A Place to Belong - (Orphan Train Adventures) by Joan Lowery Nixon (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Danny and his younger sister, Peg, are placed in St. Joseph, Missouri, with kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson.
- 12 Years
- 6.88" x 4.15" Paperback
- 160 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Historical
- Series Name: Orphan Train Adventures
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About the Book
In 1860, having traveled with his young sister from New York to a foster home on a farm near St. Joseph, Missouri, ten-year-old Danny plots to get his newly-widowed foster father to send for and marry his mother.Book Synopsis
Danny and his younger sister, Peg, are placed in St. Joseph, Missouri, with kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson. Danny is thrilled to have a "real" father again, but when Olga suddenly dies, he is devastated--until he thinks of an ingenious plan to find Alfrid a new wife.About the Author
Joan Lowery Nixon was the author of more than 130 books for young readers and was the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore, The Séance, The Name of the Game Was Murder, and The Other Side of the Dark, which also won the California Young Reader Medal. Her historical fiction included the award-winning series The Orphan Train Adventures, Orphan Train Children, and Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans.Dimensions (Overall): 6.88 Inches (H) x 4.15 Inches (W) x .45 Inches (D)
Weight: .18 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12 Years
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Historical
Series Title: Orphan Train Adventures
Publisher: Rh Childrens Books
Theme: United States, 19th Century
Format: Paperback
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Language: English
Street Date: May 21, 1996
TCIN: 1002209623
UPC: 9780440226963
Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-4697
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.18 pounds
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