Annotation
A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and a life of unpaid slavery.
Awards
2004 Washington State Book Award
Author Notes
Karen Cushman was born in Chicago, Illinois. Rodzina is her fifth book. Her first, Catherine, Called Birdy, was a Newbery Honor winner, and her second, The Midwife's Apprentice, was awarded the Newbery Medal. Ms. Cushman is the mother of a grown daughter, Leah. She lives on Vashon Island, in Puget Sound, with her husband, Philip
Characters
| Name | Brodski, Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | Polish American |
| Immigrant | |
| Orphan | |
| Genre | Fiction Historical Coming of age Sociological |
| Topics | Orphans Fear of the unknown Life changes Journeys Loneliness Overcoming adversity Personal growth Search for a better life |
| Setting | Train Orphan train |