Orphan Train Girl (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062445940)

This young readers' edition of Christina Baker Kline's #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a twelve-year-old foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman.

Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author's note and archival photos from the orphan train era. This book is especially perfect for mother/daughter reading groups.

Molly Ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years old. Most of the time, Molly knows it's her attitude that's the problem, but after being shipped from one family to another, she's had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. So when Molly's forced to help an a wealthy elderly woman clean out her attic for community service, Molly is wary.

But from the moment they meet, Molly realizes that Vivian isn't like any of the adults she's encountered before. Vivian asks Molly questions about her life and actually listens to the answers.

Soon Molly sees they have more in common than she thought. Vivian was once an orphan, too--an Irish immigrant to New York City who was put on a so-called "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 Molly's life so hard.

Together, they not only clear boxes of past mementos from Vivian's attic, but forge a path of friendship, forgiveness, and new beginnings.

Author: Christina Baker Kline
ISBN-10: 0062445944
ISBN-13: 9780062445940
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189076 / Orphan Train Girl


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017
Booklist 04/15/2017 pg. 59
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 95 - Recommended, Satisfactory