Kline has written six other novels orphan train, orphan train girl, the way life should be, sweet water, bird in hand, and desire lines and written or edited five works of nonfiction. Orphan train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. Orphan train 9780061950728 by christina baker kline and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A novel christina baker kline, 20 harpercollins 278 pp.
The orphan train movement was a supervised welfare program that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded eastern cities of the united states to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the midwest. Orphan train girl by christina baker kline books on. The orphan train that brought kids around the country. Moving between contemporary maine and depressionera minnesota, orphan train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.
When molly transferred to mount desert island high school last year, in tenth grade, most of the kids seemed to go out of their way to avoid her. She is smart, strict, and authoritative, but wishes the children well. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence. 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. Christina baker kline, suzanne toren jessica almasy.
The orphan train community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. On the train, niamh befriends dutchy, a twelveyearold boy, and takes care of carmine, a toddler. Other chapters flash back to the period from 1929 through world war ii. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
A true story from the great depression, are all independent book award recipients. When the orphan train movement began, it was estimated that 30,000 abandoned children were living on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orphan train. 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. Orphan train by christina baker kline 9780061950728. Orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. One of the books protagonists, an irish orphan, is packed. Orphan train characters from litcharts the creators of. Just before dutchy goes home with a farmer in minneapolis, minnesota, he and niamh promise to find each other again someday. There, they would learn to work, gain skills, and ultimately populate an otherwise underserved area of the nation. She tried to steal a book from the spruce harbor public library, an act which came with a punishment of fifty. At age nine her family was killed in a tenement fire.
Orphan train is a book set in both the present day and the late 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orphan train escape. Apr 02, 20 orphan train by christina baker kline 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. By using our site you consent to our use of cookies. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities. She is smart, strict, and authoritative, but wishes the children well and does her best to take care of their needs on the train. Vivians journey west was aboard an orphan train, a bit of misguided 1900sera social engineering moving homeless. Orphan train is a wonderful novel filled with comparisons of molly and vivian. Orphan train was a mix of favorite childhood books of mine such as anne of green gables, heidi, and understood betsy, and ms. Spruce harbor, maine, 2011 union station, chicago, 1929. Moving between contemporary maine and depressionera minnesota, orphan train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship. It was the last chance for these children to find a family to live with. The orphans tale, by pam jenoff pam jenoffs new novel follows two women who sign on with a german traveling circus and the jewish baby theyre both determined to protect as.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Vivians story is the subject of the book, the orphan train. From the back cover between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran. Historical fiction books national orphan train complex. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. She had emigrated from ireland with her family as a young girl. One is a seventeen years old living in foster care. A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of american history. Read orphan train absolutely for free at readanybook. The year is 2011 and molly is in trouble with the law. Orphan train by christina baker kline this was one of those weekends when the sun poured in the bedroom window, providing enough light and warmth, on a pair of particularly cool and breezy days, to make stretching out on the bed and relaxing, surrounded by two dogs and a cat, the. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled 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. Orphan train by christina baker kline book club discussion. Orphan train wrecked my heart and made me glad to be literate.
Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude. The orphan train started out as a humanitarian endeavor to pluck children out of the slums and off of the streets and send them to good homes in the midwest. Molly ayer is living with ralph and dina in their home in spruce harbor, maine. Vivian was an orphan, tooan irish immigrant to new york city who was put on a so called orphan train to the midwest with hundreds of other childrenand she can understand, better than anyone else, the emotional binds that have been making mollys life so hard. Niamh pronounced neev was an irish immigrant girl sent on an orphan train from new york city to minnesota in the late 1920s. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train. Orphan train summary orphan train by christina baker kline summary and analysis. Orphan train girl ebook written by christina baker kline. From 1854 to 1929 an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children were placed throughout the united states and canada during the orphan train movement. Spruce harbor, maine, 2011 union station, chicago, 1929 summary orphan train by christina baker kline spruce harbor, maine, 2011 union station, chicago, 1929 summary and analysis. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the east.
The orphan train series hearts on the rails kindle edition by wesson, rachel. Christina baker klines new novel, orphan train, is partially set in 1929, mere months before the stock market crash that would trigger the great depression. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled 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 luck or chance. Orphan train will hold you in its grip as their fascinating tales unfold. Tell me something true orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. Spruce harbor, maine, 2011 union station, chicago, 1929 summary. Vivian traveled from nyc to minnesota as a young girl on one of the infamous orphan trains that was used to get orphans out of the cities into the country where they might have a better opportunity to find families and to be able to make a good life. On the train niamh met dutchy, a teenage boy who was living on the streets until he was taken to the childrens aid society. The orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century. What message would you like your readers to take away from orphan train. The orphan train by christina baker kline questions. Orphan train is a young adult historical fiction novel about the relationship between seventeen yearold molly ayer and ninetyone yearold vivian daly who, as the result of spending time together and sharing their experiences, form a bond, learn from each other, and change in significant ways.
Cathy marie buchanan, nyt bestselling author of the day the falls stood still and the painted girls i loved this book. The orphans tale, by pam jenoff pam jenoffs new novel follows two women who sign on with a german traveling circus and. Orphan train summary from litcharts the creators of. In three sentences, how would you describe your book.
Orphan train summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating about 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, abused, or homeless children. Scatcherd is the matron of the orphan train during vivianniamh, dutchy and carmine s ride. Chosen as a one book, one read by hundreds of communities and campuses. Orphan train book king county library system bibliocommons. Christina baker klines orphan train is an unforgettable story of friendship and second chances that highlights a littleknown but historically significant movement in americas pastand it includes a special ps section for book clubs featuring insights, interviews, and more. Orphan train by christina baker kline, paperback barnes. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Soon molly sees they have more in common than she thought. Richard russo between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran. Orphan train girl by christina baker kline, paperback. Apr 02, 20 other chapters flash back to the period from 1929 through world war ii.
Orphan train by christina baker kline i remember at the age of 10 or so reading a novel about the late19th and early 20thcentury orphan trains, which took children and babies from east coast slums and brought them to the midwest, where they were given an opportunity for a potentially prosperous new life in the fresh rural air. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read orphan train girl. The book is available darn near everywhere, especially on amazon. This hardcover edition of orphan train will feature a deckled edge. One of the books protagonists, an irish orphan, is packed onto a train and. Christina baker klines orphan train is an unforgettable story of friendship and second chances that highlights a littleknown but historically significant movement in americas pastand it includes a special ps section for book clubs featuring insights, interviews, and more penobscot indian molly ayer is close to aging out out of the foster. Oct 14, 2014 moving between contemporary maine and depressionera minnesota, orphan train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship. They take niamh to the childrens aid society, and the agency sends niamh out to the midwest on an orphan train. Because distant and local placements were so functionally interchangeable, discussing only what might be called classic orphan train placement groups of children distributed far from new york city would distort the nature and goals of orphan train programs and misrepresent the experiences of many of the placed children. Her book, orphan train, was listed in the bestseller list of the ny times for over two years, and in that time it had acquired the top spot for five weeks straight. Now featuring a sneak peek at christinas forthcoming novel a piece of the world, coming february 2017. After my book club chose orphan train for our next meetup, i picked up my copy and started reading just a little of the.
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