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Aggie's Home: Orphan Train Children
(Hardcover, 1998)
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Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
A clumsy and unattractive twelve-year-old, Aggie is sure no one will want to adopt her when she ride...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 038532295X
ISBN-13: 9780385322959
Aug 1998
Publisher: Delacorte Pr
116 pages
Grade:
From 3 to 4
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Orphan Train Children, Books 3.
Language: English |
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Synopsis
A clumsy and unattractive twelve-year-old, Aggie is sure no one will want to adopt her when she rides the orphan train out west, but when she meets the eccentric Bradon family she begins to have some hope. Includes historical information about orphan trains and the woman's suffrage movement.
| Details | | Series: | Nixon, Joan Lowery. Orphan Train Children, Books 3. |
| Size | | Length: | 116 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
Gr 4-7-Aggie, an orphan since birth, wants a real home. The director of the Asylum for Homeless Waifs predicts that nobody will want the 12 year old, who has a temper and the propensity to speak her mind. Still, Aggie knows that her absent mother loved her once, years ago, and that someone can love her again. When the Children's Aid Society sends her west on an orphan train, her first experiences are not promising. She snaps at would-be parents, declaring that she's not a housemaid out for hire. But at the last stop, Aggie meets the Bradons, an elderly couple with grown children who want another daughter. Their son is a would-be inventor and their daughter fights for the women's suffrage movement. Aggie tries to fit in with this unconventional family but feels as though she is always doing the wrong thing. She soon realizes, however, that the Bradons don't want her to be anything other than herself. Aggie is a strong, endearing character, and the mishaps that befall her could happen to anyone. Readers will enjoy watching this spirited child stick up for herself despite the consequences. The addition of historical material on the women's suffrage movement and the orphan trains, complete with black-and-white photos and the address of the Children's Aid Society, make this book a fulfilling historical adventure.-Linda Bindner, formerly at Athens Clarke County Library, GA
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