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A Family Apart (Orphan Train Adventures)

A Family Apart (Orphan Train Adventures)

The middle-grade answer to Christina Baker Kline's New York Times bestselling Orphan Train, this is a shockingly timely historical adventure.
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Imagine being taken from your home. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen.
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This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. Itâ€™s 1856, and their widowed mother has sent them west from New York City because sheâ€™s convinced that she canâ€™t give them the life they deserve.
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The Kellys board an â€œorphan trainâ€ and are taken to St. Joseph, Missouri, where their problems only grow worse. It was bad enough that they had to say goodbye to their mother, but now theyâ€™re forced to part ways with their fellow siblings as well. Thirteen-year-old Frances wonâ€™t stand for it. Sheâ€™s going to protect her brothers and sisters, even if it means dressing up like a boy and putting herself in danger.
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Will Frances be able to save her siblings? And what about her momâ€”was splitting up their family really her greatest act of love? Ride the rails with Frances and her siblings to find out!
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â€œThis is as close to a perfect book as youâ€™ll buy this year.â€ â€“VOYA
Country USA
Brand Laurel Leaf
Manufacturer Laurel Leaf
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780440226765
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1995-12-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780440226765

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