If youve recently finished anne rices prince lestat, christina baker klines orphan train, james dashners the maze run. Feb 18, 2015 searching for books similar to orphan train by christina baker kline. Perhaps half a million children, like teresa, were plucked from orphanages and shipped. Stephanie from ottawa, ontario, canada orphan train was very good and interesting. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orphan train escape. One is a seventeen years old living in foster care.
A famous world revisited in orphan train authors latest book. When it came time to team up for a project, molly was, as usual, the odd one out. She had emigrated from ireland with her family as a young girl. Orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3.
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. Moving between contemporary maine and depressionera minnesota, orphan train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship. Molly ayer is living with ralph and dina in their home in spruce harbor, maine. Train, by way of its acela expresslike roar through the bookbuying. There, they would learn to work, gain skills, and ultimately populate an otherwise underserved area of the nation. John jackson, who at five years old walked off after a marching band and never found his way home again. In three sentences, how would you describe your book.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Niamh pronounced neev was an irish immigrant girl sent on an orphan train from new york city to minnesota in the late 1920s. What to read next if you liked prince lestat, orphan train, the. After finishing this book, i felt happy, sad and enlightened. Apr 03, 2014 theres only one bad thing about reading a great bookfinding an equally great book can seem impossible. 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. Chosen as a one book, one read by hundreds of communities and campuses a finalist for a goodreads choice award, orphan train was included on. Theres only one bad thing about reading a great bookfinding an equally great book can seem impossible. Mccourts book is often more difficult to readbut also even more worthwhile. Vivians story is the subject of the book, the orphan train.
Read anne of green gables if you are looking for a happier, lighter story about orphans. Find books like orphan train girl from the worlds largest community of readers. The orphan train movement was the beginning of childrens rights. Lestat, christina baker klines orphan train, james dashners the maze. Vivian was an orphan, too, an irish immigrant to new york city who was put on a socalled orphan train to the midwest with hundreds of other children, and she can understand, better than anyone else, the emotional binds that have been making mollys life so hard. Books like books similar to other books books like. Theres only one bad thing about reading a great bookfinding an equally. 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. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train. Orphan train by christina baker kline, paperback barnes.
I do recommend this book, however, due to the disturbing, mature content in certain scenes, only for upper high school students and adults. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. Christina baker klines novel orphan train has ridden the new york times bestseller list for the past 15 weeks, becoming a favorite of book clubs across the. What message would you like your readers to take away from orphan train. On the train, niamh befriends dutchy, a twelveyearold boy, and takes care of carmine, a toddler. Reminiscent of elizabeth strouts amy and isabel, this orphan train carries us along until the stories of these two women become one. Searching for books similar to orphan train by christina baker. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A few days ago i posted my thoughts on orphan train by christina baker kline. Goodreads members who liked orphan train girl also liked.
If youre looking for more emotionally wrenching reads like before we were. Tell me something true orphan train is so beautifully written, and the characters are inspiring. Many rural people viewed the orphan train children with suspicion, as incorrigible offspring of drunkards and prostitutes. One of the books protagonists, an irish orphan, is packed. After having made a fast friend on the journey west, niamh is separated from him when she is not chosen at the first orphan train stop in minneapolis. Orphan train a novel christina baker kline between 1854 and 1929. Goodreads members who liked the orphan train also liked.
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 book club discussion. 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. At age nine her family was killed in a tenement fire.
Christina baker kline, suzanne toren jessica almasy. 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. 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. Find books like orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. They take niamh to the childrens aid society, and the agency sends niamh out to the midwest on an orphan train. Buy a cheap copy of orphan train book by christina baker kline. Like molly, though, niamhs road to a loving home is anything but easy. This book illustrates that effect by looking at the fates of orphan train riders in aggregate, and by telling the stories of particular children.
