The Boxcar Children
Ratings49
Average rating3.9
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Ratings49
Average rating3.9
Orphaned siblings Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet are determined not to be separated after the deaths of their parents. Fearing being sent away to live with their cruel, frightening grandfather, they run away and discover an abandoned boxcar in the woods. They convert the boxcar into a safe, comfortable home and learn to take care of themselves. But when Violet becomes deathly ill, the children are forced to seek out help at the risk of their newfound freedom.
This original 1924 edition contains a few small difference from the revised 1942 edition most readers are familiar with, but the basic story beloved by children remains essentially untouched.
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Just re-read and got all teared up at the end. When I first read this book in elementary school, I loved the details of how they survived on their own. Now I wonder why their grandfather had never seen them before. What happened in this family?!
Also, this was originally published in 1942, so counts as “a book published between 1900 and 1950” for the Read Harder Challenge.
I had an old hardcover copy of this book that had belonged to my mother. I read it many times as a child and I loved it.
I love the adventure and the innocence. No crazy plot twists or dark motives. Just a misunderstanding. Also lots of fun.
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89 primary books90 released booksThe Boxcar Children is a 90-book series with 89 primary works first released in 1924 with contributions by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Shannon Eric Denton, and 7 others.
