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Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
Winner:Society of Midland Authors Award -Children's Nonfiction (1997)
Discusses the placement of over 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children in homes throughout the Midwest from 1854 to 1929 by recounting the story of one boy and his brothers.
Book Details
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish Date: Sep 28th, 1998
- Pages: 80
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.98in - 8.39in - 0.44in - 0.56lb
- EAN: 9780395913628
- Recommended age: 10-12
- Categories: • History - United States - 19th Century• History - United States - 20th Century• Biography & Autobiography - Historical
About the Author
Warren, Andrea: - Andrea Warren is the author of many acclaimed nonfiction books for young readers, including Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story, which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Andrea lives in Kansas. Visit her website at www.andreawarren.com.
Praise for this book
"A fascinating book about a social movement that predated today's foster homes, adoption agencies, and homeless shelters." School Library Journal, Starred --