About this item

Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is apowerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of thesecrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to "aging out" out of the foster caresystem. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out herhome is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse...As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Mollylearns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A youngIrish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a trainto the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would bedetermined by luck and chance.Molly discovers that she has the power to help Vivian find answers tomysteries that have haunted her for her entire life - answers that willultimately free them both.