The Midnight Train Home - Brossura

Tamar, Erika

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ISBN 10: 0440416701 ISBN 13: 9780440416708

Casa editrice: Yearling Books, 2002

Riassunto

When their mother can no longer care for them, eleven-year-old Deirdre and her brothers board the Orphans' Train for placement with families out West, but Deirdre, a talented singer, finds a different type of family when she joins a traveling vaudeville troupe. Includes a note on the Children's Aid Society which operated the orphan trains from 1854 to 1930.Deirdre and her brothers board the Orphans' Train for placement with families out West, but Deirdre, a talented singer, finds a different type of family when she joins a traveling vaudeville troupe.

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Informazioni sull'autore

<b>Erika Tamar</b> is the author of many novels and picture books, including <i>The Junkyard Dog</i>.

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<b><i>A heartwarming story of a young girl’s search for a family in the 1920s–from the orphan train to the vaudeville stage.<br></i></b><br>When the O’Rourkes were kicked out of their New York City tenement apartment, 11-year-old Deirdre was sure their mother would find a way to keep them together. Instead, she put Deirdre and her brothers on an orphan train to be adopted by families out west. That was bad enough. But then Deirdre is separated from her siblings and taken in by a coldhearted minister and his wife. Desperate to find her brothers, Deirdre begs a passing vaudeville troupe to let her join their act. When Deirdre steps on board their midnight train, she has no idea just how far she’ll go in search of her family–or how much she’ll learn along the way.<br><br>Erika Tamar’s rich historical novel is filled with a memorable cast of characters, and at center stage is a young girl who is determined to find love and acceptance on her own terms.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Yearling Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0440416701
• ISBN 13: 9780440416708
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile