Joseph, Missouri.
But when Olga dies suddenly, the children fear they will lose their wonderful new family. Danny comes up with an
ingenious plan so they won't be separated, and which might even bring his real family back together.
147 pages
Danny and his younger sister Peg feel lucky to be adopted by kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson in St. Joseph, Missouri.
But when Olga dies suddenly, the children fear they will lose their wonderful new family. Danny comes up with an
ingenious plan so they won't be separated, and which might even bring his real family back together.
A Faraway Home: An Orphan Train Story by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos (2006) Ages 10-12
198 pages
This heartfelt story begins on the streets of New York City in 1854 where thousands of homeless children, immigrants
and natives are fighting to survive. Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society, made a plan to rescue
the children by getting them out of the city to loving rural homes in America's growing Midwest. The first location to
accept these homeless children is Dowagiac, Michigan. You will experience the hope, fear and excitement as you
travel with Jack, Sarah, George and 42 other orphans on their way to new faraway homes and better lives.
198 pages
This heartfelt story begins on the streets of New York City in 1854 where thousands of homeless children, immigrants
and natives are fighting to survive. Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society, made a plan to rescue
the children by getting them out of the city to loving rural homes in America's growing Midwest. The first location to
accept these homeless children is Dowagiac, Michigan. You will experience the hope, fear and excitement as you
travel with Jack, Sarah, George and 42 other orphans on their way to new faraway homes and better lives.
