Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline

Book Overview

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Available in a special hardcover edition, Christina Baker Kline's smash bestseller that is "a lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of American history" (Ann Packer).

Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006195070X
• ISBN13: 9780061950704
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring

Loved the timelines and the silver treads that were sown between what was both written and unwritten. Loved it.

Pulls at your heart strings!

Easy read that was enjoyable. The author did a good job of creating a mental picture of the events taking place. You almost become attached to the characters turning each page wanting to know what happens next.

Another Must Read

Full of historic fiction and an enjoyable read, although somewhat depressing.

Tells A Story of Two Girls, Generations, And Hardship

History lovers will love this book

Orphan Train

So I had to read this book for a class and I honestly enjoyed it! The parts about the older woman were definitely more enjoyable but I loved the connection between the two. Some character development could have been further enhanced but overall, it was a good read. The ending, although a little cheesy, was heart warming.

A great read

A fantastic book. The way past and present collide to form a complete story was beautiful and heartwarming. I would read it again and again.