Name: The Box-car Children
ISBN: 9781649740571

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Boxcarful of Adventure

A warm childhood adventure where resourcefulness and family loyalty meet the freedom of making a home.

Come here for

Sibling bonds and self-reliant adventure in an unexpected home
A forest setting and the pleasure of making do

Expect

Full-color illustrations in this edition
A classic children’s chapter-book adventure

Book Details

Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: October 9, 2020
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Trains & Railways · 20th-Century U.S.
Reading lane: Trains & Railways

Affinity

Publisher Categories

The Classics
Exploration & Discovery
Chapter Books

About This Book

Determined to stay together Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny sneak off in the middle of the night. Their father has died unexpectedly and they are concerned they will be spilt up or even worse sent off to live with their cruel grandfather. In the forest they find an abandoned box car. Here they make their home and begin a series of grand adventures. The Boxcar Children was made into the motion picture in 2014. The National Education Association named the The Box-Car Children...

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Determined to stay together Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny sneak off in the middle of the night. Their father has died unexpectedly and they are concerned they will be spilt up or even worse sent off to live with their cruel grandfather. In the forest they find an abandoned box car. Here they make their home and begin a series of grand adventures. The Boxcar Children was made into the motion picture in 2014. The National Education Association named the The Box-Car Children one of its Teachers Top 100 Books for Children and School Library Journal ranked it among the all-time Top 100 Chapter Books for Children. This is a edition contains full color illustrations.