Today, we welcome christina to the blog to discuss her experience with book clubs and the three. If you enjoy historical fiction, check out this quick, easy read. I have taken great liberties with the nature of the circus acts and the ways in which they lived and performed during the war. Today we have a recipe inspired by this months book club selection, orphan train, and created by chef ingrid of edible tapestry. Molly learns that vivian was herself an orphan, an irish immigrant in new york who was put on the orphan train in the late 1920s and tossed from home to home in minnesota. Weekends and summers, the family pumped water, read by candlelight, used an outhouse, and stayed warm with only a stone fireplace. At age nine her family was killed in a tenement fire.
In orphan train, christina baker kline seamlessly knits together the past and present of two women, one young and one old. 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. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The book, the orphan train, by christina baker kline is a wellknown bestselling novel, right. The book is available now on apple books in both e book and audiobook formats. How perfect was it to put the toy train around the food. This was a fascinating blend of the two, so i was in heaven. Welcome to a meeting place for publishers, authors, and book clubs to connect. 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.
Orphan train by christina baker kline, paperback barnes. 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. See more ideas about orphan train, orphan and train. You might consider serving a menu based on what anthony ray hinton ate when he was released from death row. Ill admit i am interested in books about wwii and oddly, about historic circus life. I had no idea that this happened with orphans in america. There is the theme of foster care, adoption, family history, unexpected. Lesson plans and resources for orphan train free library of.
A novel christina baker kline, 20 harpercollins 278 pp. Book club kit discussion guide orphan train by christina baker kline. Go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book club s latest selection. She was deposited with the byrnes, who wanted only child labor in a dressmaking enterprise.
When the orphan train movement began, it was estimated that 30,000 abandoned children were living on. This book illustrates that effect by looking at the fates of orphan train riders in aggregate, and by telling the stories of particular children. These questions about the novel can help foster discussion in your group. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the east coast to the farmlands of the midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck.
Reading group guide questions provided by the publisher. Christina answers top 10 book club questions youtube. The currant bread and rhubarb tart both would qualify as irish desserts. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. Its an historical novel about this relationship between this 17yearold molly ayer, contemporaneously, and contemporaneously, this 91yearold vivian daly who was up through and experienced the orphan train. Vivians journey west was aboard an orphan train, a bit of misguided 1900sera social engineering moving homeless, destitute city children, mostly immigrants, into midwest families. I had heard such wonderful things about this book and have wanted to. Mount prospect public library book discussion questions. Kline also commissioned and edited two widely praised collections. The orphan s tale made me stop, wait, think and want to absorb it before i went on to the next book. She is coauthor, with her mother, christina looper baker, of a book on feminist mothers and. Find exciting ideas from book clubs all over the country what theyre reading, what theyre eating, and how theyre blending the two as well as recipes from some of your favorite authors and book giveaways. 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. Christina baker kline is a novelist, nonfiction writer and editor.
Vivians story is the subject of the book, the orphan train. As an adult, winefred lorraine williams learned that she was placed in a new york city orphanage soon after her birth in 1922. Where the crawdads sing by delia owens, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, educated by tara westover, little. Orphan train by christina baker kline is a book that has many themes. In addition to orphan train, her novels include bird in hand, the way life. Orphan train themes from litcharts the creators of. The orphan train by christina baker kline questions thoughtco. She had emigrated from ireland with her family as a young girl.
Read orphan train absolutely for free at readanybook. In the prologue vivian mentions that her true love died when she was 23, but she doesnt mention the other big secret in the book. With orphan train, author finds bestsellerdom fifth time. John jackson, who at five years old walked off after a marching band and never found his way home again. The orphan train by christina baker kline is a 20 william morrow paperbacks publication.
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 eating squirrel as the main dish. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. Some of the food ideas are from the book like the terrys famous chowder but most of this book took. Riverstone bookclubs september pick is orphan train by christina baker kline. Kline reminds us that we never really lose anyone or anything orperhaps most importantlyourselves. Orphan train by christina baker kline book club discussion. So says the prologue to a new novel by bestselling novelist christina baker kline, whose novel orphan train has been loved by millions around the world and a lot of genealogy gems book club fanswe featured it in 2014.
Two orphan sisters in the late 1800s leave new york on the orphan train to seek a new home in the west. One is a woman who was an orphantrain rider and the other a teenage girl. We hope you find the book and this dish equally delicious. Irish fare an entire menu of irish dishes also would be suitable for a book club discussing orphan train.
The orphan train by christina baker kline questions. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or. Belonging and connection molly ayer and vivian daly, two women born in different places and eras and who were orphaned as young children, both. A nonfiction book like just mercy doesnt readily lend itself to menu ideas for a gathering, since food isnt often discussed in the text. Not surprisingly, kline grew interested in how the inner life could survive a lack of external comforts, an idea that sits at the heart of her 20 book, orphan train. Cathy marie buchanan, nyt bestselling author of the day the falls stood still and the painted girls i loved this book. Orphan train book club ideas part 2 delicious reads.
We thought it fitting to provide this for the she reads book clubs that will meet throughout the month to discuss the novel. Orphan train is a fascinating story of friendship between women from two generations. Book club kit discussion guide orphan train by christina. See more ideas about book club books, book club parties and orphan train. Orphan train is a wonderful novel filled with comparisons of molly and vivian. Nyt best selling author christina baker kline answers the top ten questions book clubs ask about orphan train. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in orphan train, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. 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. Christina baker kline is a novelist, nonfiction writer, and editor.
Oprahs book club pick oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic. Book description courtesy of goodreads a daughter of the samurai tells the true story of a samurais daughter, brought up in the strict traditions of feudal japan, who was sent to america to meet her future husband. Christina baker klines novel orphan train has ridden the new york times bestseller list for the past 15 weeks, becoming a favorite of book clubs across the country. Orphan train will hold you in its grip as their fascinating tales unfold. Not only is it entertaining and educational, it is also an excellent discussion book. Between 1854 and 1929, socalled orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the east coast to the farmlands of the midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates. The orphan train has several threads for book clubs to discuss.
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