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Whistle-Stop West (The Orphan's Journey, Book 2)
WhistleStop West - The Orphan's Journey, Book 2 Author:Arleta Richardson "Are you sure they know there's four of us?" Ethan can't quite believe that one couple would agree to adopt all four of the Cooper children - Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will - but Mr. and Mrs. Rush are ready to welcome them to their farm in Nebraska. So the Coopers board the orphan train - along with twenty-one other orphans looking for ... more »a new home - and head west. They find plenty of adventure along the way as railroad cars seem to appear and disappear, they encounter their first prairie dust storm, and Simon continues to talk about a little bitty lady no one else has seen. And with each stop the orphan train makes, more of their friends find new homes. Though Ethan still isn't sure about what will be waiting for them at the end of the line, he does know that there is one Friend who will be with them, no matter where they go. Be sure to read all the books in the Orphans' Journey series: Book One: Looking for Home Book Two: Whistle-stop West Book Three: Prairie Homestead Book Four: Across the Border« less
In 1908 eight-year-old Ethan and his three younger siblings ride an Orphan Train into Nebraska, where they hope with God's help to start a new life on a farm