Rachel wants to run away from home and is unwittingly transported back to 1927 when orphan trains carried destitute city children to the Midwest for possible adoption.This charming show for young audiences by the author of The Phantom Tollbooth focuses on how divisions created by race and class can be overcome with friendship.

Rachel wants to run away from home and is unwittingly transported back to 1927 when orphan trains carried destitute city children to the Midwest for possible adoption.This charming show for young audiences by the author of The Phantom Tollbooth focuses on how divisions created by race and class can be overcome with friendship.