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A Family Apart
Joan Lowery Nixon
Paperback (Laurel Leaf, Dec. 18, 1995)The middle-grade answer to Christina Baker Kline's New York Times bestselling Orphan Train, this is a shockingly timely historical adventure. Imagine being taken from your home. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen. This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. It’s 1856, and their widowed mother has sent them west from New York City because she’s convinced that she can’t give them the life they deserve. The Kellys board an “orphan train” and are taken to St. Joseph, Missouri, where their problems only grow worse. It was bad enough that they had to say goodbye to their mother, but now they’re forced to part ways with their fellow siblings as well. Thirteen-year-old Frances won’t stand for it. She’s going to protect her brothers and sisters, even if it means dressing up like a boy and putting herself in danger. Will Frances be able to save her siblings? And what about her mom—was splitting up their family really her greatest act of love? Ride the rails with Frances and her siblings to find out! “This is as close to a perfect book as you’ll buy this year.” –VOYA
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A Place to Belong
Joan Lowery Nixon
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, May 21, 1996)Danny and his younger sister, Peg, are placed in St. Joseph, Missouri, with kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson. Danny is thrilled to have a "real" father again, but when Olga suddenly dies, he is devastated—until he thinks of an ingenious plan to find Alfrid a new wife.
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KEEPING SECRETS
Joan Lowery Nixon
Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1995)Believing that she is ready for adult responsibilities in the wake of the Civil War, eleven-year-old Peg meets Violet Hennessey, a woman carrying crucial Union Army information, who asks Peg to assist in her dangerous quest.
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In The Face of Danger
Joan Lowery Nixon
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, July 1, 1996)Shy Megan Kelly cannot forget the day a gypsy read her palm announcing to all that she would bring trouble to those around her. Afterward, trouble does follow her, until she takes the necessary steps to free herself from the burdens of fear, loneliness, and superstition
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Caught in the Act
Joan Lowery Nixon
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, March 3, 1996)As the saga of the Kelly children continues, Mike Kelly is adopted by a German immigrant farm family living in Missouri. Although they are kind to him, they are mainly interested in having cheap labor.
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Circle of Love
Joan Lowery Nixon
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, July 6, 1998)The Civil War has officially ended and Frances Mary Kelly's true love, Johnny, is back from the war. But to Frances's dismay, Johnny is hesitant to marry her. Attempting to ease her aching heart, Frances accepts an offer to go to New York City and escort a group of orphans out West to new homes. Along the way, she must deal with a flood of painful memories and a threatening stranger. Will Frances be able to complete her mission... and return home to find out what her future will be?
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A Dangerous Promise
Joan Lowery Nixon
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, Dec. 1, 1995)In 1861, sixteen-year-old Mike Kelly and his friend Todd become Union Army drummer boys, leading to a desperate adventure for Mike, who is wounded and trapped behind enemy lines. Reprint.
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Circle of Love
Joan Lowery Nixon
Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Feb. 10, 1997)The Civil War has officially ended, and Frances Mary Kelly's true love, Johnny, is back from the war. But to Frances's dismay, Johnny is hesitant to marry her. Attempting to ease her aching heart, Frances accepts an offer to go to New York City and escort a group of orphans out West to new homes. Along the way she must deal with a flood of painful memories and a threatening stranger. Will Frances be able to complete her mission...and return home to find out what her future will be?
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Keeping Secrets
Joan Lowery Nixon
Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, Feb. 1, 1996)Offering refuge to stranger Violet Hennessey during the Civil War, eleven-year-old Peg Kelly learns that Violet is fleeing Confederate raiders and holds information that may save the Union. Reprint.
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A Dangerous Promise
Joan Lowery Nixon
Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1994)In 1861, motivated by dreams of glory on the battlefield, young Mike Kelly joins the Union Army as a drummer boy, only to discover the true horrors of war during the bloody Battle of Wilson's Creek.
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PATHWAYS: GRADE 5 A FAMILY APART TRADE BOOK
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Hardcover (Kendall Hunt Publishing, Sept. 29, 2010)None
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A Family Apart
Joan Lowery Nixon
Hardcover (The Perfection Form Company, Dec. 1, 1995)The Orphan Train saga begins in 1856 in New York City where Mrs. Kelly, a young widow, realizes that she cannot give her six children the life they deserve. Mrs. Kelly makes the ultimate sacrifice of love and sends them west on the orphan train to fred better lives with new families. The children, especially thirteen-year-old Frances Mary, feel an overwhelming sense of betrayal and abandonment.Their arrival in St. Joseph, Missouri, separates the children not only from their mother, but from each other as well. One by one they are adopted by western families -- some looking for children to love, others only seeking cheap labor. Frances has promised Ma that she will look after Petey, her youngest brother, no matter what. When she masquerades as a boy, "Frankie's" adventures eventually involve her in the activities of the Underground Railroad. Will honoring Ma's request help Frances understand that splitting up the family was really her mother's act of love?
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