Orphan Train 68886

An Arabic translation of Christina Baker Kline's 'Orphan Train', this historical novel explores the little-known story of orphaned children transported by rail across America between 1854 and 1929. The book weaves together two parallel stories of displacement and finding belonging. Key features: • Arabic translation by Amira Al-Waseef • Historical fiction novel • Explores themes of identity and belonging • Based on real historical orphan train movement • Parallel narrative structure • Atmospheric cover design featuring historical imagery 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. The book intertwines the story of a contemporary teen in foster care with that of an Irish immigrant who was part of the orphan train movement in the 1920s.