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      The Boxcar Children

      by Gertrude Chandler Warner
      Published
      Jan 1924
      Main Genre
      Mystery Mystery
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      176
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      Boxcar Children Book 1

      About This Book

      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!

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      Book 1
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction Suspense

      Subgenres

      Mystery

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Chapter Books

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