Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children)

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Summary: teaches a lesson about being less fortunate
Review: I read this to my 10 y/o daughter last night before bed; we both thought it was really good. My daughter is homeschooled by me and she has special needs and she thought it was apalling how the handicapped children were treated by their own parents. She was upset to see how Lucy was evicted and had no place to go; kids nowdays usually don't have that misfortune. I love Nixon's books and I thought this was a very accurate piece of historical fiction, good for 3-6th grade.

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Summary: Lucy Gets Her Wish
Review: 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


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Summary: It was kind of sad but do you think it will turn out happy?
Review: This happens in the year 1866. In a little alley in New York City, lay a ten-year-old girl named Lucy Amanda Griggs. She had no mom, she died of cholera. She had no dad either, he died in a car accident. One of Lucy's old friends, Joey, told her about the Orphan Train. He said,"The Orphan Train takes orphans to find new parents." Ever since she became an orphan Lucy wanted a little sister, a mom, and a dad. So, Joey tells her where the Orphan Train is and she goes on. On the train she wonders,"Will I be chosen? Will anyone want me?" I would recommend this book if you liked the Orphan Train.

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Summary: "Lucy's Wish" touched my heart.
Review: 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.