Karen Cushman was born in Chicago and grew up there and in Southern California. Before she started writing full-time, she was assistant director and adjunct professor in the Museum Studies department at John F. Kennedy University in San Francisco. She now lives on Vashon Island in Washington State with her husband. Ms. Cushman’s seven previous novels have helped historical fiction take a prominent place in children’s literature. The first, Catherine, Called Birdy, received a Newbery Honor. The second, The Midwife’s Apprentice, was awarded the Newbery Medal.
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In 1881, 12-year-old Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski wishes she didn’t have to board the orphan train in Chicago. But she has no home, no family, and no choice. Rodzina doesn’t believe the orphans are on their way out West to be adopte... SEE MORE