An edition of The Boxcar Children (1924)

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An edition of The Boxcar Children (1924)

The Box-car Children

by , , , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.2 (33 ratings) ·
  • 253 Want to read
  • 22 Currently reading
  • 56 Have read

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.

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Rand McNally & Company
Language
English
Pages
146

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Orphans, juvenile fiction, brothers and sisters, railroad cars, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery fiction, fiction, juvenile works, juvenile audience, adventure, mystery and suspense, Children Detectives, High interest-low vocabulary books, Runaway children, Railroad stories, Detectives, Children, Orphans, fiction, Children's fiction, Family life, fiction, Mystery, Cars, Railroads, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Homeless persons, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Families, Boxcar children (Fictitious characters), Huèrfanos, Familias, Ficcíon juvenil, Family life, Spanish language materials, Boxcar children (fictitious characters), fiction, Halloween, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Railroads, fiction, Children, Conduct of life, Adventure and adventurers, series:BoxcarChildren, collectionID:Boxcar1, Mystery and detective stories, Siblings, fiction

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Boxcar Children, Henry James Alden, Jessica Alden, Violet Alden, Benjamin Alden, Watch, James Henry Alden, Dr. Moore, Dr. McAllister, Mrs. McGregor, Mike, John Joseph Alden, Alice, Aunt Jane, Uncle Andy, John Carter

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Middlesex, Silver City

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The Boxcar Children
Mar 01, 2019, Albert Whitman & Company
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The Boxcar Children
2009, Paw Prints
in English
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The Boxcar Children
1989-09, Scholastic
Paperback in English - 1st Scholastic printing
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The Boxcar Children
1989-09, Scholastic
Paperback in English - 1st Scholastic printing
Cover of: The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children
1989-09, Scholastic, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback in English - 1st Scholastic printing
Cover of: The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children
1981, Albert Whitman & Company
Library binding in English - 10th Albert Whitman printing
Cover of: The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children
1981, A. Whitman
Hardcover in English - 10th Albert Whitman printing
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The Boxcar Children
1977, Albert Whitman
Paperback in English - printing (109)
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The Box-car Children
1924, Rand McNally & Company
Hardcover in English
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The Boxcar Children
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Published in
Chicago
Copyright Date
1914

Contributors

Illustrator
Dorothy Lake Gregory

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
146p.
Number of pages
146

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26204741M
Internet Archive
Theboxcarchildren1924
OCLC/WorldCat
938243032
Goodreads
42637738

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ABOUT seven o'clock one hot summer evening a strange family moved into the little village of Middlesex.
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