{"product_id":"a-family-apart-9780440226765","title":"A Family Apart","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe middle-grade answer to Christina Baker Kline's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a shockingly timely historical adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Imagine being taken from your home. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Kellys board an \"orphan train\" and are taken to St. Joseph, Missouri, where their problems only grow worse. 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. Thirteen-year-old Frances won't stand for it. She's going to protect her brothers and sisters, even if it means dressing up like a boy and putting herself in danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is as close to a perfect book as you'll buy this year.\" -\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440226765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.96h x 4.28w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e610 \/ Family Apart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joan Lowery Nixon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916897390773,"sku":"9780440226765","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a710bca2-9073-4c4c-bb7b-c1bbebcad87d.jpg?v=1687273271","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-family-apart-9780440226765","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}