Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children)

Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children) by Nixon, Joan Lowery. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780440413066.

Ten-year-old Lucy Griggss mother has just died, leaving Lucy orphaned and living on the streets of 1866 New York City. Then Lucy hears about the Childrens Aid Society, a group that sends orphans out West to new homes. Lucy knows shell never replace her mum, but maybe now shell find a family--and even a little sister--to love. But the family that takes her in is far from ideal. Mr. Snapes seems kind, but Mrs. Snapes is a bitter, angry woman. And Emma isnt the sister Lucy has dreamed of. Emma is a girl who people call "simple." Can Lucy learn to love this less-than-perfect family? From the Hardcover edition.