Molly Ayer, a foster child, has to do fifty-plus hours of
community service to stay out of juvenile detention. She reluctantly agrees to
help an elderly widow, Vivian Daly, clean out her attic. Vivian really doesn’t
want to get rid of anything and she spends time with Molly reminiscing over old
items in her trunks. It turns out that Vivian, an Irish immigrant, was orphaned
in New York in the 1920’s and sent by train to the Midwest to be adopted. Molly
finds out that she and Vivian have quite a bit in common, and an unlikely
friendship blossoms. This story is based on the orphan trains that ran west
from New York between 1854 and 1929. Orphan Train: a novel by Christina Baker Kline provides an thoughtful look at immigration and
adoption in the recent past. DB
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