Good reason or not, their mother abandoned them. Having reread it, it still bugs, but I can see why the children chose to live apart through the characterization of Frances Mary in this first installment. I remembered that while I liked the Orphan Train series, It always bugged me that at some point (I don't remember which book) the children were allowed to go back and live with their mother and most of the 6 children declined. I'm feeling a bit nostalgic lately so I've been rereading books from my childhood. I think I read this book for the first time in 6th grade. “This is as close to a perfect book as you’ll buy this year.” – VOYA Will Frances be able to save her siblings? And what about her mom-was splitting up their family really her greatest act of love? Ride the rails with Frances and her siblings to find out! She’s going to protect her brothers and sisters, even if it means dressing up like a boy and putting herself in danger. Thirteen-year-old Frances won’t stand for it. It was bad enough that they had to say goodbye to their mother, but now they’re forced to part ways with their fellow siblings as well. Joseph, Missouri, where their problems only grow worse. The Kellys board an “orphan train” and are taken to St. It’s 1856, and their widowed mother has sent them west from New York City because she’s convinced that she can’t give them the life they deserve.
This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen. FOR LOVERS OF HISTORICAL ADVENTURE, A FAMILY APART IS THE MIDDLE-GRADE ANSWER TO CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE'S NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ORPHAN TRAIN.
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