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01958aam a2200337 i 4500 001 BF7A57E2594011E6B15C5176DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160803010822 007 n 008 151124s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2015920667 020 $a 0578172313 020 $a 9780578172316 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Dewey, Julie. 245 10 $a Forgetting Tabitha : $b the story of an orphan train rider / $c by Julie Dewey. 264 1 $a Liverpool, New York : $b Holland Press, $c [2016] 300 $a iii, 269 pages ; $c 21 cm. 500 $a Previously published: [North Charleston, South Carolina] : [CreateSpace], ÌÌƯ2013. 520 $a Raised on a farm, Tabitha Salt, the daughter of Irish immigrants, leads a bucolic and sheltered existence. When tragedy strikes the family, Tabitha and her mother are forced to move to the notorious Five Points District in New York City, known for its brothels, gangs, gambling halls, corrupt politicians and thieves. As they struggle to survive in their new living conditions, tragedy strikes again. Young Tabitha resorts to life alone on the streets of New York, dreaming of a happier future. The Sisters of Charity are taking orphans off the streets with promises of a new life. Children are to forget their pasts, their religious beliefs, families and names. They offer Tabitha a choice: stay in Five Points or board the orphan train and go West in search of a new life. 541 $d 20160726. 650 0 $a Street life $z New York (State) $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Mothers and daughters $z New York (State) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Orphan trains $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Survival $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Homeless girls $z New York $z New York $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 941 $a 2 952 $l WKPE185 $d 20230310012949.0 952 $l VEPB334 $d 20160831031635.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BF7A57E2594011E6B15C5176DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search