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The Children's Train is a story I have heard bits and pieces of but would love to read an actual...
Wow, I don't read too much historical fiction, but I loved this! The writing is accessible and I...
What a harrowing account - a book that opens your eyes to the effects war has on children and how...
This started of really interesting.... even though I'm not a huge historical fiction reader I...
Really love ww2 books based in true stories, its amazing what so many people lived through. Had...
I am immediately drawn into this story as this time period intrigues me and learning about how...
I can’t wait to read this one! I love anything that is World War II related but this one sounds...
I love reading books where the first person is a child! I am also always very interested in WWII...
I can't help but immediately want to read this book. I love a good WWII based historical fiction...
I was so excited to grab this book with my points that I set a reminder to do it first thing this...
Wow it is easy to tell that this will be quite the heartbreaking story. I enjoyed checking out...
This is a time in history many people still want to read about. I can't wait to read this and...
This book sounds like it will be great, heartbreaking at times, but a truly great read. I think...
I have been reading many books on the Holocaust and the cover of this one looks very interesting....
I can see why this book was a bestseller and am glad it has been translated. It is interesting to...
The children are trying to be happy when they don't have shoes or shoes with holes in them. To...
Wow, this sounds like a powerful read! The Children's Train seems to have all the qualities I'm...
I love historical fiction novels and this sounds like a pretty moving one. The cover is very eye...
First, the cover is perfection. Then I started reading and I didn't want to stop. The writing...
My first thought on this book are of children caught up in a war that adults make, and their...
This is so well-written and my heart immediately goes out to young Amerigo and the harsh...
From the cover with the picture of a young boy walking by himself on railroad tracks and the ...
Hard times call for hard decisions. When Amerigo leaves his family for 6 months, he can’t...
The hardest part about writing a historical novel, I think, is making it interesting enough to...
There are times when I get worried reading about a historical fiction because the genre has a lot...
I’ve read lots of books about WW2 and post WW2 Europe, but they’re usually set in England,...
This book first impressions is that it is going to be good. Probably sad. But very informative...
A time and setting that truly appeals to me. Children in need of love and nourishment, yep. This...
I love stories that are told from children’s perspectives. The innocence of this storytelling...
This book sounds like it will be so very good. A bit emotional, perhaps a lot emotional. Along...
I've been reading more and more historical fiction and finding one based in the mid 1940's is new...
I am a huge fan of historical fiction! I especially love when I get to bear witness to hardship...
I can understand sending my child away for a better life but oh my goodness what a heartbreak!...
I really enjoyed this first impression. It’s based on true events and follows the story of a...
I love historical fiction but I have to admit that I haven’t read much set in WWII Italy and even...
Where do I begin? Cover is nice, appealing to the eye, and creates a curiosity. The first...
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