In 1856, Mrs. Kelly, a young widow who is unable to provide for her children, makes the ultimate sacrifice: She sends Frances Mary, Mike, Megan, Danny, Peg, and Petey to the West on the Orphan Train, hoping that they will be adopted by families who can give them what she cannot.
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Is The Orphan Train based on a true story?
Kline's book is fictional, but it's based on the very true history of thousands of children shipped to the Midwest. Kline joins NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss the history of the trains, how young girls were often passed over by families and the most surprising fact she learned from train riders.
What is the book Orphan Train about?
Orphan Train is a work of fiction, however it touches on the real-life stories of those who rode the trains between 1854 and 1929, when more than 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children were transported from eastern United States to the Midwest for adoption.
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each book follows a child and the experiences they face moving from New York to the west in the 1800s. This one is about a little girl who thinks she caused her ...
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The story is one of a series that follows an important stage of American history "the Orphan Train welfare program" that lasted for more than 70 years. In this ...
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The Orphan Train Adventures follow the story of the six Kelly children, whose widowed mother has sent them west from New York City in 1856 because she realizes ...
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In The Face of Danger; Orphan Train Adventures - Nixon, 0440227054, paperback ; Item Number. 395125203627 ; Artist. Nixon, Joan Lowery ; ISBN. 9780440227052 ...
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In The Face of Danger (Orphan Train Adventures) by Nixon, Joan Lowery - ISBN 10: 0553281968 - ISBN 13: 9780553281965 - Starfire - 1989 - Softcover.
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