I just finished Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. I really enjoyed this story. It was one of those books I really didn't want to put down and I ended reading it in a day and a half.
I loved how the book was told over two time periods to share the lives of Vivian Daly, 91, and Molly Ayer, 17. Vivian rode on the Orphan train in 1929 to find a new family after her family was killed in a house fire. Molly is orphaned teenager living with foster parents in 2011. Molly and Vivian meet when Molly is required to fulfill some community service hours. At first they seem to have nothing in common, but then we learn they are more similar than we can imagine.
While I liked the stories of both characters and seeing how their lives were similar, I was most interested in the orphan train itself. I had never heard of this before. I would really love to leave more about this and maybe read some non-fiction on this topic soon.
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