Wildflowers: The First Story in the Orphan Train Trilogy

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Title:Wildflowers: The First Story In The Orphan Train TrilogyISBN13:9780595685523ISBN10:0595685528Author:Noonan, Robert (Author)Description:Wildflowers, Is A Riveting Tale That Deftly Portrays Everyday Life In A Small American Mill Town And The Abuse Of Child Laborers At The End Of The Nineteenth Century Eleven-Year-Old Hillary Cook And Her Widowed Mother, Laura, Must Both Work To Survive Hillary Works Twelve Hours A Day, Six Days A Week At The Alton Textile Mill On Sunday Afternoons, She And Her Two Friends Pick Flowers, Dream And Play Pretend In The Nearby Countryside The Girls Pledge To Be Friends For Eternity And Call Themselves Wildflowers In This Difficult World, Innocent Children Are Forced To Operate Dangerous Machinery At The Mill And Even Darker Abuses Are Committed Against Them Mill Owner Frank Dragus Has Young Girls Sent To His Office For Whatever He Pleases-And He Is Interested In Hillary When Tragedy Befalls Hillary And Her Mother, Hillary Is Forced Into A Situation That May Have Disastrous Consequences Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:AUTHORHOUSEPublication Date:2007-07-24Weight:0.98 lbsDimensions:0.69'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:244Language:English