num_pages: 80
description: Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In recent years, some of the riders have begun to share their stories. Andrea Warren alternates chapters about the history of the orphan trains with the story of Lee Nailling, who in 1926 rode an orphan train to Texas when he was nine years old.
language: English
title: Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
titlecomplete: Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story
genres: Historical, History, Childrens, American History, Middle Grade, Biography, Audiobook, Memoir, Nonfiction, Adoption
ratings_count: 2104
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Children's Nonfiction
publisher: Clarion Books