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_____________________________________________________________________ The Orphans Find a Home by Joan Stromberg
Table of Contents Chapter 1: A Close Call Chapter 2: Finding a New Family Chapter 3: Solving Problems Chapter 4: Maria Meets Mother Chapter 5: Orphans Everywhere Chapter 6: Mother at Manresa Chapter 7: Maria's Decision Chapter 8: Life at Manresa Chapter 9: Maria's Preparation Chapter 10: Changes Excerpt from Chapter 6, MOTHER AT MANRESA Maria walked briskly to the furnace room to see Molly and Ming. The day was sunny and warm with the promise of the stifling city heat of summer still to come. Maria was going over in her mind a check list of all she had to do to get ready to meet Mother the next day. When she entered the furnace room, Molly and Ming were playing with little rag dolls they had salvaged from the trash bins. "We are going to the country tomorrow!" Maria announced to the astonished pair. "What do you mean?" Molly asked. Ming's eyes grew wide. "Mother Cabrini is coming to the city for more orphans to take to her new house in the country and we're going...
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