![]() ![]() Through Barbara Caruso's lively narration, A Family Apart quickly draws listeners into Mary Frances' world. The author of more than a hundred books for children, she was inspired to write The Orphan Train Adventures by the true stories of its children. She has also received two Golden Spur Awards. The books follow the paths of the six Kelly children who are sent by their mother out to St Joseph, Missouri where they can hopefully find better lives than she can provide from them back in New York City. Joan Lowery Nixon is a four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Juvenile Mystery Award. A Family Apart is the first book in the Orphan Train Adventures series. Their sacrifices will finally help her understand her mother's difficult decision. How could a mother send her children away? At her new home in Missouri, however, Mary Frances is surprised to discover that the kind family provides a refuge on the Underground Railroad. Thirteen-year-old Mary Frances is confused and angry. They will be sent west on an "orphan train" to families eager for help on their farms. Kelly learns of the Children's Aid Society, she sees a way to provide for her children. For a widow with six children, it is impossible. ![]() In 1860, life in New York City's slums is hard and dangerous. ![]()
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