A review by kiercarnahan
The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham

4.0

I love books that teach me something new and The Forgotten Home Child taught me about the British Home Children. Destitute children between the ages of 3 and 18 were taken off the streets of England and sent across the sea to work in other countries. This book tells a story of Winny and Jack who end up in Canada as home child to different families, both with their own challenges. Home child were not thought of as members of the family but indentured servants. They were bought from an organization to work on a family farm or household. The story of Jack and Winny is one marked by tragedy but ends with redemption. It was something unlike any other historical fiction story I've read before.