The Bookworm says... Yes! Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline was a very nice book! From the mid 1850's to early 1900's, an orphan train ran from the East Coast to the Midwest. Vivian Daly rode this train as a young Irish immigrant. After a long, ever changing life, Vivian settled in coastal Maine and led a quiet, peaceful life. Her life is very normal; the attic is where the secrets hide. Seventeen year old Molly knows how it feels to be unwanted, and she knows that if she wants to stay out of juvie she needs to complete her community service hours. What she doesn't know is that by cleaning out an old lady's attic, she will find a friend in someone extraordinary. Unprepared for the similarities between her and Vivian, Molly is completely taken by surprise by what lies ahead of her.
I did not have very high expectations for this book. I'm not sure why- maybe the cover, maybe the description. I'm not sure. But I loved it. The two tales of Molly and Vivian flowed together seamlessly, creating an artful, exquisite story.
"I believe in ghosts... They're the ones who haunt us... The ones who left us behind."
