Christina Baker Kline Ms. Kline's novel transports us to 1929, New York City when an Irish family faces hardship after a fire devastates their family and the Children's Aid Society has a solution. Children who are orphaned in New York City are sent out west on Orphan Trains where the children can be adopted by willing Midwestern families. The novel is based on the historical fact, but weaves a fictional tale about the events in 1929 with the events in 2011 when the protagonist, Niamh, meets up with another orphan teen in foster care. An unusual friendship develops between 91 year old woman and Molly. Understanding the hardships each other has faced brings these two unlikely women together, each offering something to the other that surprises even themselves. A good story with natural surprises at each turn.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Christina Baker Kline Ms. Kline's novel transports us to 1929, New York City when an Irish family faces hardship after a fire devastates their family and the Children's Aid Society has a solution. Children who are orphaned in New York City are sent out west on Orphan Trains where the children can be adopted by willing Midwestern families. The novel is based on the historical fact, but weaves a fictional tale about the events in 1929 with the events in 2011 when the protagonist, Niamh, meets up with another orphan teen in foster care. An unusual friendship develops between 91 year old woman and Molly. Understanding the hardships each other has faced brings these two unlikely women together, each offering something to the other that surprises even themselves. A good story with natural surprises at each turn.
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