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Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children, Bk 1)
Lucy's Wish - Orphan Train Children, Bk 1
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
ISBN-13: 9780440413066
ISBN-10: 0440413060
Publication Date: 9/7/1999
Pages: 128
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Yearling
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children, Bk 1) on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great Book for kids has 89 pages of story an Epilouge,a Glossary,and a nonfiction section called The Story of the Orphan Trains! The story is based in 1866 about a ten year old girl name Lucy.
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Ten-year-old Lucy Griggs's mother has just died, leaving Lucy orphaned and living on the streets of 1866 New York City. Then Lucy hears about the Children's Aid Society, a group that sends orphans out West to new homes. Lucy knows she'll never replace her mum, but maybe now she'll find a family--and even a little sister--to love.



But the family that takes her in is far from ideal. Mr. Snapes seems kind, but Mrs. Snapes is a bitter, angry woman. And Emma isn't the sister Lucy has dreamed of. Emma is a girl who people call "simple." Can Lucy learn to love this less-than-perfect family?