The Orphan Train Trilogy Author:Jane Peart It is spring 1890. Three eight year old girls leave overcrowded, bleak Greystone Orphange near Boston and set out together on the "Orphan Train," heading West toward adoptive homes. Along the way, the little girls - shy, delicate Laurel, vivacious, mischievous Toddy, and kind, scholarly Kit - make a vow to be "forever friends" At journey's end,... more » they go to live w/separate families in the town of Meadowridge. As the years go by, each of the girls encounters challenges and discovers love as she pursues her dream of a home of her own. - "Homeward the Seeking Heart" ; Dreams of a Longing Heart; Quest for Lasting Love« less
Excellent view of period in history when young children were sent West from the East to find new adoptive homes. The three titles in this trilogy are: "Homeward the Seeking Heart", "Quest for Lasting Love", and "Dreams of a Longing Heart."