No Mother Should Lose Her Child.

Love Is Reliable. Infatuation Is Temporary.

Grief Doesn't Have A Plot. It Isn't Smooth. There Is No Beginning And Middle And End.

I Have Learned That There Is More Power In A Good Strong Hug Than In A Thousand Meaningful Words.

In Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline Seamlessly Knits Together The Past And Present Of Two Women, One Young And One Old. Kline Reminds Us That We Never Really Lose Anyone Or Anything Or – Perhaps Most Importantly – Ourselves.

When I Was Seven Years Old, I Fell In Love With A Series Published By Bobbs-merrill Called 'the Childhood Of Famous Americans.' In It, Historical Figures Like Clara Barton, Nancy Hanks, Elias Howe, Patrick Henry, And Dozens More Came To Life For Me As Children.