Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
by Andrea Warren
Orphan trains were part of so-called "placing out" programs in New York City and... read more
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1996
Word Count 12,507
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 18487, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Abandoned children--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Orphans
- Orphan trains
- Nailling, Lee
- Orphans--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Orphan trains--Juvenile literature
- Nailling, Lee, 1917-
- United States
- Abandoned children
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
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- SpringBoard Grade 6 Unit 3
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Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1997
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1996
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
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