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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West Kentucky Reads Incorporates Community-Wide Art Contest Based on Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train
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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
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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Christina Baker Kline Talks to Huffington Post
Christina Baker Kline author of, Orphan Train, was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post about Orphan Train, and her thought process behind the story. Baker Kline explains how the characters, although outwardly dissimilar, have similar backgrounds and come to bond around their traumatic experiences and stories.
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Orphan Train Finds Unpredicted Success
The story of American orphan trains is relatively unknown to the general public, yet shaped the lives of thousands of riders and the people they lived with. By merging history into fiction Christina Baker Kline has reached a whole new audience that enjoys learning while their imaginations are delighted. Which is why Orphan Train is often the most wait-listed book at libraries and has been a book club favorite across the country.
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