Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children) [Turtleback]

Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606174753
• ISBN-13: 978-0606174756
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, February 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children) (Hardcover)

This book is about Lucy Amanda Griggs, a ten year old orphan. After her mother dies from cholera, Lucy is left homeless on the streets of New York City, until she is told about the orphan trains that take city orphans west to new homes. Maybe now Lucy will get the little sister she's always wanted. But Lucy discovers a very special sister in Emma, whom many of the local children tease because she is "simple."

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Lucy's Wish" touched my heart., April 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children) (Hardcover)

This is a little story that can touch your heart. It is about a little orphan whose mother has died. Lucy learns of the Orphan Train through a friend and wishes for a little sister and a kind mother and father. Lucy meets two friends on the Orphan Train, a Princess and Daisy. All three find families, but will Lucy get her wish? This reader spent most of one night reading the book until she finished and learned the answer to that question.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lucy Gets Her Wish, October 18, 2004

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Kimberly Swanger "ESL teacher" (Council Bluffs, Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children) (Paperback)

In 1866, Lucy's mom died. Lucy was living in the streets of New York City. Then she went on the orphan train. She wanted to find parents and a little sister. At the first stop, no one picked her as a daughter. Then, at the second stop, Mr. Snapes picked Lucy. She got a sister but she was mentally retarded. Lucy almost got her wish. She was happy because she had a mom, dad and little sister. It was a good book. Anyone could enjoy this book.

Laura