Night train by caroline stutson, katherine tillotson. Orphan train book club ideas part 1 book club books. I love when i find a winner with my book club and this is definitely a winner. I had no idea that this happened with orphans in america. The orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century and that of a teenager in the modernday foster care system.
With any luck, youll have time to finally read murder on the orient express. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula hawkins april 19, 2016 books books crime and thriller may 2016 paula hawkins the richard and judy book club is a fantastic way of sharing your thoughts and feelings with likeminded book lovers. As a midwesterner, i was really interested in this book after hearing it featured on npr. Book topics generally include sports, politics, history, crime, business, and. Recommended books to start a dei book club at your workplace. Although it is fiction, the details are true to what actually happened on the trains and with the children after reaching england. Night train by judith clarke meet your next favorite book. Through reading the book and completing any of the suggested activities, students can achieve any.
Vivian, who immigrated to the united states from ireland as a young girl, was originally named niamh. Make every book club discussion a meaningful one with these simple, but compelling book club questions that work for any book. Scroll down below the meeting information for our book group guidelines. It will definitely make choosing books easier and there are so many to choose from in this list of monthly book club theme ideas.
Start a book club with weekly or monthly gatherings. Slate critics debate paula hawkins bestselling thriller. Book cover of the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Christina baker kline is a novelist, nonfiction writer and editor. Lesson plans and resources for orphan train table of contents 1. Lets discuss the girl on the train by paula hawkins thanks to our genius books editor and soontobepublished author. Big train operator club enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors of large scale trains throughout the us. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train christina baker klines new novel incorporates a true piece of american history. Orphan train book club ideas part 1 have you read this incredible story about our history in america. The second narrative of molly, a teen foster child, is marred by the way the author, christina baker kline, portrays her oppressive foster mom.
The orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century. A s the son of a railwayman, i grew up entitled to free firstclass rail travel. Bird in hand, the way life should be, desire lines and sweet water. Shop for the perfect train gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Night train with a toddler train travel forum tripadvisor. Everything your child ever wondered about trains is in the glossy pages of this wonderful book. It of course was a sad story, so there were definitely tears.
Orphan train by christina baker kline content rating and. Book club questions for the girl on the train by paula. Questions every book club asks, the story behind the writing of orphan train, and more. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. A lot of the women in this group liked the book along with our strong male contingency of one but not as much as i did. When her entire family is killed in a fire in 1929, nineyearold niamh is turned over to a childrens charity and put on an orphan train, sent to minnesota in the hopes of finding a new home. The orphan train by christina baker kline questions. Book club kit discussion guide orphan train by christina. An employeerun book club can be a great way for coworkers to share information, personal stories, ideas, and discuss dei topics in depth. May 23, 2014 information about orphan trains and the book, orphan train by christina baker kline. Christina baker klines orphan train is an unforgettable story of friendship and second chances that highlights a littleknown but historically significant movement in americas pastand it includes a special ps section for book clubs featuring insights, interviews, and more penobscot indian molly ayer is close to aging out out of the foster care. Orphan train by christina baker kline is a book that has many themes.
Here are 14 book club ideas to ensure you and your team continue to personally and professionally develop. It took a few pages to realize that she was on the equivalent of a go train and constantly drinking. I do recommend this book, however, due to the disturbing, mature content in certain scenes, only for upper high school students and adults. The night train that hoolihan hears from her flat is also used as a metaphor for suicide. Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. After tragedy, young girl shipped west on orphan train. European train enthusiasts north american organization focused on european railroading. A novel christina baker kline, 20 harpercollins 278 pp. See more ideas about orphan train, orphan and train. It isnt until a rebellious 17yearold girl with secrets of her own starts asking pointed questions that vivian finally tells her story. Night train 1997 is a comedic parody of american detective novels by author martin amis, named after the song night train, which features twice in the novel. There is the theme of foster care, adoption, family history, unexpected relationships, inhumane acts of violence and of course the train that took children from large cities to be adopted by families in the midwest to be more like indentured servants then a part of a new family.
