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Aggie Mae Vaughn is 12 years old in 1866, and she lives in the Asylum for Homeless Waifs in New York City. Aggie hates being called a waif almost as much as she hates the orphanage, where she's always in trouble.
Now she's going west on the orphan train, and she doesn't know what to expect. What is it like to live in a real home? Will she be treated like a daughter, or like a worker? And most of all--will anyone want her?
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Joan Lowery Nixon is the award-winning and beloved author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the Orphan Train Adventures, the Orphan Train Children, and the Ellis Island series.
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Grade 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
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherYearling
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0440413125
- ISBN 13 9780440413127
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- Number of pages128
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