Category Archives: Christina Baker Kline

A Look At: Danville – San Ramon CityRead

Seng Lovan, organizer for Danville-San Ramon CityRead, discusses with Books in Common how the program has evolved throughout the last 10 years.

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West Kentucky Reads Incorporates Community-Wide Art Contest Based on Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train

West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Paducah School of Art and Design is sponsoring an art competition and exhibition inspired by Orphan Train to complement the school’s Community Read Program.

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Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train Inspired by Obscure Family History

Christina Baker Kline learned about the U.S. orphan train movement a dozen years ago, via an old newspaper article that exposed members of her husband’s family among the thousands of children forced to board Midwest-bound “orphan trains”.

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Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train Selected as 2015 Centerpiece of One Book One Philly

“Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline has been selected as the 2015 featured title for One Book One Philadelphia.

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Recent BIC Events

Recent events coordinated through Books In Common. Garth Stein, Christina Baker Kline, Charlotte Rogan and Mardi Jo Link participated in Literary and events recently.

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TV Interview with Christina Baker Kline

Christina Baker Kline took time from her busy schedule to be speak about her bestselling novel, Orphan Train, on a local TV station. She discussed how the story, research and characters came together to create Orphan Train.

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Orphan Train a Success Because of Literary Events

Once an author’s book is written and published,  a second chapter in their work begins. The promotion of a book is crucial to making bestseller lists, increased book sales, and turning a passion into a career.

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Upcoming BIC Events

Summer is around the corner which means there are some amazing opportunities to listen to your favorite author. Here are a couple June events coordinated with Books in Common.

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Using Orphan Train in the Classroom

Christina Baker Kline’s novel, Orphan Train, is popular with classrooms and communities because of the multiple themes for discussion. Orphan Train, is about the unlikely connection between a 17-year-old Penobscot Indian, Molly, and the 91-year-old widow, Vivian, she helps with a community service project. While they get to know each other, their parallel stories are revealed.

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Recent BIC Events

Christina Baker Kline at Moses Lake, WA

An excited crowd came out to meet #1 New York Times bestseller Christina Baker Kline in Moses Lake,WA this February, including a 12-year-old girl who checked out Orphan Train just before Christina’s arrival and decided to stay for the Orphan Train presentation. Said librarian Paula Walters: “She for sure will be a lifelong reader!! Also, I have been getting emails from members of our book clubs thanking me. Moses Lake was just thrilled.”

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