Book excerpt: Eight-year-old Tina is excited about her trip from Belgium to America with her family, but she is troubled by a re-occurring and disturbing dream during the voyage that continues as she travels by the railroad across her new country. Settling near her Poppa's brother in Fairfield, Kansas, Tina finds a close friend and classmate when an Orphan Train places Carrie Morgan (and her older brother Andrew) with a neighboring family. Carrie's brother Andrew knows the secret of his father's death and makes a promise to his dying mother. But if it is to be kept, he must place himself in harm's way. What happens when Tina's peaceful world is disrupted is the story of Tina's Dream. It is a story of good versus evil. Historically accurate, Tina's Dream will take you back to the early days in central Kansas.