Orphan Train

📚 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer is close to aging out of foster care when a community-service assignment sends her to help an elderly widow, Vivian Daly, sort through her attic. Among the boxes and keepsakes lies the story of Vivian’s childhood—from her arrival in America as an Irish immigrant to her journey west on an orphan train, where strangers would decide her future.

As Vivian shares her memories, Molly recognizes the uncertainty of being passed from one household to another. Their unlikely friendship gives both a chance to make sense of the past and find a place to belong.

Moving between two generations, Orphan Train is a heartfelt historical novel about loss, resilience, and the people who become our family.