What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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Emmy Keeps a Promise
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SOLVED. Orphan Girl and School-Teacher Sister [s]
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A young girl is orphaned and must make her way in the world with her older sister, a school teacher who gets her into the private school where she teaches. They live in one room and on a very tight budget. The schoolteacher has a beau, but doesn't want him to know how poor they are. Toward the end of the book, the schoolteacher sister gets very sick and the young girl is forced to get help. Eventually, she marries the young man and they live happily ever after. I think it was set between 1890-1920, maybe in New York City.
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