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Book Review of The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1)

The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children, Bk 1)
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Years later, I still love this book. My 2nd grade teacher read it to us when I was eight. I am reading it with my kids.

I still dream of living in a boxcar, making my own refrigerator in the cool area behind a waterfall and having a dog named watch. I still want to win a "free-for-all" race and live in a kind world with Dr. Moore who helps a sick child right in his own home.

This book will give your 6-8 year old kind daydreams and perhaps imagination and innovation (building a pool!). Warner makes these books poignant by making the kids self-sufficient stars!

I highly recommend this classic!