"Train to Somewhere" By: Eve Bunting

This historical fiction book takes place somewhere between the mid-1850s to the late 1920s. During this time orphans journeyed by train from New York to the Midwest in hopes of finding homes. It is about an orphan girl's journey to find a home.
I thought this book was really interesting especially because I didn't know that families were able to adopt orphans for free during this time. I also didn't know that the Children's Aid Society tried to find homes for these children by train. Unfortunately not all of the orphans found a better life from this train trip, but this book shows that many orphans found new homes and loving families. I thought this book was sweet and I liked its story.
The book also has beautiful illustrations, which are done by Ronald Himler. They are done with watercolor and gouache. Gouache is a type of paint where the pigment is suspended in water. The ratio of pigment to water in gouache is much greater than that in watercolors.