#1 The Boxcar Children

The Boxcar Children

Gertrude Chandler Warner
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137,995 ratings 4,625 reviews
Book #1 from the series: The Boxcar Children Mysteries After becoming orphans, four siblings run away to live in an abandoned boxcar but find their adventure halted by the possibility of being caught in this classic tale! “A compelling story” (Publishers Weekly) with over 63,000 five-star ratings, read by an Earphones Award–winning narrator. Four orphaned siblings, determined to stay together as a family, decide to inhabit an abandoned boxcar and turn it into their new home in the woods. When one of the siblings falls ill, the others go out to seek a doctor to save their sister. Meanwhile, their wealthy grandfather has offered a sizable reward to anyone who has information about his grandchildren, hoping that they can all be reunited once more. As the children continue to evade being found out, will they ever know peace?
Genres: ChildrensFictionMysteryClassicsMiddle GradeYoung AdultChapter BooksAdventureJuvenileRealistic Fiction
176 Pages

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