for more information
“Vivian’s Choice: An Expanded Scene from Orphan Train” Harper Collins, 12/13/2016
FAQs about the orphan trains (National Orphan Train Complex)
Real-life train rider stories (National Orphan Train Complex)
President of the New York Train Riders (and train rider descendant) Renee Wendinger's website
One Book, One Community pick in 2014 by the Hutchinson Leader (MN)
A Train Ticket and Popular Novel Solved this Adoption Mystery
Six Thematic Lists for When Your Book List Overwhelms (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)