| The Little Sparrows Contributor(s): Lacy, Al (Author), Lacy, Joanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590520637 ISBN-13: 9781590520635 Publisher: Multnomah Books OUR PRICE: $12.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The "orphan train" is the vision of Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society who cannot bear to see innocent children abandoned in the overpopulated cities of the mid-19th century. However, it is not just the orphans whose lives need mending. Follow the train to see God's hand restore love and laughter to the right family at the right time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Christian - General - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002013130 |
| Series: Orphan Trains Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.26" W x 8.54" (0.69 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kearney, Cheyenne, Rawlins. Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco. At each train station, a few lucky orphans from the crowded streets of New York City receive the fulfillment of their dreams: a home and family. This "orphan train" is the vision of Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society, who cannot bear to see innocent children abandoned in the overpopulated cities of the mid-nineteenth-century. Yet it is not just the orphans whose lives need mending -- follow the train along and watch God's hand restore love and laughter to the right family at the right time |