tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5107037541392474307..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: You Belong Here Now - Dianna RostadSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-39659921982249297762021-03-31T14:43:28.356-05:002021-03-31T14:43:28.356-05:00It's hard for me to believe still that so litt...It's hard for me to believe still that so little vetting of prospective "parents" seems to have been done here, but times were different, and without the media being everywhere, no one was much watching. I'm not saying that this was a bad idea...but I wonder how much abuse of the children resulted. <br /><br />This one is good, if a little predictable toward the end.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69868381696376519012021-03-31T14:41:28.545-05:002021-03-31T14:41:28.545-05:00Wow, those dates really are hard to fathom...almos...Wow, those dates really are hard to fathom...almost 75 years. I wonder (haven't seen the documentary you mention) if anyone has all the numbers compiled someplace. How many children were moved, negative experiences, etc.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90850301099008086662021-03-30T22:31:56.009-05:002021-03-30T22:31:56.009-05:00I've been looking forward to this one, so I...I've been looking forward to this one, so I'm glad to hear that it's a solid novel. I liked the Kline book as well. The history of foster care and adoption is hard to read about, but so fascinating, especially since I'm an adoptive mom myself.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7512067248660939982021-03-30T13:30:47.212-05:002021-03-30T13:30:47.212-05:00In 2009, I watched the Orphan Trains, an excellent...In 2009, I watched the Orphan Trains, an excellent documentary, and I was fascinated. It was on Netflix and had interviews with some of the survivors. The train continued from 1850-1929 -- hard to believe.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-86613901252165582232021-03-29T17:53:34.435-05:002021-03-29T17:53:34.435-05:00I think you would like this one, Cath. I also reco...I think you would like this one, Cath. I also recommend Christine Baker Kline's 2015 novel "Orphan Train." It's about the bonding process between a 90-year-old woman who came to Minnesota as an orphan on the train and a teenager who is having problems with her foster care situation. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28631470444608641112021-03-29T17:50:54.982-05:002021-03-29T17:50:54.982-05:00Thanks, Nan. I think this part of our past needs t...Thanks, Nan. I think this part of our past needs to be talked about. Something like this could never happen today, but considering what life on the streets was like for children even in those days, I can see the appeal of an approach like this one. I do, though, have to wonder how many children ended up worse off than before because of the impossibility of vetting and monitoring all the people Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-70146226448693879782021-03-29T17:48:45.942-05:002021-03-29T17:48:45.942-05:00I'm pretty sure that the first one I read was ...I'm pretty sure that the first one I read was 2015's "Orphan Train." That one, as I recall, spent more time on the city aspects of the process than some of the others have. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-73811971925846164642021-03-29T17:47:24.701-05:002021-03-29T17:47:24.701-05:00I'm guessing that it was written with a YA aud...I'm guessing that it was written with a YA audience in mind because of the style it's written in and the fact that some of the climax issues are resolved in a fairly predictable way. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-73986885455033080312021-03-29T17:45:58.502-05:002021-03-29T17:45:58.502-05:00It's an episode from our history that I had ba...It's an episode from our history that I had barely heard of at all before the novels about it started coming out sometime in 2015. I guess that proves how valuable historical fiction can be. Before the novels, I knew of the Orphan Train mostly through a couple of great country/bluegrass/traditional songs about it. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-76905664277140609432021-03-29T17:13:41.304-05:002021-03-29T17:13:41.304-05:00I'd never even heard of the Orphan Train let a...I'd never even heard of the Orphan Train let alone seen any books about it. I love the sound of this and would love to know more about the subject.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-1112566250516353432021-03-29T16:06:59.260-05:002021-03-29T16:06:59.260-05:00It really sounds wonderful. Such a good post.It really sounds wonderful. Such a good post.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-11714662953626703902021-03-29T15:10:56.089-05:002021-03-29T15:10:56.089-05:00There do seem to be a lot of orphan train stories ...There do seem to be a lot of orphan train stories out there, but it's a subject I always find intriguing. And this one sounds like one of the better ones. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-24352183695783101092021-03-29T14:30:18.847-05:002021-03-29T14:30:18.847-05:00There are a lot of Orphan Train stories out there ...There are a lot of Orphan Train stories out there but its good that perhaps the author is trying to target more of the YA readers as well. I've read a couple books on the topic, a sad but important topic.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-86268923724034708642021-03-29T11:16:42.364-05:002021-03-29T11:16:42.364-05:00It sounds like a good story. I've seen a few o...It sounds like a good story. I've seen a few other books about the orphan train about in the past few years, but haven't had a chance to read one yet.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com