Written by: Eve Bunting
First line: "This is our train, Marianne," Miss Rudolph says, and Nora clutches at my hand.
Why you should read this book: By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a fictionalized account of the orphan trains of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, which shipped east coast children west to be adopted. Marianne, older, female, and not pretty, knows that she's the least desirable orphan in her group of fourteen kids who need homes, but keeps holding out hope that her biological mother will return for her as promised. As she travels down the line, Marianne has to learn to adjust her expectations and accept what the universe has to offer.
Why you shouldn't read this book: This is the kind of story that kids will find very interesting but adults may find it sort of depressing, even if it does have an uplifting ending.
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