Gertrude Chandler Warner was an American author, mainly of children's stories. She was most famous for writing the original book of The Boxcar Children and for the next eighteen books in the series.
Warner once said that she did much of her writing while convalescing from illnesses or accidents, and that she conceived the idea of The Boxcar Children while sick at home. Of this, she said, "I had to stay at home from school because of an attack of bronchitis. Having written a series of eight books to order for a religious organization, I decided to write a book just to suit myself. What would I like to do? Well, I would like to live in a freight car, or a caboose. I would hang my wash out on the little back piazza and cook my stew on the little rusty stove found in the caboose."
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Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Orphans, fiction, series:BoxcarChildren, Fiction, Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction, Boxcar children (fictitious characters), fiction, Boxcar children (Fictitious characters), Siblings, fiction, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, collectionID:Boxcar3, collectionID:Boxcar4, Mystery fiction, Families, Family, Siblings, collectionID:Boxcar2, Family, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Brothers and sisters in fiction, Orphans in fiction, collectionID:BoxcarSSPlaces
Canada, New York (N.Y.), Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.), Alabama, Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.), Alaska, Arizona, Birthdays, CONNECTICUT, Charleston (S.C.), Chicago (Ill.), Everglades National Park (Fla.), Florida Keys (Fla.), Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Ireland, London (England), Mei guo, Michigan, Middlesex, Mississippi River, New England, New Jersey, New MexicoPeople
Alice, Aunt Jane, BENNY ALLDEN AND WATCH, Benjamin Alden, Boxcar Children, Dr. McAllister, Dr. Moore, Henry James Alden, James Henry Alden, Jessica Alden, John Carter, John Joseph Alden, Mike, Mrs. McGregor, Uncle Andy, Violet Alden, WatchID Numbers
- OLID: OL23048A
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- VIAF: 28316526
- Wikidata: Q5553299
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- Gertrud Chandler Warner
- Gertrude Warner
- GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER
- gertrude chandler warner
- Gertrude Chandler 1890-1979 Warner
- Gertrude C. Warner
- Gertrude Handler Warner
- The Boxcar The Boxcar Children
- gertrude-chandler-warner-illustrated-by-charles-tang
- Gertrude Chandler Warner,Charles Tang
- Warner, Gertrude Chandler
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