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Lucy's Wish

By Joan Lowery Nixon

By Joan Lowery Nixon

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Part of Orphan Train Children

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Nov 27, 2013 | ISBN 9780307827319 | 7-10 years

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About Lucy’s Wish

Ten-year-old Lucy Griggs’s mother has just died, leaving Lucy orphaned and living on the streets of 1866 New York City. Then Lucy hears about the Children’s Aid Society, a group that sends orphans out West to new homes. Lucy knows she’ll never replace her mum, but maybe now she’ll find a family–and even a little sister–to love.



But the family that takes her in is far from ideal. Mr. Snapes seems kind, but Mrs. Snapes is a bitter, angry woman. And Emma isn’t the sister Lucy has dreamed of. Emma is a girl who people call “simple.” Can Lucy learn to love this less-than-perfect family?

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About Joan Lowery Nixon

“In every story I write I give a great deal of thought to the main character, because the story is his, or hers. The direction of the story is determined by the main character’s ambitions and reactions. The main character… More about Joan Lowery Nixon

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Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

Ebook | $5.99
Published by Delacorte Press
Nov 27, 2013 | 128 Pages | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780307827319
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