| Title: | Roundup of the Street Rovers | Author First Name: | Dave | Author Last Name: | Jackson | Co-Author First Name: | Neta | Co-Author Last Name: | Jackson | Series: | Trailblazers | Series #: | 36 | Publisher: | Bethany House Publishers | ISBN: | 0764222694 | Genre: | Adventure | Sub Genre: | Realistic | Target Gender: | Both | Target Age: | 12 and up | Issue: Death: | None | Issue: Lifestyle: | None | Issue: Physical: | None | Issue: Relationships: | Foster/Adoptive Family | Issue: Religion: | Christianity | Issue: Self Image: | None | Issue: Spiritual: | Evangelism/Missions | Summary: | Kip didn't know his life was missing anything. Living on the streets as leader of a gang of rovers has it's advantages. But when Reverend Brace offers him a place to live and food to eat for only a small amount of money each night, Kip accepts, primarily because agreeing is the only way the Reverend will bail him out of jail. Getting caught stealing has it's disadvantages. Eventually the other boys follow. Then the Reverend gets another grand idea: an orphan train. Rather than try to provide for all the boys themselves and teach them all a trade on their own, why not have families adopt them and care for one or two each? So Kip and the boys ride the orphan train to the west, where good seems to come for everyone but Kip. Is his past too much for family to accept? Will Kip ever find a home or did he just say goodbye to all the people who have been his family till now? | Extra Notes: | As with other Trailblazer books, there is a focus on a missionary with whom the characters interact. This book teaches kids about Charles Loring Brace. There is a section of facts about him at the end of the book. | Reviewer: | J:-)mi | Recommendation Scale: | 4 |
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