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Orphan Train Girl

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By Christina Baker Kline
Publisher HarperCollins
Orphan Train Girl
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pstrongThis young readers edition of Christina Baker Klines #1 emNew York Timesem bestselling novel emOrphan Trainem follows a twelveyearold foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninetyoneyearold woman.strongppAdapted and condensed for a young audience, emOrphan Train Girlem includes an authors note and archival photos from the orphan train era.This book is especially perfect for motherdaughter reading groups. ppMolly Ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years old. Most of the time, Molly knows its her attitude thats the problem, but after being shipped from one family to another, shes had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. So when Mollys forced to help an a wealthy elderly woman clean out her attic for community service, Molly is wary.ppBut from the moment they meet, Molly realizes that Vivian isnt like any of the adults shes encountered before. Vivian asks Molly questions about her life and actually listens to the answers.ppSoon Molly sees they have more in common than she thought. Vivian was once an orphan, tooan Irish immigrant to New York City who was put on a socalled orphantrain to the Midwest with hundreds of other childrenand she can understand, better than anyone else, the emotional binds that have been making Mollys life so hard.ppTogether, they not only clear boxes of past mementos from Vivians attic, but forge a path of friendship, forgiveness, and new beginnings. p

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41361 words41,361 words
234 pages234 pages
Lexile 700LLexile 700L
Grade 3 to 8Grade 3 to 8
Age 8-13Age 8-13
Published 2017Published 2017

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9780062445964

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