Interesting story of orphans from different generations relating to each other.
359745
A well written story of an orphan from the orphan trains of a by gone time. Timing is prior time to current day makes this an interesting read.
802125
This story touched my heart!  I believe
The descriptions of life occurrences
Of orphans in this book are accurate .
4182012
A great story, it makes you cry and laugh at the same time. I know the orphan s had trouble any generation. I adopted my kids and love them very much.
2210948
Many times I've read stories of the orphan train children from the childrens viewpoint. I enjoyed hearing it from a woman who had her heart and barren home filled with a family, just as the children found a home and love.
4690516
Very interesting book, for me it is interesting and that after the armenians genocide in Turkey my father was in the same orphanage.
211783
I loved this story and any story where there are children.
This was a wonderful story about orphan children who were taken in by a man and woman who were not yet married but in love.  The story is told that even though they had planned to marry - they married sooner because the family services wouldn't let them adopt the children if they were not a married couple.  The little nephew of the woman was a super nice kid who was so helpful with his friends.  Loved the story.
1024972
I met a person who had been on the orphan train as a child; therefore
I found the story extremely interesting.
3317785
A story handed down to countless children. A story of a long time ago yet also right at the moment it is being read
4380143
I reaally enjoyed reading this book.  Although I have heard about orphan trains, I had never read a book about children that were sent west on the trains, and it was very interesting.  I have recommended it to my teen-age granddaughters.
247448
I've met the author. The story in the book goes back in time to the ordeals that man has had to deal with, as well as tying that long-ago story in with present day life. It is an interesting way to tell the story of our ancestors and how they connect to life as we know it in the present.
2183318
This is an interesting story built around historical events of the time and how they affected the lives of people in the various countries involved.  The characters are stereotypical, bur provide insight into how the events affected different types and classses of individuals.
902460
A very interesting look into the tragic story of these children's life's.  Having come from an extremely abusive home life, it was interesting and little scary to see how similar my own childhood was and how frightening close to crossing the line my own mother had come.
2037472
A beautifully written story of two women, one young and one old, who lost their family at a young age and suffered with unsympathetic foster families.  They develop a friendship that helps each confront their painful pasts.  The book tells the history of the orphan trains though the story of the older woman who, along with thousands of other children, was shipped to families in the midwest.
1991676
i was intrigued by this book.  i never heard of orphans being put on trains to see if any one wanted them in different towns. even though this was a novel. it gave you a lot insight of what some orphans had to go thru. how the foster care system developed. which i do not think much of the  foster care system.  i saw how some of these children where used as free labor or slave labor.  how some of the people would check them out like they were livestock for sale. even though they were not for sale.  they were given away!!  it could be a very sad, frightening existence for some or a lot of these children.
4786460
Interesting book gave a look of insight into what it was like for orphans.  Enjoyed the book and would recommend it.
2405058
An interesting story with historical references to revolutionary Russia.  I enjoyed the grandmother/granddaughter life stories.  The grandmother's tale of her experiences as young governess in a aristocratic household with an arrogant, despotic Countess weave in contrast to  the current story of the granddaughters struggles to come to terms with her mother's suicide and her prior estrangement from her family.
1365311
I really enjoyed this book and was saddened to learn  of the abandoned, orphaned babies in China.  The one thing I didn't like was the sometimes stilted way of speaking the main character had.  It didn't seem like the author was around young people very much and couldn't quite get the dialogue right.  Otherwise, the book kept my interest from beginning to end, and I would be interested in learning more about the subject.