the orphan train trilogy Author:jane peart this book has three books in one Homeward the Seeking Heart, — Dreams of a Longing Heart, and Quest for Lasting love. — It is spring 1890. Three eight year old girls leave over crowded, bleak Greystone Orphanage near Boston and set out together on the "Orphan Train". heading West toward adoptive homes. Along the way, the little girls---shy, del... more »icate Laurel, vivacious, mischievous Toddy, and kind scholarly Kit---make a vow to be "forever friends". At journey's end, they go to live with separate families in town of Meadowridge. As the years go by, each of the girls encounter challenges and discovers love as she pursues her dream of a home of her own.« 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."