Wildflowers: The First Story in the Orphan Train Trilogy by Robert Noonan
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- Pub. Date: July 2007
- 229pp
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- Pub. Date: July 2007
- Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 229pp
- ISBN-13: 9780595426836
- ISBN: 0595426832
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From 1854 to 1929, more than 200,000 homeless children left New York City on orphan trains to find new lives across the country. Some found loving homes; others experienced physical and mental abuse. Bridie's Daughter brings that world to life in this second novel in Robert Noonan's Orphan Train Trilogy.
Bridie's Daughter is an eye-opening tale that follows four teen-aged children who are filled with hope, concern and uncertainty, as they ride the rails to an unknown future. Once the train stops, however, it's a roll of the dice where they'll each end up.
Bridie McDonald, a wealthy spinster, finds in Catherine the daughter she has always wanted. Catherine learns to love Bridie and her new elegant home, but is concerned about Bridie's relationship with Jack, her mentally challenged handyman.Though most of the citizens of Newberry, Illinois, befriend these children, some are not so welcoming, believing all the orphans from New York City are bastards and should be treated as such.
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WILDFLOWERS by Robert Noonan (Sharliebel)by Sharliebel
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June 28, 2009: WILDFLOWERS
In 1898, Hillary Cook is a child devoted to her widowed mother and at 11 years old works. The textile mill in town puts children to work in the factory in 12 hour shifts 6 days a week. She and her young acquaintances meet briefly at work and share church services at a distance. Two of her close friends at work meet Sunday afternoons for their only day off to explore their world of wildflowers and make-believe stories. A significant mystery to them is the talk of children being transferred through their town regularly by train. Disaster befalls one child, then another, and another. These are children known to these three best friends. They cannot ever imagine that one of them might become a victim soon but, in fact, disaster is imminent. 6/30/2009Wildflowers the first story in the Orphan Train Trilogyby PegSN
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May 23, 2009: This is a wonderful book that brings to life the lives of the orphans who road the trains and some who knew them. A touching story centered around Hillary and her mother. Mr. Noonan presents his characters in such a way that you will laugh, cry and love right along with them.
I Also Recommend: Wildflowers, Secrets, Bridie's Daughter, Secrets, Secrets.
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