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Orphan Trains

Name: Orphan Trains
ISBN: 9781429662734

An Interactive History Adventure

Elizabeth Raum

Capstone · Print & ebook · January 12, 2010

Reading lane: Orphans & Foster Kids

In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains.

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in interactive choices about homeless children seeking families

Book Details

Authors: Elizabeth Raum
Publisher: Capstone
Published: January 12, 2010
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Orphans & Foster Kids · 19th-Century U.S.
Reading lane: Orphans & Foster Kids

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Adventure & Explorers
Orphans & Foster Kids
20th Century U.S.

About This Book

In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains. Most of these children had no idea whether they would find kind adoptive families or be forced to work like slaves. Will you: ? Head west after living on the streets of New York City? ? Search for a home for you and your three younger siblings? ? Try to care for yourself and your baby sister on your own?