![]() ![]() "There was a Methodist minister in New York City named Charles Loring Brace. ![]() Kline joins NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss the history of the trains, how young girls were often passed over by families and the most surprising fact she learned from train riders. Kline's book is fictional, but it's based on the very true history of thousands of children shipped to the Midwest. The train is filled with dozens of other children who have lost their families in one way or another they are now hoping that their journey will connect them with new parents and a new, better life. She is turned over to authorities who put her on a train bound for the Midwest. A young Irish girl, Niamh (pronounced "Neeve"), has just lost her entire family after a fire ripped through their tenement building. How?Ĭhristina Baker Kline's new novel, Orphan Train, is partially set in 1929, mere months before the stock market crash that would trigger the Great Depression. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Orphan Train Author Christina Baker Kline ![]()
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