cover image WE RODE THE ORPHAN TRAINS

WE RODE THE ORPHAN TRAINS

Andrea Warren, . . Houghton, $8.95 (132pp) ISBN 978-0-618-43235-6

Interviews of eight orphan train riders reveal their childhood experiences when they were part of the "placing out" program run by the Children's Aid Society of New York City between 1854 and 1929. "The anecdotes about these brave and lonely children will keep readers traveling on this train," wrote PW . Ages 8-12. (Mar.)