A review by davidreyno
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An enjoyable, emotional historical novel about a part of US history that I had not before known, Orphan Trains taking kids from NYC to the Midwest.  Uses the mechanism of bouncing between the present and the past, with a lady who traveled on the Orphan train befriending a modern day orphan.  Usually not a huge fan of this mechanism, but it works very well in this case.  Surprisingly, I connected better with the modern orphan than the main character orphan, still trying to decide why.
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