Orphan Train Girl

This Young Readers’ Edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows the story of a foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with an elderly woman who rode an orphan train in the 1920s.

Molly Ayer has been a foster kid for as long as she can remember. Most of the time, Molly knows it’s her attitude that’s the problem, but after being in the system for years, she’s had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. So when Molly’s forced to help an elderly woman clean out her attic as part of a community-service sentence for stealing a library book, Molly is filled with dread. Just another adult to treat her like a troublemaker.

But from the moment they meet, Molly realizes that Vivian, an affluent ninety-one-year-old, isn’t like any of the adults she’s encountered before. Vivian asks Molly questions about her life and actually listens when Molly responds. Molly soon sees they have more in common than she thought. Vivian was once an orphan, too, and can understand the emotional binds that have been making Molly’s life so hard. Together, they not only clear boxes of mementos from Vivian’s attic but also forge a path of friendship, forgiveness, and new beginnings for their future.