An edition of The Boxcar Children (1924)

The Boxcar Children

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An edition of The Boxcar Children (1924)

The Boxcar Children

1st Scholastic printing

by , , , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.15 ·
  • 33 Ratings
  • 232 Want to read
  • 22 Currently reading
  • 53 Have read

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

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Scholastic
Language
English
Pages
154

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Subjects
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
Places
Middlesex, Silver City

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The Boxcar Children
Mar 01, 2019, Albert Whitman & Company
paperback
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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
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The Boxcar Children
1989-09, Scholastic, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback in English - 1st Scholastic printing
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The Boxcar Children
1981, Albert Whitman & Company
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The Boxcar Children
1981, A. Whitman
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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
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The Boxcar Children
xxxx, Hubei shao nian er tong chu ban she
Paperback in English - Di 1 ban
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New York

First Sentence

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

Edition Notes

Series
Boxcar Children #1
Copyright Date
1977

Contributors

Illustrator
L. Kate Deal

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
154p.
Number of pages
154
Dimensions
7.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
Weight
4 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7887543M
Internet Archive
boxcarchildren00gert
ISBN 10
0590426907
ISBN 13
9780590426909
OCLC/WorldCat
20535005, 20535005
Library Thing
6306
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0590426907
Google
nDoXcDhQTo4C
Goodreads
56528662

Work 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.

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

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