The Boxcar Children
By Gertrude Chandler Warner; L. Kate Deal (Illustrator)
(Albert Whitman & Company, Paperback, 9780807508527, 154pp.)
Publication Date: June 1989
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (February 2009), Library Binding (September 2002), Paperback (June 1998), Library Binding (October 1987), Paperback (January 1977)
Categories: Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
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Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Determined to make it on their own, they set out to find a safe place to live. They discover an old, red boxcar that provides shelter from a storm. Against all odds, they make it into their home--and become the Boxcar Children.
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009
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