Grounded in historical fact, this profound musical reveals the struggles of immigrant children on the streets of New York City in the early 1900s, delivered through flashbacks. Ultimately the happy endings for these castaways take them to homes of Midwestern families. Their poignant stories sensitize today's children to the stark realities of homelessness, making this a fitting vehicle for a fundraiser for homeless children and shelters. Eight fabulous songs help tell the significant story of this well researched musical. Songs: A Home Within Our Heart; The Castaways; Shoe Shine Song; The Milky Way; Trickster's Tune; The Getaway; Little Child and Choose Me. Performance time: approx. 50 minutes. Grades 4–9.

This Complete Classroom Kit (CCK) has been specifically designed to successfully and easily facilitate traditional classroom or online teaching and instruction. The CCK is available for immediate download and comes with a nontransferable license that provides the purchaser with mechanical, synchronization, and streaming rights when this musical is performed in a setting that does not charge admission and/or any fees related to the performance; ten two-part singer's edition books; a full director's score; a full-performance MP3 for rehearsal; and an accompaniment MP3 for performances.