TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brooke,Peggy
TI  - Jake's Orphan
SN  - 0-7434-2703-3
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Aladdin Publishers
KW  - Orphans
KW  - fiction
KW  - United States
KW  - history
KW  - Depression
KW  - Historical fiction
N1  - Winner of the IRA Children's Book Award                           nominee for the Massachusetts Children's Book Award
N2  - Tree longs to escape the orphanage and find a real home for himself and his younger brother, Acorn.  But when his chance finally comes, the farmer only wants one boy.  Tree promises Acorn that he'll work very hard so they will adopt him and and his brother.  But no matter what he does, Tree can't seem to please the harsh farmer.  Will Tree find a family for himself and his brother?
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