It’s the story of two women who build an unexpected friendship: a year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and a troubled teen with one last chance at redemption. As they get to know each other, they find unlikely common ground and together are able to . This young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a twelve-year-old foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author’s note and archival photos from the orphan train era. This book is especially perfect fo/5. This young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author’s note and archival photos from the orphan train era.
Orphan Train is a specifically American story of mobility and rootlessness, highlighting a little-known but historically significant moment in our country's past. Between and , so-called "orphan trains" transported more than , orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children from the coastal cities of the eastern United States to. Christina Baker Kline is a renowned writer from the United States, who is popular for writing fiction, art, and historical fiction books. She has written seven books so far in her career and has been listed in the New York Times bestselling list. Author Kline is particularly famous for writing the books, A Piece of World and Orphan Train. Orphan Train Summary. Molly Ayer is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives with her foster parents, Ralph and Dina Thibodeaus, in the town of Spruce Harbor, Maine. Even though Dina constantly criticizes Molly for her liberal opinions and "goth" self-presentation, Molly knows that Ralph and Dina give her a better, safer home than many of her.
"Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline completely tugged at my heartstrings. Vivian and Molly might have a huge age gap between them, (Vivian is 91, Molly is 17) but both these sweet and sensitive ladies share a similar childhood. Both come from toxic families, and were later placed in foster care after becoming orphans. It’s the story of two women who build an unexpected friendship: a year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and a troubled teen with one last chance at redemption. As they get to know each other, they find unlikely common ground and together are able to undo the emotional knots of their troubled pasts. Orphan Train Summary. Molly Ayer is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives with her foster parents, Ralph and Dina Thibodeaus, in the town of Spruce Harbor, Maine. Even though Dina constantly criticizes Molly for her liberal opinions and “goth” self-presentation, Molly knows that Ralph and Dina give her a better, safer home than many of her.
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