Written by: Helen Fern Daringer
First line: Matron Jones pushed open the door of the nursery
where Miss Fink was getting the babies ready for bed.
Why you should read this book: Poor Jane Douglas has led an
unfortunate life: orphaned as an infant, frequently sick during her baby years
when she would have been most adoptable, and now overlooked due to her
unfortunately straight hair and unlovely face, she has never, as the other
children do, been sent on a summer visit, until now. As the last big kid left
in the orphanage over the summer, Jane is the recipient of two invitations, one
to visit an old lady who, the matron hopes, will donate enough money to build
an infirmary for the sick babies; and another to be a girl’s companion on a
farm. Jane is determined to make a good showing of herself, to be helpful and well-behaved,
and if she can, be seen as such a delightful visitor that she might be asked
back again next year.
Why you shouldn’t read this book: You will never, ever guess
how Adopted Jane, the story of an
orphan girl, ends.
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