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Hattie, a 9-year-old orphan, is sent on an Orphan Train to Nebraska in 1923. The train is packed with children from across the country, and Hattie, who is despondent over the loss of her two children, is given a new life and a new beginning. However, she must adjust to a strange new life with a farmer and his wife, who are also struggling with the loss of their children. Hattie is forced to confront her past and the loss of her family while trying to make a new life in a strange and unfamiliar world.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Jane Buchanan
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