Includes excerpt from Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-215).
Summary
"Rodzina Brodski knows she doesn't make a good first impression. Orphaned at age twelve, she's big, tough, smart, outspoken, and determined--and none of these are considered good qualities for a girl to have in the year 1881. But first impressions will be crucial as she rides the orphan train west from Chicago, to be looked over by families seeking to adopt a child. Skeptical Rodzina expects to be turned into a laborer, or worse, not adopted at all. Will she be shipped back to Chicago in disgrace--or will she finally find the right family and a new home?"--Back cover.
