Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story (American Girls Collection) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) "Samantha hurried along the city sidewalk with her ice skates slung over one shoulder..." (more)
Key Phrases: orphan train, Aunt Cornelia, Uncle Gard, Miss Frouchy (more...)

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Product Description

When she discovers that Nellie and her sisters have been sent to an orphanage, Samantha, now living with her aunt and uncle in New York City, tries to help her friends as much as she can. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 67 pages
• Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc (September 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937295477
• ISBN-13: 978-0937295472
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #176,592 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BOOK!, July 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story (American Girls Collection (Prebound)) (School & Library Binding)

Changes for Samantha, is a wonderful adventure story. It kept me on the edge of my seat, i couldn't put the book down. That is how exciting it was! ALL of the Samantha books are very exciting! I LOVE them! So if your around 9-12 and you want adventure and fun, pick up the Samantha books. Their exciting from book 1-6! READ THEM!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helping a homeless friend, October 26, 2002

A Kid's Review

I liked this book alot.It is about a girl named Samantha who lives with her aunt and uncle while her grandma is on a cruise with her fiance.Nellies parents just died and she has too go with her uncle but then her uncle mistreats her and her sisters so now Nellie and her sisters have to go to a orphanage with a very cruel lady what else could go wrong?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book, May 29, 2001

By	Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story (American Girls Collection (Prebound)) (School & Library Binding)

This is another in the American Girls Short Stories series about Samantha Parkington, a nine-year-old orphan girl living in the America of 1904. In this book, Samantha is appalled when she learns that the parents of her friend Nellie have died of influenza, and now she and her sisters are in an orphanage. Nellie isn't too unhappy, as she can stay together with her sisters, but when Nellie is scheduled to ride an Orphan Train out West, Samantha must take action.

The final chapter of this book contains a highly informative chapter on life in 1904 America. This is another excellent American Girls book. This book certainly shows the seamier side of the "good old days." In this book, the treatment of orphans is covered. My daughter and I recommend this book very highly.