Molly reports that the thibodeaus are her twelfth foster family. The girl on the train book club discussions glamour. If at all bored as a yearold in york, id take the train to london, sitting in my trainers and jeans alongside. Therefore in nine years she hasmoved all of her things twelve times. At first, i didnt realize that rachel was an alcoholic. See more ideas about reading workshop, book club questions and 3rd. Book description courtesy of goodreads from pulitzer prizewinner katherine boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twentyfirst centurys great, unequal cities. My step mother is half irish and has spoken of the bias towards the irish before, but i never learned about it in school. My son loved this book at 2 and will still grab it at the. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Today i would like to show you a new book for lego fans called the lego ideas book unlock your imagination. You want books that are thoughtprovoking and intelligent but still approachable. Portaging in this novel, the theme of portaging takes on both literal and symbolic meanings.
Some of the food ideas are from the book like the terrys famous chowder but most of this book took place during the great depression so food was scarce and there was no way i was eating squirrel as the main dish. Every detail this book is rooted in history, but vivian the train rider in my novel goes on a journey that is entirely her own. After reading this book, i had nightmares where the world had literally turned upside down. The main narrative about vivian, an orphan train rider, was excellent. I assumed she was in the dining cart on a via rail train. Orphan train book club ideas part 2 ive come to think thats what heaven is a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.
For example, both molly and vivian have literally moved many times, taking all of their belongings with them. Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course. Nnedvs reader with a cause rwac bookclub is a platform to discuss equality. Layout design special interest group aids efforts to design and create. See more ideas about orphan train, orphan train book and orphan. Christina baker klines novel orphan train has ridden the new york times bestseller list for the past 15 weeks, becoming a favorite of book clubs across the country.
Real groping in japanese train summer special with yukata. To get you started, weve put together a list of 20 surefire conversation starters, ranging from the best contemporary literature to historical fiction, memoirs, and history. British railway modellers of north america british modelers of all scales and gauges living in the u. The adventure with ary and the passenger in the train who fell in love with her. It is rather simplistic in nature, but it is good for the younger train fans as it talks about the different kinds of freight cars and teaches about colors. In short, it is a fraction of its true value in terms of what it will do for you and what it cost me to research. I love the idea of having a monthly book club theme. Commuter trains are very common in the uk and i was unsure of the rules. Read anne of green gables if you are looking for a happier, lighter story about orphans. Today, we welcome christina to the blog to discuss her experience with book clubs and the three most common questions that clubs have asked her about the novel.
The story revolves around children from berlin who knew each other. National toy train museum, headquarters of the train collectors association, with a worldclass collection of historic and contemporary toy trains, reference library, operating toy train layouts, exhibits, and special events. This book is about the holocaust event that saved thousands of childrens lives, the kindertransport. A little boy and his father take the night train to visit grandma in this rhyming story told with few words and huge, doublepagespread illustrations. How perfect was it to put the toy train around the food. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating about 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, abused, or homeless children. She served as writerinresidence at fordham university from 2007 to 2011 and. There is the theme of foster care, adoption, family history, unexpected relationships.
If you like our discussion questions, download the pdf and use these questions as the basis for. My 8 year old struggles with selfhealing this one, but loves turning through the pages or being read to from this book. Randomly draw a book title and assign that book, or a section of the book. Read this book if youre interested in what its like to have a mental disorder its accurate, if you want to feel awful for no reason, or if you want to see what you get by riding the night train. Simply line up some cupcake holders as seen on catch my party, tin foil takeaway containers jocelyn harrington or small boxes found on karas party ideas as makeshift train carriages, add some cardboard wheels, put an engine on the front. Sep 10, 2016 10 generic book club questions for awesome book. Find orphan train lesson plans and teaching resources. And yes, you can win your very own copy of both books read on to find out. The orphan train movement was a supervised welfare program that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded eastern cities of the united states to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the midwest. Rich in detail and epic in scope, orphan train by christina baker kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.
The girl on the train book club discussion questions. Choosing a book for your book club to read can be challenging. Here, youll find the perfect menu for for sipping and savoring as your book club flips for this setinthesouth book. Orphan train by christina baker kline i remember at the age of 10 or so reading a novel about the late19th and early 20thcentury orphan trains, which took children and babies from east coast slums and brought them to the midwest, where they were given an opportunity for a potentially prosperous new life in the fresh rural air.
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