Sherry A. Burton
1) Treachery
Author
Series
Orphan train saga volume 3
Description
"The Orphan Train Saga continues with Treachery, Book Three, Anastasia's story. After an arduous childhood, fraught with poverty and a contentious relationship with her parents, Anastasia finds herself thrust out of her home and living on the streets of New York City. Not wishing to be listed among the city's ever-growing homeless children population, Anastasia lies her way into being sent out on an orphan train, a trip that will set her on a turbulent...
2) Shameless
Author
Series
Orphan train saga volume 2
Description
"As The Orphan Train Saga continues, Cindy and her mother continue to uncover the secrets in the journals that are hidden in her grandmother's attic. The story resumes in 1914, as young Tobias is forced onto the streets of New York City. Like so many other orphans of the era, he learns to lie, cheat, and steal just to survive. Armed with a silver tongue and his wits, Tobias soon finds himself headed west on one of the orphan trains. When that...
3) Discovery
Author
Series
Orphan train saga volume 1
Description
"While most use their summer breaks for pleasure, third grade teacher Cindy Moore is using her summer vacation to tie up some loose ends concerning her grandmothers estate. When Cindy enters the storage unit that holds her grandmother's belongings, she is merely looking for items she can sell to recoup some of the rental fees she's spent paying for the unit. Instead, what she finds are secrets her grandmother has taken to the grave with her. The more...
4) Loyal
Author
Series
Orphan train saga volume 5
Description
"Percival’s journey is one wrought with emotion when, after his mother dies unexpectedly, he finds his sheltered upbringing has left him lacking survival skills. Lucky for Percival, there are plenty of people to help educate him about the ways of the world. After Percival is sent to Detroit via the orphan train, he is taken in by Louis Gianetti--a kindly Italian restaurant owner who wishes only to make his new son proud. A difficult task when previous...
Author
Description
Ezra’s story begins in New York City in 1915, a volatile time during which droves of immigrants poured into an overly crowded city looking for housing, jobs, and the American dream. Ezra’s father has lost his job at the docks and starts to drink heavily, which in turn has left the family fearful and hungry. After his parents have a violent argument, Ezra decides to run away and take his brother with him. Prior to their departure, Ezra is confronted...
6) Guardian
Author
Series
Orphan train saga volume 4
Description
"Taken from his unwed mother immediately after his birth and sent to a New York Children’s Asylum, Franky never questioned his life of sterile walls, strict discipline, and emotionally distant caregivers. That is, until being selected to ride the orphan trains, where he quickly discovers there is more to life than living in an institution. Taken in by a well-educated judge who is looking to save a wayward boy, the man soon turns Franky into a voracious...