Orphan train apr leave a comment 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. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, orphan train girl includes an authors note and archival photos from the orphan train era. In 1854, there were living on the streets of new york city over 10,000 abandoned orphaned children. The currant bread and rhubarb tart both would qualify as irish desserts. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. 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 story follows two very different women who find they have a lot more in common than they could have. Book club selection for august 2014 by christina baker kline historical fiction20273 pages publishers comments goodreads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Orphan train girl by christina baker kline reading guide. It isnt until a rebellious 17yearold girl with secrets of her own starts asking pointed questions that vivian finally tells her story. Hear the remarkable stories of the orphan train children. From 1854 to 1929, more than 200,000 children traveled by train from the east coast to seek new homes in nearly every state in the continental united states.
Orphan train book club ideas part 1 have you read this incredible story about our history in america. On the orphan train broken bow theres a 75year period in americas history that is sometimes not even acknowledged as truth, but lois gillett lived it. A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping molly out of juvie and worse. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
Orphan train by american author, christina baker kline, is historical fiction that is a recent pick by one of our book club members. Christina baker kline is a novelist, nonfiction writer, and editor. Apr 02, 20 a community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping molly ayer out of juvie and worse. A poignant story of two unlikely friends and a relatively unknown event in american history. Poverty, homelessness, overcrowding and other factors among east coast cities led to the transporting of more than 200,000 children to new homes across north america in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including 10,000 to iowa. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains transported more than 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children many of them firstgeneration irish catholic. We hope you find the book and this dish equally delicious. I was hooked from the start, this book had me turning the pages fast. The orphan trains were a series of social service programs that relocated poor and homeless city children.
It was written in the 80s and i love all the 80s elements in it too, everything from pagers to boom boxes. 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. 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. Orphan train recipes for book clubs tosas allcity read. This page is to honor my father and four of his siblings who rode the orphan train from nyc to texas in 1920. Some of the food ideas are from the book like the terrys famous chowder but most of this book took place during the great depression so food was scarce and there was no way i was.
Christina baker kline, orphan train orphan train by christina baker kline is a book that has many themes. Orphan train book johnson county library bibliocommons. Praises went forth, inviting people to come to american and obtain free land. Orphan train study guide from litcharts the creators of. An ambitious and controversial social experiment that is now recognized as the beginning of the foster care system in the united states, the orphan train movement placed more than 120,000 orphaned children with families across the country between 1853 and the early 1900s. Mar 26, 2014 target chose orphan train as one of its club picks the promotion features a collection of titles the retailer arguably gears toward book clubs, and it is open only to paperbacks, and this. Kline also commissioned and edited two widely praised collections. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Instant downloads of all 1297 litchart pdfs including orphan train. The story follows two timelines, one modern day story of a 17 year old in foster care and one story that goes back to the historical time period of the last orphan trains in america in 1929. As she helps vivian sort through her possessions and memories, molly learns that they arent as different as they seem to be. After the author finished her orphan train quartet she went on to write quite a few more books which i found to be geared to a lower reading level.
After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train. As a result, the united states received a large number of. Wills choice orphan train children, no 2 by joan lowery nixon. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. This book focused on will, a young boy who lived with his father at a circus. I had no idea that this happened with orphans in america. 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 perfect way to spend some off time. Sweet water 1993, desire lines 1999, the way life should be 2007, bird in hand 2009, orphan train 20 and a piece of the world 2017. 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. Orphan train by christina baker kline reading guidebook. Until 1929, braces society and other charities sent more than 150,000 neglected children by train to 47 states. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Spot city landmarks like the 12thcentury aarhus cathedral and city hall, marvel at the architectural wonders of the aros art museum and admire the reconstructed viking stave church on display at the moesgaard viking museum. She had emigrated from ireland with her family members as a young girl.
In addition to orphan train 2011 and a piece of the world 2017, her novels include bird in hand, the way life should be, desire lines, and sweet water. His this was a book that i received through interlibrary loan. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. I developed a talk about the mclean county orphans and now present it in conjunction with the mclean county museum of history, where i volunteer in the library. The orphan train movement transported around needy, neglected, and orphaned children from new york to other regions of the united states and canada from 1854 to inspired by the roughly orphaned children calling the streets of new york home. An entire menu of irish dishes also would be suitable for a book club discussing orphan train. Americas pioneer childrens advocate, he founded 1853 the childrens aid society of new york, an organization that established modern methods in child welfare. Orphan train is a book set in both the present day and the late 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Facilitator kay derousse noted that, for the second time in two months, the villages bookworm club read a novel, orphan train, in which the author chose to tell the story using two narrators. 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 country. I was asked to speak at a book club on the subject of orphan trains. With tatiana maslany, dylan bruce, jordan gavaris, kevin hanchard. Penobscot indian molly ayer is close to aging out out of the foster care system. The book features interviews with noteworthy modern feminists and their mothers.
