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Orphan train girl / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-; Thomson, Sarah L.; Kline, Christina Baker,1964-Orphan train.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Foster children; Widows; Older women; Intergenerational relations; Female friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A piece of the world : a novel / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Olson, Christina; Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009; Sick; Artists; Artists' models;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A piece of the world [sound recording] : a novel / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-author.; Stone, Polly(Narrator),narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Polly Stone.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Olson, Christina; Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009; Sick; Artists; Artists' models;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Orphan train / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-author.;
Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse. As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance. Molly discovers that she has the power to help Vivian find answers to mysteries that have haunted her for her entire life -- answers that will ultimately free them both.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Women; Orphan trains; Female friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The exiles : a novel / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Seduced by her employer's son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to 'the land beyond the seas,' Van Diemen's Land, a penal colony in Australia. Though uncertain of what awaits, Evangeline knows one thing: the child she carries will be born on the months-long voyage to this distant land. During the journey on a repurposed slave ship, the Medea, Evangeline strikes up a friendship with Hazel, a girl little older than her former pupils who was sentenced to seven years transport for stealing a silver spoon. Canny where Evangeline is guileless, Hazel--a skilled midwife and herbalist--is soon offering home remedies to both prisoners and sailors in return for a variety of favors"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Exile (Punishment); Women; Female friendship; Penal colonies;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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