Riders on the orphan train book club discussion

May 23, 2014 information about orphan trains and the book, orphan train by christina baker kline. Virginia johnson, a member of the nir committee, will lead that discussion, which is open to. We will be discussing the novel with our online book club and would consider it an honor if you would join us. The orphan train transported a reported 200,000 children from the east coast to the midwest between 1854 and 1929.

Christina answers top 10 book club questions youtube. May 17, 2015 since orphan train was my book club choice for the year, i had to provide the discussion questions. Two of us had heard of orphan trains before reading this book. Nyt best selling author christina baker kline answers the top ten questions book clubs ask about orphan train. Lesson plans and resources for orphan train table of contents 1. Orphans brought to iowa, containing name of child surname first then given name, adoptive parents surname first then given name and town. The additional information column was added in 2017. Orphan train tackles some pretty heavy themes, such as finding family and figuring out your identity. Mar 09, 2014 the orphan train transported a reported 200,000 children from the east coast to the midwest between 1854 and 1929.

Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Andrea warren is the author of many acclaimed nonfiction books for young readers, including orphan train rider. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train. Discussion questions book club recommendationsdiscussion. But dont worry, christina baker kline wraps it all up neatly at the end so you wont go into a tailspin. Vivian traveled from nyc to minnesota as a young girl on one of the infamous orphan trains that was used to get orphans out of the cities into the country where they might have a better opportunity to find families and to be able to make a good life. When christina asked the audience if anyone knew someone who had been on an orphan train, a third of the rooms hands shot up. In orphan train, vivian dalys firstperson, pasttense account of her experience on the orphan train and her journey from irishcatholic immigrant to protestant midwesterner alternates with the presentday, presenttense, thirdpersonlimited story of vivians life on the maine coast. Apr 11, 2014 online resources and questions for your book club to connect your groups lives, interests and personal experiences to books you discuss, friday, april 11, 2014 orphan train book discussion guide. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. Christina baker kline is a novelist, nonfiction writer and editor.

This book is equal parts heartwrenching and heartwarming. Book club kit discussion guide orphan train by christina. She served as writerinresidence at fordham university from 2007 to 2011 and. One boys true story, which won the boston globehorn book award. Some of the food ideas are from the book like the terrys famous chowder but most of this book took place during the great depression so food was scarce and there was no way i was. Rich in detail and epic in scope, orphan train by christina baker kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are. Today, we welcome christina to the blog to discuss her experience with book clubs and the three most common questions that clubs have asked her about the novel. Orphan train is a great book club discussion book and we recommend it to everyone. A lot of the women in this group liked the book along with our strong male contingency of one but not as much as i did.

They started their journey in new york and were given away in train stations across the country. The orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century. Orphan train will be read by the pageturners library book club for its discussion on oct. Was it common for train riders to keep their experiences secret.

One of the books protagonists, an irish orphan, is packed. Map of united states showing number of orphan train riders in. Apr 11, 20 on the night of her high school graduation in 1986, kathryn campbells best friend, jennifer, vanished without a trace. The books this year are about the include orphan train by christina baker kline and riders on the orphan train by moore. The girl on the train book club discussion questions.

She put an impressive amount of research into the book, fueled on to the topic as her husbands grandfather was an orphan on the train. When christina asked the audience if anyone knew someone who had been on an orphan train, a. Molly ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. An amazing multimedia program that tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were placed on trains in new york between 1854 and 1929 and sent all. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Orphan train by christina baker kline book club discussion. When a divorce sends kathryn reeling back to the maine town where she grew up, the young journalist finds herself facetoface. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. We didnt get a lot responses last month, so this month will determine whether or not we continue the book club. A novel christina baker kline, 20 harpercollins 278 pp. Orphan train riders, from the riders on the orphan train multimedia performance at union depot in st. Sep 23, 2015 an amazing multimedia program that tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were placed on trains in new york between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the united states to. Our discussion leader, tamara welch will kick things off this morning.

Orphan train by christina baker kline i remember at the age of 10 or so reading a novel about the late19th and early 20thcentury orphan trains, which took children and babies from east coast slums and brought them to the midwest, where they were given an opportunity for a potentially prosperous new life in the fresh rural air. Between 1854 and 1929, over 250,000 orphans and surrendered children were placed out across the country. This part of our american history was unknown to a few of our readers. I had no idea that this happened with orphans in america. Orphan train is a young adult historical fiction novel about the relationship between seventeen yearold molly ayer and ninetyone yearold vivian daly who, as the result of spending time together and sharing their experiences, form a bond, learn from each other, and change in significant ways. Riders of orphan train meet to tell life stories the new. Kline has written six other novels orphan train, orphan train girl, the way life should be, sweet water, bird in hand, and desire lines and written or edited five works of nonfiction. Book club questions for the orphan train by christina baker. See more ideas about orphan train, orphan train book and orphan. Aug 18, 2018 the orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century and that of a teenager in the modernday foster care system. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. Bird in hand, the way life should be, desire lines and sweet water. We didnt talk about all of them, but we did hit on most of the main ones.

May 23, 2014 map of united states showing number of orphan train riders in 18531910. From the teeming streets of new york among a crush of immigrants. As always, there is no cost to join and no longterm commitment. Orphan train tells the story of vivian, an orphan who rode on the orphan train from new york to minnesota in 1929. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. On the night of her high school graduation in 1986, kathryn campbells best friend, jennifer, vanished without a trace. More than 200,000 homeless children were sent west on the trains. The reality of this heartbreaking time provided for an interesting storyline. So, please respond, ladies heres some general questions to get the discussion going. Coeur dalene, post fall libraries to host riders of the. Poll book tally orphan train by christina baker kline rounded up to 4 stars. Orphan train book club ideas part 1 have you read this incredible story about our history in america. Luckily, there were some provided in the back of the book which i have listed below. May, 2000 orphan train movement, social experiment of childrens aid sociey and new york foundling hospital, carried 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children from new york and other east coast cities west to.

Since orphan train was my book club choice for the year, i had to provide the discussion questions. Riders on the orphan train is an historical novel about a littleknown piece of american history. Her mother, sophia kaminsky hillesheim, 1917 orphan train rider, was one of the children of the orphan trains taking part in a phenomenal journey from new york city to the midwest. Jan 31, 2014 nyt best selling author christina baker kline answers the top ten questions book clubs ask about orphan train. Orphan train is a book set in both the present day and the late 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Riders on the orphan train chronicles the lives of two children among approximately 250,000 young people placed out between 1854 and 1929. Ask and answer questions about the novel or view study guides, literature essays and more. Orphan train riders to iowa the children brought to iowa. You will become a better person for having read it. For other news and our upcoming schedule, visit our facebook page and click on events. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Our discussion of christina baker klines orphan train begins today and will continue through friday. She was deposited with the byrnes, who wanted only child labor in a dressmaking enterprise. Orphan train movement, social experiment of childrens aid sociey and new york foundling hospital, carried 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children from.