Close to aging out of the foster care system, molly ayer takes a position helping an elderly woman named vivian and discovers that they are more alike than different as she helps vivian solve a mystery from her past. Publishers comments goodreads 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. Orphan train by christina baker kline first published. A treasure trove of information and links relating to orphan train from which many of the other links on. Extremely fitted bodice, pointed v waist, offtheshoulder neckline, scalloped cap sleeves, ivory tulle and lace band ar. A novel christina baker kline, 20 harpercollins 278 pp.
She cowrote a book called the conversation begins with her mother, christina l. Today we have a recipe inspired by this months book club selection, orphan train, and created by chef ingrid of edible tapestry. Orphan train is a specifically american story of mobility and rootlessness, highlighting a littleknown but historically significant moment in our countrys past. With orphan train, author finds bestsellerdom fifth time around. Delve into the fascinating history of denmarks second city on this 2hour walking tour of aarhus. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Based on one of americas most notorious reallife scandalsin which georgia tann, director of a memphisbased adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the countrylisa wingates riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even.
Book club selection for august 2014 by christina baker kline. Christina baker kline orphan train girl audio book download. Vivians tale is the topic of the book, the orphan train. Orphan train by christian baker kline is the story of a surprising friendship between two women troubled seventeen yearold foster kid molly ayer and ninetyone yearold vivian daly. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. The orphan train by christina baker kline questions.
The treatment these children received by the loving families that took them in is another hot talking point, as is the flawed practice that transports the orphans to the mid west. See more ideas about orphan train, orphan and train. An orphan train story is a dickensian story about cultural identity and family history set during the nineteenth century at a time when america received an enormous influx of immigrants, and a quarter of a million children whose fates would be determined by pure luck were sent west from east coast cities by orphan trains. Homes wanted orphan train, orphan train book, book. One of the books protagonists, an irish orphan, is packed. 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. We thought it fitting to provide this for the she reads book clubs that will meet throughout the month to discuss the novel. Orphan train was a mix of favorite childhood books of mine such as anne of green gables, heidi, and understood betsy, and ms. West by orphan train is partially based on a book by author clark kidder, who told the true story of his grandmothers journey to iowa as a child. Welcome to a meeting place for publishers, authors, and book clubs to connect. Orphan train 1979 in 1854, the childrens aid society initiates a program to relocate thousands of new yorks orphaned children to the homes of adoptive parents throughout the midwest. 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 and that of a teenager in the modernday foster care system. I was really interested in the subject matter and didnt actually know about the orphan train before i saw this book. There is the theme of foster care, adoption, family history, unexpected relationships, inhumane acts of violence and of course the train that took children from large cities to be adopted by families in the midwest to be more like indentured servants then a part of a new family.
Orphan train article about orphan train by the free dictionary. Apr 11, 20 after tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. Immigration in 1853 the united states began evaluation of railroad routes to the pacific, sending mapping announcements to europe and the rest of the world. Find exciting ideas from book clubs all over the country what theyre reading, what theyre eating, and how theyre blending the two as well as recipes from some of your favorite authors and book giveaways. Every detail this book is rooted in history, but vivian the train rider in my novel goes on a journey that is entirely her own. Penobscot indian molly ayer is close to aging out out of the foster.
Orphan train is a remarkable novel full of contrasts of molly and also vivian. A young irish immigrant orphaned in new york city, vivian was put on a train to the midwest with hundreds of other children. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Apr 01, 20 moving between contemporary maine and depressionera minnesota, orphan train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship. Dinner and a book dinner and a book go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book clubs latest selection. Previously, the club had read the kitchen house, a story about life in an antebellum virginia. A nonfiction book like just mercy doesnt readily lend itself to menu ideas for a gathering, since food isnt often discussed in the text.
You might consider serving a menu based on what anthony ray hinton ate when he was released from death row. Niamh pronounced neev was an irish immigrant girl sent on an orphan train from new york city to minnesota in the late 1920s. Christina baker kline is an american novelist, essayist, and editor. Rochelle gridley is a librarian and amateur historian interested in the orphan train movement in illinois. Most were treated kindly and formed loving bonds with new parents. The brave journey of an orphan train rider, chronicles the experiences of emily reese kidder as she left a new york city orphanage and rode west to unfamiliar and seemingly wide open country. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the east coast to the farmlands of the midwest or face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude these children were predominately irish catholic.
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