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are many books about the orphan trains that transported young orphans out of the big cities of the East to the frontier areas of the West. But Rodzina, by Karen Cushman, is the first one that features a Polish American. My family is of Polish descent so I couldn't wait to read Rodzina. Rodzina is gathered in a group of orphans for an orphan train trip but since she is twelve, her main job is to watch and take care of the youngest ones on the train. When the train makes its first stop, Rodzina anxiously waits for a family to claim her. One farmer does chose her but she soon learns that all he wants is someone to replace his dying wife and be a mother for his many children. Rodzina returns to the orphan train and continues on her journey. Will she ever find a home and a family of her own? Join Rodzina on her trip west and get an inside look at what orphan trains were like.
are many books about the orphan trains that transported young orphans out of the big cities of the East to the frontier areas of the West. But Rodzina, by Karen Cushman, is the first one that features a Polish American. My family is of Polish descent so I couldn't wait to read Rodzina. Rodzina is gathered in a group of orphans for an orphan train trip but since she is twelve, her main job is to watch and take care of the youngest ones on the train. When the train makes its first stop, Rodzina anxiously waits for a family to claim her. One farmer does chose her but she soon learns that all he wants is someone to replace his dying wife and be a mother for his many children. Rodzina returns to the orphan train and continues on her journey. Will she ever find a home and a family of her own? Join Rodzina on her trip west and get an inside look at what orphan trains were like.
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