Lisa Gammon Olson

The Cheese Song: All Aboard the Orphan Train - Tales from American Herstory Lisa Gammon Olson

Join Libby & Josie as they journey on one of the infamous orphan trains in 1896 from New York City to the midwest in search of a forever family. Two girls watch each other across the train car with interest. One holds tight to her little brother and the other clutches a mysterious basket. An unexpected secret will bind the two girls together.

Part of the Tales from American HerStory series featuring young female protagonists, this book shares the story of one little girl, who, like a quarter million young American orphans at the end of the 19th century, traveled west in hopes of fi nding a new family.