She’s going to protect her brothers and sisters, even if it means dressing up like a boy and putting herself in danger. Thirteen-year-old Frances won’t stand for it. 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. Joseph, Missouri, where their problems only grow worse. The Kellys board an “orphan train” and are taken to St. 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. This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen. FOR LOVERS OF HISTORICAL ADVENTURE, A FAMILY APART IS THE MIDDLE-GRADE ANSWER TO CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE'S NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ORPHAN TRAIN.
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