Orphan train is a book set in both the present day and the late 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. What to read next if you liked prince lestat, orphan train. Orphan train on surprise trip up the bestseller list. Most of the time, molly knows its her attitude thats the problem, but after being shipped from one family to another, shes had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. In three sentences, how would you describe your book. I read many stories of train riders who lived and worked in homes like. The character of margaret maisie in orphan train from. She was an orphan, as both her parents unfortunately died in a fire when she was only seven.
After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. Each and every character was straight out of central casting. The term orphan trains is also misleading because a substantial number of the placedout children never took the railroad to their new homes, or even traveled very far. Goodreads members who liked the orphan train also liked. The promise of a family orphan train romance, book 2. A finalist for a goodreads choice award, orphan train was included on dozens of. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train. A clean historical western romance orphan train romance series kindle edition by matthews, zoe.
And many teenage boys and girls went to orphan train sponsoring organizations simply in search of work or a free ticket out of the city. The orphan train quotes below are all either spoken by mr. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping molly out of juvie and worse. Despite the repeated traumas of her childhood, which makes the reader sympathetic to her character, vivian is not an easy character to relate to or like. Klines prose is fluid and draws readers into the characters, and each. 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. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. But from the very moment they meet, molly realizes that vivian, a welloff ninetyoneyearold, isnt like any of the adults. I think a lot of readers are looking for a book they can. Most of the people who took in orphan train riders did so because they needed free labor farmers and others who ran cottage industries.
Orphan train by christina baker kline a 30minute 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. The year is 2011 and molly is in trouble with the law. Orphan train adventures series by joan lowery nixon. When they finally reunite, they hatch a plan to stop a.
Orphan train will hold you in its grip as their fascinating tales unfold. Its so bad, i thought that i might be the victim a literary candid camera type gag, where i would get to the last page and read ha ha ha you just read the fake parody version of orphan train. Christina baker kline, suzanne toren jessica almasy. Tell me something true orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. I already knew that having childrens books on hand is helpful when learning about heavy topics like war, but i was reminded of it again as we studied world war.
The orphan train series hearts on the rails kindle edition by wesson, rachel. If you liked orphan train by christina baker kline, here are some books like this. Christina baker kline born 1964 is an american novelist. The orphan train series hearts on the rails book 2. Molly ayer is living with ralph and dina in their home in spruce harbor, maine. She was deposited with the byrnes, who wanted only child labor in a dressmaking enterprise. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating about 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, abused, or homeless children. If youve recently finished anne rices prince lestat, christina baker klines orphan train. Orphan train is a gripping story of friendship and second chances from christina baker kline, author of bird in hand and the way life should be penobscot indian molly ayer is close to aging out out of the foster care system. What to read next if you liked prince lestat, orphan train, the.
History courses, christina baker klines novel orphan train is the perfect addition to your curriculum. Their lives draw on similar experiences being without a family and it ends on a high note. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Though they vow to reunite soon, tragedy strikes before they meet again. This 38page guide for orphan train by christina baker kline includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 7 parts, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Searching for books similar to orphan train by christina baker. She is smart, strict, and authoritative, but wishes the children well and does her best to take care of their needs on the train.
Overview of the entire book introduction to the important people in the book summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book. Orphan train characters from litcharts the creators of. One of the two main characters of orphan train, vivian, was one of these children, and we watch how her life turned out as she shares her story with the other main character, molly, who has a similar background in the present, that of being shuttled from place to place. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. The character of molly ayer in orphan train from litcharts. 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.
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, paperback. Cathy marie buchanan, nyt bestselling author of the day the falls stood still and the painted girls i loved this book. Vivian is one of the two main characters in the book. The orphan train quotes below are all either spoken by dutchy hans luke maynard or refer to dutchy hans luke maynard. Orphan train hemingford county, minnesota, 1930 hemingford, minnesota, 1930 quiz orphan train hemingford, minnesota, 19301931 minneapolis, minnesota, 1939 quiz orphan train hemingford, minnesota, 19401943 spruce harbor, maine, 2011 quiz. Scatcherd is the matron of the orphan train during vivianniamh, dutchy and carmine s ride. This study guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of orphan train. Vivians journey west was aboard an orphan train, a bit of misguided 1900sera social engineering moving homeless, destitute city children, mostly immigrants, into midwest families. The orphan train quotes below are all either spoken by molly ayer or refer to molly ayer. Orphan train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship. Great book sad but great characters well written hard to put down once you start.
It has a good balance between a teenager in modern day maine and an elderly woman who is a product of the orphan train. Orphan train wreck the book i just read was terrible. Orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, orphan train girl includes an.
A novel by christina baker kline conversation starters limited time offer. From abusive homes to reabandonment, life has been cruel to these siblings. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. 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 it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Molly ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years old. Seventeen years old at the time the novel is set, narration. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orphan train trials.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orphan train escape. A then and now tale, orphan train alternates between the story of molly, a girl. Find books like orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. Theres only one bad thing about reading a great book finding an equally great book can seem impossible. I really enjoyed this first book in the orphan train series. She is the author of seven novels, including orphan train, and has coauthored or edited five nonfiction books. Zoe, and drewboard an orphan train in upstate new york, and are each adopted to separate families. If it seems like an eternity until the release of prince lestat, anne rices return to her beloved vampire chronicles, try glen duncans just. Ive not read rachel wesson books before but an now buying her second book in this series. Brought together by mollys community service sentence, seventeenyearold molly learns that she has much more in common with ninetyoneyearold vivian than she first thought. In her second foster home in minnesota, she was renamed dorothy. For most of her life after she loses her husband, she.
She is an intelligent, opinionated, and reflective seventeenyearold girl who lives. Margaret maisie character timeline in orphan train the timeline below shows where the character margaret maisie appears in orphan train. The character of dutchy hans luke maynard in orphan. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the east coast to the. Orphan train chapters orphan train by christina baker kline summary and analysis. Goodreads members who liked orphan train also liked. She was born in ireland and immigrated to new york city with her family in 1929. The orphan train series hearts on the rails book 2 kindle edition by wesson, rachel. He is realistic about how he will be treated, which will be like an animal.
The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Id recommend reading the free prequel, an awakened heart, because it gives you the fuller backstory of elise and her sisters and their dire situation. One is a seventeen years old living in foster care. Find books like the orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. If youve recently finished anne rice s prince lestat, christina baker kline s orphan train, james dashner s the maze runner, donna tartt s the goldfinch, or veronica roth s divergent, you might find yourself in that position. What message would you like your readers to take away from orphan train. Many people in the midwest at this time had inhome businesses. This book captured my attention from the first page and i had a hard time putting it down to do things like go to work and sleep.
This is a summary of the book and not the original book. After reading something wonderful, nearly everything pales in comparison. Read orphan train absolutely for free at readanybook. Orphan train major character analysis supersummary. These so called orphan children were treat like animals put on a train and.
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