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Aggie's Home (Orphan Train Children) follows sixteen-year-old Aggie as she boards the historic orphan train heading west, convinced that her awkward appearance will prevent any family from choosing her. Yet her expectations are challenged when she encounters the eccentric Bradon family, who ignite a spark of possibility in her life.
Set against the backdrop of the late nineteenth‑century United States, the novel intertwines Aggie's personal growth with broader historical themes, including the expansive orphan train movement that relocated thousands of children across the country. The book also weaves in the burgeoning women’s suffrage movement, offering young readers insight into the social and political currents of the time.
Through Aggie’s eyes, readers experience the challenges and hopes of children in transition, the warmth of unexpected friendships, and the perseverance required to forge one’s own path in a rapidly changing world.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Joan Lowery Nixon
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