Orphan Train
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Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline

2013•Drama•400 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfamilyslowwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeStirring and grounded: a slow-paced novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Close to aging out of the foster care system, Molly Ayer takes a position helping an elderly woman named Vivian and discovers that they are more alike than different as she helps Vivian solve a mystery from her past.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalFamilyUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

WomenFemale friendshipOrphan trainsFriendshipIndian foster childrenFrontier and pioneer lifeAdoptionImmigrant children

Details

Author
Christina Baker Kline
Published
2013
Pages
400
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