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In the 1850’s it was estimated that over 30,000 children were homeless, and roaming the busy streets of New York City. Charles Brace, saw a need for the children to have homes of their own. He founded the Children’s Aid Society. Brace theorized that he children would have a better chance at becoming contributing members of society if they were raised by “God fearing” farm families. The “Orphan Train” Movement started in 1853 and continued into the early 1900’s. “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline, follows Niamh (pronounced Neev) who lived with her family in New York until her father and brothers are killed in a fire and her mother is sent to a mental hospital. Neamh is left to the Child’s Aid Society and eventually placed on an Orphan Train to be transported to the Midwest in search of a new family. Many years later Niamh’s name is changed and changed again. She is now 91 and twice widowed. Molly is a girl on a crash course with disaster. She has been passed around in the modern day foster system since she was a young girl. Her father died in a car accident and her mother was taken to jail. Molly is sentenced to spend 50 hours of community service for stealing and is sentenced helping Vivian clean out her attic. Somehow the unlikely duo become close friends.
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In the 1850’s it was estimated that over 30,000 children were homeless, and roaming the busy streets of New York City. Charles Brace, saw a need for the children to have homes of their own. He founded the Children’s Aid Society. Brace theorized that he children would have a better chance at becoming contributing members of society if they were raised by “God fearing” farm families. The “Orphan Train” Movement started in 1853 and continued into the early 1900’s. “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline, follows Niamh (pronounced Neev) who lived with her family in New York until her father and brothers are killed in a fire and her mother is sent to a mental hospital. Neamh is left to the Child’s Aid Society and eventually placed on an Orphan Train to be transported to the Midwest in search of a new family. Many years later Niamh’s name is changed and changed again. She is now 91 and twice widowed. Molly is a girl on a crash course with disaster. She has been passed around in the modern day foster system since she was a young girl. Her father died in a car accident and her mother was taken to jail. Molly is sentenced to spend 50 hours of community service for stealing and is sentenced helping Vivian clean out her attic. Somehow the unlikely duo become close friends.
•General Overview and Summary of Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
•Analysis of Orphan Train
•The Historical Significance Behind Orphan Train
•Learn About The Actual Practices That Were Taking Place In The United States
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100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 8, 2014
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November 12, 2025This is my January BOTM read. The tale is told from two points of view. Molly Ayer, and almost 18 year old foster child. She is just months from "aging out" of the child welfare system, and close to being kicked out of her foster home, as a last ditch effort she takes on a community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her attic to avoid juvenile detention and homelessness.
Vivian Daly, the elderly lady, has lived a quiet life on the coast of Maine but her attic is full of her memories and her past, which was not always as quiet. As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly and Viviane forma remarkable friendship.
I really liked the book from the very start. Viviane had a really rough childhood, and it made me sad hat she was taken advantage of the way she was. I liked both characters Molly and Vivian, and I found the parallels in their lives fascinating. Parts of the book made really angry, especially when it came to the treatment Vivian received as a child.
The ending feel a little unfinished. But I think Kline did that to leave things up the reader's imagination about Molly and Viviane's future. I like to think it was a happy one, but I would have liked it to end a little more on the tidy side.
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Vivian Daly, the elderly lady, has lived a quiet life on the coast of Maine but her attic is full of her memories and her past, which was not always as quiet. As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly and Viviane forma remarkable friendship.
I really liked the book from the very start. Viviane had a really rough childhood, and it made me sad hat she was taken advantage of the way she was. I liked both characters Molly and Vivian, and I found the parallels in their lives fascinating. Parts of the book made really angry, especially when it came to the treatment Vivian received as a child.
The ending feel a little unfinished. But I think Kline did that to leave things up the reader's imagination about Molly and Viviane's future. I like to think it was a happy one, but I would have liked it to end a little more on the tidy side.
For additional reviews please see my blog at www.adventuresofabibliophile.blogspot...
March 26, 2025
I start composing reviews in my mind about halfway through a book, then when I finish I like to give myself a couple of days to think about the book before reviewing it. It normally helps me get my ideals in order so that I can write a bit more about my feelings on the book. This book keeps bringing me back to just one word, Wow! This book was extremely powerful. It definitely shows that humans, especially children can survive amazing obstacles. This book was a roller coaster of emotions, so much pain and anguish was packed into this story. Sometimes survival is about more than the basics. Some books focus on the need of how important the basics (food, shelter, security) are, this book goes beyond that. Friendship can be such a powerful thing and come in odd and unexpected places.
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