Orphan Trains
An Interactive History Adventure
Capstone · Print & ebook · January 12, 2010
In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in interactive choices about homeless children seeking families
- Themes
- Orphaned children seeking homes, Family separation, Child exploitation
- Genres
- 20th Century U.S., Orphans & Foster Kids, Trains
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In the early 1900s, adults hoped to find parents for homeless city children by sending them west on trains. Most of these children had no idea whether they would find kind adoptive families or be forced to work like slaves. Will you: ? Head west after living on the streets of New York City? ? Search for a home for you and your three younger siblings? ? Try to care for yourself and your baby sister on your own?
Where it sits
| Orphans & Foster Kids | 91% |
|---|---|
| Trains | 51% |
| 20th Century U.S. | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adventure & Explorers
- Orphans & Foster Kids
- 20th Century U.S.
- Authors
- Elizabeth Raum
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Published
- January 12, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Orphaned children seeking homes · Family separation · Child exploitation
- Reading lane
- Adventure & Explorers