An edition of The Boxcar Children (1924)

The Boxcar children

60th anniversary ed.

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An edition of The Boxcar Children (1924)

The Boxcar children

60th anniversary ed.

by , , , , and

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

Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the author.

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Publisher
A. Whitman
Language
English
Pages
163

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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
People
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
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The Boxcar Children
2009, Paw Prints
in English
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The Boxcar children
2002, A. Whitman
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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.
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The Boxcar Children
1989-09, Scholastic
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The Boxcar Children
1981, A. Whitman
Hardcover in English - 10th Albert Whitman printing
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The Boxcar Children
1981, Albert Whitman & Company
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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
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Morton Grove, Ill

Edition Notes

Originally published: Chicago : A. Whitman, 1942.

Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ7.W244 Bo 2002, PZ7.W244Bo 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
163 p. :
Number of pages
163

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3560132M
ISBN 10
0807508489
LCCN
2002023482
Library Thing
6306
Goodreads
2164311

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.
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