A. LaFaye (the "A" is for Alexandria) is the author of "The Year of the Sawdust Man, Nissa's Place, The Strength of Saints, Edith Shay, Strawberry Hill, " and "Dad, in Spirit." She teaches at California State University at San Bernardino during the school year and at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, in the summer.
Alexandria writes: "I'd read about the Orphan Train and felt sympathy for those kids who were plopped down in a whole new world after facing great family tragedies. But I began to wonder about the families who took them in, especially those families that already had childre
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Life for a family on a Nebraska homestead is difficult, with illness and weather causing worries about crops and finances, and conflicts between ranchers and farmers. For 11-year-old Nate’s family, the days grow even darker when he gets his leg crushed ... SEE MORE