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Clarion Books, 2000-17-04

Train to Somewhere

Train to Somewhere

Eve Bunting, Author

Ronald Himler, Illustrator

Paperback

SKU:9780618040315

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A heartbreaking picture book tells the story of the 19th-century Orphan Train in the voice of the plain girl nobody wants. Himler's beautiful, understated paintings show the train steaming across the prairie and the children trying to smile and look their best, hoping that someone will adopt them.—ALA "Booklist" Editor's Choice. Full color.

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This poignant story gently unfolds the courage of a young refugee family seeking safety and a new beginning. With compassionate language and evocative illustrations, it invites readers to reflect on hope, resilience, and the shared humanity that bridges divides.

Readability • 2.8

Age Range • 4-7

Pages • 32

Subjects • Orphan trains • Foster home care • Orphans

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Poverty & Homelessness • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism

Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on an Orphan Train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. When her mother left Marianne at the orphanage, hadn't she promised she'd come for her after making a new life in the West? Stop after stop goes by, and there's no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy, plain Marianne, either. But that's all right: She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train pulls into its final stop, a town called Somewhere . . .

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