I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I really enjoyed reading both parts but I felt like the chapters with Molly moved faster because the parts with Vivian were super sad. Foster kids have it rough now but I can't even imagine what it would be to go through the foster care system back during the Great Depression. I never knew about the orphan trains but I think this would be an interesting read aloud in a Social Studies class. 
 I'll be interested to see if students will enjoy this.