02348cam a2200373 i 4500 1162037042 TxAuBib 20141027120000.0 141015t20142013||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780061950704 hbk. 006195070X hbk. (OCoLC)892981744 JAI JAI CD5 Y2A TxAuBib rda Kline, Christina Baker, 1964- Orphan Train / Christina Baker Kline. First William Morrow hardcover edition. New York : William Morrow, 2014. ©2013. 278 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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 children whose fates would be determined by luck and chance. This is the story of one such child. As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are reminders of a turbulent past. Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren't as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendships. Adult. 20141027. Orphans Fiction. Immigrant children Fiction. Indian foster children Fiction. Adoption Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life Minnesota Fiction. Maine Fiction. KXMJG