Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the NYT Book Review, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, LitHub, Psychology Today, Poets & Writers, and Salon.īorn in England and raised in the American South and Maine, Kline is a graduate of Yale (B.A.), Cambridge (M.A.) and the University of Virginia (M.F.A.), where she was a Hoyns Fellow in Fiction Writing. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. Together, they not only clear boxes of past mementos from Vivian’s attic, but forge a path of friendship, forgiveness, and new beginnings.Ī #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World, Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Vivian was once an orphan, too-an Irish immigrant to New York City who was put on a so-called 'orphan train' to the Midwest with hundreds of other children-and she can understand, better than anyone else, the emotional binds that have been making Molly’s life so hard. Soon Molly sees they have more in common than she thought. Vivian asks Molly questions about her life and actually listens to the answers. So when Molly’s forced to help an a wealthy elderly woman clean out her attic for community service, Molly is wary.īut from the moment they meet, Molly realizes that Vivian isn’t like any of the adults she’s encountered before. Most of the time, Molly knows it’s her attitude that’s the problem, but after being shipped from one family to another, she’s had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. Molly Ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years old. This young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a twelve-year-old foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman.Īdapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author’s note and archival photos from the orphan train era. This book is especially perfect for mother/daughter reading groups.

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline