Orphan Train was an incredible book. Molly, a seventeen year-old girl has so much in common with Vivian, a ninety-one year-old lady. Their lives have many parallels that they discover while they go through Vivian’s attic. Kline gives the readers a look into what it was like for the orphans of the real orphan trains. She creates many similarities between their childhoods even though their childhood experiences happened during very different times. The way Vivian invites Molly into her life, to share the experiences she has had, shows Vivian’s excitement in exploring the similarities between their two lives. It’s astounding how their lives can have so many parallels, yet still have so many differences. I found it fascinating how Kline used a girl with red hair at the age of nine because on the real orphan trains, girls with red hair and around that age were the least wanted. Kline’s writing is inspired by her grandfather-in-law’s personal experience with the orphan trains. Both Molly and Vivian try to get past the feelings of isolation and hardship by leaning on each other and becoming the most unlikely of friends. This novel gives readers a closer look at history, while still including the fictional elements that Kline encompassed so well. While I was reading, I was drawn into the story of young Vivian and her experiences as a young child. I was intrigued by Vivian’s life on the orphan trains and her relationship as a young girl with Hans. The way Vivian and Hans were able to create such a strong and significant bond at such a young age, in such a short amount of time, reinforces the fact that the children will accept any welcoming that they can get. The children need to feel wanted and need to feel like they are not alone. I would highly recommend Orphan Train to anyone looking for an entertaining, but emotional book.