Jack asked her to join him and his partner, jody, who was clearly less than thrilled. Books similar to orphan train goodreads share book. Read orphan train absolutely for free at readanybook. Apr 11, 20 after tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. She put an impressive amount of research into the book, fueled on to the topic as her husbands grandfather was an orphan on the train. Each and every character was straight out of central casting. If you were haunted by the powerful history of orphan train, by christina baker kline, youll be equally pulled in by the history of love, by nicole krauss, another richly written yet deeply readable story of the discovery of hidden historical injustices whose impact lingers even after generations have passed. She is smart, strict, and authoritative, but wishes the children well and does her best to take care of their needs on the train. Jul 16, 2014 orphan train on surprise trip up the bestseller list. Just before dutchy goes home with a farmer in minneapolis, minnesota, he and niamh promise to find each other again someday. If you like orphan train you might like similar books the invention of wings, the nightingale, the kitchen house, lilac girls, the light between oceans.
Though they vow to reunite soon, tragedy strikes before they meet again. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If you loved divergent, you have to read these 30 books like divergent. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. In a new novel, orphan train author christina baker kline uses a.
Orphan train on surprise trip up the bestseller list. If youve recently finished anne rices prince lestat, christina baker. After having made a fast friend on the journey west, niamh is separated from him when she. When christina asked the audience if anyone knew someone who had been on an orphan train, a third of the rooms hands shot up. Soon molly sees they have more in common than she thought. She was deposited with the byrnes, who wanted only child labor in a dressmaking enterprise. Goodreads members who liked orphan train also liked. Book recommendations for people who like orphan train by christina baker kline.
Orphan train tells what the lives of orphans may have been like back then, plus what a childs life in the foster system may be like now. 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. Orphan train summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The orphan train experience national orphan train complex. 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. Perhaps half a million children, like teresa, were. Christina baker klines adapts her bestselling orphan train for young readers with orphan train girl. 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.
What to read next if you liked prince lestat, orphan train. Orphan train was a mix of favorite childhood books of mine such as anne of green gables, heidi, and understood betsy, and ms. 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. From abusive homes to reabandonment, life has been cruel to these siblings. Aug 27, 2018 in 1869, the three dugan siblingsclay, zoe, and drewboard an orphan train in upstate new york, and are each adopted to separate families. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the east coast to the. Scatcherd is the matron of the orphan train during vivianniamh, dutchy and carmine s ride. 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.
Orphan train summary from litcharts the creators of. Orphan train will hold you in its grip as their fascinating tales unfold. From the trains came the childrens protection laws, school lunches, medical treatments, and the beginnings of the welfare system. Orphan train wreck the book i just read was terrible.
Orphan train characters from litcharts the creators of. Find books like the orphan train from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. I liked the other one, sweet water, even more, but orphan train is almost as good. Historical fiction books national orphan train complex. Christina baker kline writes exquisitely about two unlikely friends. In 1869, the three dugan siblingsclay, zoe, and drewboard an orphan train in upstate new york, and are each adopted to separate families. Penobscot indian molly ayer is close to aging out out of the foster care system.
Apr 02, 20 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. After reading something wonderful, nearly everything pales in comparison. They are books similar to divergent but different enough to keep you entertained. Cathy marie buchanan, nyt bestselling author of the day the falls stood still and the painted girls i loved this book. The orphan train that brought kids around the country. Like i said, the story was entertaining enough, but it bothers me to no end that such a badly written book has gotten such acclaim. The main difference between the two versions, other than length, is the protagonists age.
Carmine is the 18monthold baby vivianniamh takes care of and becomes attached to on the orphan train. If it seems like an eternity until the release of prince lestat, anne rices. Orphan train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orphan train. The relationship between molly and vivian felt like a rather clunky device.
Orphan train by christina baker kline content rating and. Orphan train children faced obstacles ranging from prejudice of classmates because they were train children to feeling like outsiders in their families all their lives. The orphan train series hearts on the rails kindle edition by wesson, rachel. I think a lot of readers are looking for a book they can. Orphan train is a wonderful novel filled with comparisons of molly and vivian.