Whistle-Stop West by Arleta Richardson
Nine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can't help but worry: Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska have agreed to adopt all four Cooper children, but what if they change their minds?In the meantime, Ethan and his siblings encounter their first dust storm, explore train cars, and watch friend after friend leave with new parents. The children dream that soon they will have a new ma and pa too.
Based on the story of a real family, this second book in the historical Beyond the Orphan Train series reminds us that God never leaves us, no matter how far we journey to find home.
Arleta Richardson is a skilled storyteller who grew up in a hotel on the shores of Lake Michigan as an only child. She listened for hours as her maternal grandmother told stories from her youth when she was under her care. These tales were captured by Arleta for the Grandma's Attic series, which now has over two million readers!
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780781409223 |
| ISBN 10 | 0781409225 |
| Title | Whistle-Stop West |
| Author | Arleta Richardson |
| Series | Orphans' Journey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chariot Victor Publishing |
| Year published | 1993-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 142 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |