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Gratefully Yours

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The book Gratefully Yours brings the thoughts of a stubborn New York City tenement orphan into the wide and open prairie of Nebraska. This books main character, Hattie, is charming and loving. She learns the jobs of a farm girl, and keeps her knowledge from New York. I give this book 4 stars because of a suprise ending that I didn't like, but some people might.

I had to read this book for my Children's Literature class (I'm going to be an elementary teacher) and I loved it. I will definately use it in my classroom. It's a great way to introduce or review my Orphan Train unit :)

This is a good book about a girl who traveled on the Orphan Train. Hattie found a home with the Jensens and made friends with the cat, Cloud. But she has problems with kids who don't like orphans and some of her friends being mistreated. To find out how it ends, read the book!

This book, "Gratefully Yours" by Jane Buchanan, is supsenseful, well-written and very emotional. The author does an excellent job of portraying emotion, and while a lot of the book is very, very sad, some parts make you swell with happiness too. Young Hattie, whose parents were killed in a New York tenement fire, is sent off on an orphan train after living at a dismal orphanage for three tedious years. She is eventually picked by a big man named Henry Jansen, and taken off to a vast, brown farm to live with kind-hearted Henry and his wife, Elizabeth. Although Henry is kind and there is plenty to eat, Hattie doesn't feel like the Jansens'child at all - more like a servant girl. To make matters worse, Elizabeth, who lost two children to sickness, is not an ordinary woman - still grieving over the death of her babies, she spends most of her days in bed, staring blankly out the window. But that's not all. Most of the people Hattie meet treat her like a "poor little orphan girl," while others are just plain mean. Will Elizabeth ever be normal again? And can the Jansens ever accept Hattie as their daughter? This book made me cry at the end, and I'd reccomend it to everyone 9+.

I loved the book! It was soooooo exciting! It is about a girl named Hattie who was an orphan and eventually got adopted by a farmer whose wife was sick. I think everyone should read this book. Some parts may be sad though.

Gratefully Yours is an excellent book! The author is Jane Buchanan. The author's words flow very nicely and it makes me feel like I am living the story.
This book is about an orphan. Her name is Hattie. She has no one to love. My favorite scene is when she goes on a train to see if she would get adopted. Hattie is very brave, quiet, calm, and most of all open-minded. The theme of this book is wait and see what truly is. This book is meant for someone who likes sad books but with GREAT endings! I won't tell you the ending because that is for me to know and you to find out!!!! The author writes so well. I just wanted to stay up all night to finish it. The book is good for all ages 10 and older. Once you have read this book you will truly be thankful. Hattie has been though so much but she is still holding up. The genre of this book is realistic fiction.