Rodzina
Karen Cushman
224 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 044041993X
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Language: English
Publish: 1105430400000
19th CenturyAdoptionChapter BooksChildrensFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionJuvenileMiddle GradeYoung Adult
In 1881, 12-year-old Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski wishes she didn’t have to board the orphan train in Chicago. But she has no home, no family, and no choice. Rodzina doesn’t believe the orphans are on their way out West to be adopted by good families. She’s sure they will become slaves to strangers. Anyway, who would ever adopt a large, tough, stubborn girl of Polish origin? As the train heads west, all Rodzina has is a small suitcase and her family memories from the past. Will Rodzina ever step off the train to find the family that deep in her heart she’s searching for?