Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life
by Rebecca Langston-George
Tells the story of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by... read more
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- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 11,776
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 850L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 185003, 2 AR Points
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- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Orphans
- Orphans--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Orphans--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
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- United States
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