5/12/2023 0 Comments Orphan train novel![]() ![]() The closer Molly grows to Vivian, the more she discovers parallels to her own life. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance. As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly discovers that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they seem to be. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past. Vivian Daly has lived a quiet life on the coast of Maine. Just months from “aging out” of the child welfare system, and close to being kicked out of her foster home, a community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping her out of juvie and worse. Nearly eighteen, Molly Ayer knows she has one last chance. ![]() Narrator: Molly’s story is told in a third-person-limited perspective Vivian’s story is told in the first person.īook Summary: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline ![]() Theme: Belonging and Connection, Self and Identity, Safety and Survival, Trauma and Loss, Secrets, Reality, and Illusions, Hope and Skepticism ![]()
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