Gratefully Yours |
Publication Information
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Author: Buchanan, Jane |
Illustrator: |
Title: Gratefully Yours |
Date: 1997 |
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-374-32775-0 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction, historical fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Orphaned by a New York tenement fire in 1920, Hattie rides an orphan train to Nebraska where she joins the Jansen household, Henry and his wife Elizabeth. The story relates the loss and healing process that both Hattie and Elizabeth experience. The story is told from Hattie's point of view, which some readers may find disconcerting. An Author's Note at the beginning provides interesting historical information about the phenomenon of orphan trains. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Use this book in a text set with Orphan Train. As an extension of the book students could compare the selection process of the orphans with slave auctions. The book could also be included in a text set on the theme of personal relocation.
The West-Orphan Trains http://studyweb.com/culture/west/orphtrain.htm. |
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