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The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1)
The Boxcar Children - Boxcar Children, Bk 1
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Alden children , Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, four orphaned brothers and sisters, begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather. — L. Kate Deal, illustrator.  — In the main 123 books of the Boxcar Children series, books 1-19 were written by Gertrude Chand...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780807508527
ISBN-10: 0807508527
Publication Date: 6/1/1989
Pages: 154
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 191 ratings
Publisher: Albert Whitman Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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janscronce avatar reviewed The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1) on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Growing up in North Carolina, my third grade teacher read this series to us and for the next couple of years our favorite game to play was Boxcar Children. Fast forward twenty-five years, and I'm 34 and now living in Connecticut... five miles away from the home of Gertrude Chandler Warner. There's even a Boxcar Children museum. I visit her grave every so often, just to pay tribute to the lovely lady who played such a vital role in my love for great literature.
reviewed The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1) on + 275 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
an old-fashioned tale of four orphans who set out to make it on their own. Reading level 3, and a great read aloud for 6 and 7 year olds.
reviewed The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1) on + 131 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
An excellent read... even for adults! I read this long ago and still have fond memories!
reviewed The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1) on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they came from.

Four orphan children set out to find a safe place to live and discover an old red boxcar that shelters them from a storm.

This is the first book in a wonderful series of books fromt the boxcar children!
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Helpful Score: 1
Wonderful series of books for girls or for boys. My son really enjoys them and is tearing his way through the series.
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magoosey06 avatar reviewed The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1) on + 17 more book reviews
I loved this series as a child! Great stories with lessons that are fun reads!
shannypoo avatar reviewed The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
i loved this book as a kids and i still love it. its about 4 kids "roughing it" the togetherness and resourcefulness is what i like about it.
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This is a great story for children! My children enjoyed it very much. It's about 4 children who parents die and they have to fend for themselves. It was very creative and well written!


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