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Most appealing!
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Ditto!DennisK wrote:I loved mostly how the two main character's lives were woven together in the story. The modern day girl with her modern day problems and yesterday's child with all her hardships – both coming together in a healing and loving way. You can't get much better than that.
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I agree! The Orphan Train aspect is what drew me into this story. I was so ignorant about this topic before, and now I have learned, at least, a fraction of what these children had to endure.bookowlie wrote:The most appealing part is the beginning when the subject of the orphan trains was explained. This really drew me into the story since it was a part of history I knew nothing about. It was amazing to me that young children were put on trains and given to strangers to be used as slave labor in most cases.
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It just shows how desperate things can get. I remember attending an open air story teller's convention where one lecturer was a person who told of his family's history. His father was on the orphan train, and he and his brother were separated because a foster parent wanted only one boy. The lecturer's father was left on the train, to be chosen further down the line. He spent his life looking for his brother. If I remember correctly, he never found him. History shows us things can get a lot worse - something we all should keep in mind.hsimone wrote:I agree! The Orphan Train aspect is what drew me into this story. I was so ignorant about this topic before, and now I have learned, at least, a fraction of what these children had to endure.bookowlie wrote:The most appealing part is the beginning when the subject of the orphan trains was explained. This really drew me into the story since it was a part of history I knew nothing about. It was amazing to me that young children were put on trains and given to strangers to be used as slave labor in most cases.
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Thank you for sharing that story. Wow. It amazes me how fortunate many of us are. You are completely right - "History shows us things can get a lot worse - something we all should keep in mind."DennisK wrote:It just shows how desperate things can get. I remember attending an open air story teller's convention where one lecturer was a person who told of his family's history. His father was on the orphan train, and he and his brother were separated because a foster parent wanted only one boy. The lecturer's father was left on the train, to be chosen further down the line. He spent his life looking for his brother. If I remember correctly, he never found him. History shows us things can get a lot worse - something we all should keep in mind.hsimone wrote:I agree! The Orphan Train aspect is what drew me into this story. I was so ignorant about this topic before, and now I have learned, at least, a fraction of what these children had to endure.bookowlie wrote:The most appealing part is the beginning when the subject of the orphan trains was explained. This really drew me into the story since it was a part of history I knew nothing about. It was amazing to me that young children were put on trains and given to strangers to be used as slave labor in most cases.
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I agree with you - it makes a beautiful story!DennisK wrote:
I loved mostly how the two main character's lives were woven together in the story. The modern day girl with her modern day problems and yesterday's child with all her hardships – both coming together in a healing and loving way. You can't get much better than that.
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bookowlie wrote:The most appealing part is the beginning when the subject of the orphan trains was explained. This really drew me into the story since it was a part of history I knew nothing about. It was amazing to me that young children were put on trains and given to strangers to be used as slave labor in most cases.
I agree!
I had known a little about this topic; it was referenced in a book I read a while back called Austerlitz. But that was the first I had read of these orphan trains.
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