Orphan Train

From Christina Baker Kline comes a novel about two women: one about to age out of the foster care system, the other 90 years old and carrying both a tremendous secret and a story of a life formed by a

This young listeners' edition of Christina Baker Kline's New York Times best-selling novel Orphan Train follows a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a 91-year-old woman. Adapted and con

This young listeners' edition of Christina Baker Kline's New York Times best-selling novel Orphan Train follows a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a 91-year-old woman. Adapted and con

This young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows the story of a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old w

Can you imagine becoming an orphan while your parents are still alive? That's what happens to Nettie and Nellie Crook, who are only five years old in 1910 when they are removed from their home in New

When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure. With each book, they’re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark

Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer, close to "aging out" of the foster care system, is doing community service to stay out of juvie. As she helps an elderly woman clean out her home, Molly learns that as a y

#1 New York Times BestsellerAvailable in a special hardcover edition, Christina Baker Kline’s smash bestseller that is “a lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fas

Orphan Train is a gripping story of friendship and second chances from Christina Baker Kline, author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be.Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to “aging out” out

An orphan boy from Boston travels on an "orphan train" to Michigan, where he is adopted by a farmer and his wife, but they soon leave the farm for the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula.

Sent west on an "orphan train" when their mother can no longer care for them, Emily and her brother, James, are separated in Omaha, but Emily is befriended by a hobo who helps her find her way back to

A boy from New York is sent west on an "orphan train" to Illinois, where he becomes an indentured servant to a family who teaches him how to be a farmer.

An orphan boy from Boston travels on an "orphan train" to Michigan, where he is adopted by a farmer and his wife, but they soon leave the farm for the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula.

Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In recen

INSPIRED BY A STORY IDEA BY ONE OF OUR TREASURED READERS, Eva Henry. When 21-year-old Angela Meyers travels to Utah as a Mail Order Bride to the handsome Michael Cartwright she did not bank on having

Can you imagine being placed in an orphanage while your parents are still alive? That’s what happens to Nettie and Nellie Crook, who are only five years old in 1910 when they are removed from their ho

When the Aldens stay at an old Kansas inn, Harry, Jessie, Violet, and Bennie try to figure out why guests travel great lengths to visit it.

This young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a twelve-year-old foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-y

*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the Orphan Trains written by kids in the program*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The Orphan Trains

William has traveled to America from Ireland with the hope of finding a better life. Unfortunately, things do not go well for William in the new country and he is separated from his family. Will Willi

Andrea Warren views her two award-winning nonfiction books about the orphan trains through the lens of the Common Core Standards, offering her insight into how the books fulfill standards related to c

When the Aldens stay at an old Kansas inn, Harry, Jessie, Violet, and Bennie try to figure out why guests travel great lengths to visit it.

In 1861, sixteen-year-old Mike Kelly and his friend Todd become Union Army drummer boys, leading to a desperate adventure for Mike, who is wounded and trapped behind enemy lines. Reprint.

The Sword of the Silver Knight: A Medieval Fair has come to town, and the Aldens get grandfather's permission to volunteer their time. Benny becomes a page to the Silver Knight, a top suspect when the

The Sword of the Silver Knight: A Medieval Fair has come to town, and the Aldens get grandfather's permission to volunteer their time. Benny becomes a page to the Silver Knight, a top suspect when the

After witnessing a crime, Sophie Neumann disappears with her two young charges on an orphan train heading west. At the first stop, she faces the most difficult choice of her life. Reinhold Weiss has f

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train returns with an ambitious, emotionally resonant historical novel that captures the hardship, oppression, opportunity and hope of a trio of w

When an 1850s financial crisis leaves orphan Elise Neumann and her sisters destitute, Elise seizes their only hope: to find work out west through the Children's Aid Society and send money home. On the

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm—perfect for fans ofAmari and the Night Brothers, SkandarandEragon.Let the competition begin!“A new classic fantasy adventure.”—Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl seriesAn outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan YeungZhi Ging’s only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as aSilhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt toimpress the Silhouette scoutleads toa dragon attack on the jademountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. Butthe scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a secondchance. She’s in.In herlessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals,Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove thatshe’s worthy of being a Silhouette—despite her riv

Join the busy train driver in this playful, interactive flap book!Toot toot! All aboard! Join in and use the flaps to help the busy train driver collect the passengers, change tracks, drive through th

When Suzy hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house. But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for the