Nettie and Nellie Crook: Orphan Train Sisters (Based on a True Story)

The Orphan Train Sisters is a heart-wrenching historical fiction novel that tells the true story of five-year-old twins, Nettie and Nellie Crook, who were separated from their parents in 1910 and placed on an orphan train headed west.

Despite facing numerous challenges and traumas along the way, the sisters ultimately find hope and happiness with a kind-hearted couple, Mr.

and Mrs.

Chapin.

With vintage-looking black-and-white drawings and primary source photographs, this book provides an authentic glimpse into the lives of real children growing up during extraordinary times in American history.

Readers will be moved by the sisters' resilience and determination to find a loving home, despite the hardships they face.