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Orphan Train

Christina Baker Kline

Start date: September 1, 2014

Finish date: September 30, 2014

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Nov 04, 2013 Lori rated it liked it

Shelves: book-club, historical-fiction

I was hoping to love this more than I did. I did enjoy it and I see why Kline wrote her main character as she did, but I guess I was just hoping for more character development.

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Jul 12, 2014 Katy rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction

Apparently I am getting soft in my old age, because this is the second “feel good” book this winter that I have loved. Orphan Train is a story within a story – the frame story is that of Molly, a 17 year old foster child who ends up having to do community service in the house of 91 year old Vivian Daly. The main story is that of Vivian, who as a child rode the orphan trains out west to Minnesota and experienced various hardships and challenges along the way. At first, when I saw where this was g ...more

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May 16, 2013 Madeleine rated it it was ok

...well that was disappointing. The writing and story were disappointing enough that I don't even have to get into all the political/ethical stuff to feel justified in giving this a two-star rating. Oh well. Next. ...more

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