Orphan Train West
6 total works
When her parents and aunt die, May Chandler discovers that she was adopted and that she has a sister somewhere, and May is determined to find her.
Abandoned by her widowed father, Kit rides the Orphan Train west where a farm family takes her in to help with chores, never expecting that one day she would overcome all the obstacles before her and become a successful writer.
Although she had been adopted by a loving couple following her mother's death, Laurel searches for her biological roots before finally finding her "real" home.
Ever since she was adopted at age eight, Ivy has carried secrets which impacted the course of her life, causing grief as well as teaching trust in God.
After her mother leaves six-year-old Toddy at the county children's home, she is chosen by a minister's wife to go West on the Orphan Train and is taken in by a wealthy widow as a companion for her sickly granddaughter.