Orphan train : a novel

Title
Orphan train : a novel

Author
Kline, Christina Baker, 1964- author.

Edition
1st ed.

Publication Information
New York, N.Y. : William Morrow, 2013

Physical Description
278, 16 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series
Instant book club.

General Note
A cloth bag containing 10 copies of the title and a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
 
Book includes reading group guide.

Reading Level
890L Lexile

Subject Term
Women -- Fiction.
 
Orphan trains -- Fiction.
 
Female friendship -- Fiction.
 
Foster children -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.

Local Subject
Book club kit collection.

More Information
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Summary
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude? As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past. Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren't as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.


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Lake Elmo LibraryKT FICTION KLIChecked Out