The Boxcar Children

Description

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.

First Sentence

ONE WARM NIGHT four children stood in front of a bakery.

Description

One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. no one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. 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! --back cover

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Series Statement

• The boxcar children -- #1

Other Editions

• The Boxcar ChildrenPaperbackAlbert Whitman1977-01-01
• The boxcar children.Scott, Foresman1942-01-01
• The boxcar childrenA. Whitman1973-01-01
• The Boxcar ChildrenHardcoverA. Whitman1981-01-01
• The Boxcar ChildrenLibrary BindingTurtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media1989-06-01
• The Boxcar ChildrenPaperbackScholastic1989-09-01