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Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Boxcar Children

Book Title: The Boxcar Children
Author(s): Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrator/Photographer/ Artist: David Cunningham
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Copyright Date: 1924, 1942, 2005
Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
Brief Annotation: This is where the story of the Alden Children first begins. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are all siblings that run away from an orphanage together. They find a stray dog and make him part of their family. They also happen upon an old boxcar and decide to make it their home. The use things they find at the dump and outside as furniture and tools. They use their teamwork and resourcefulness to keep the family fed. When one of the children falls ill, they decide to seek help and end up getting a job helping someone in town. They eventually find their grandpa Alden.
Your Rating (1-5) and Why: I rate this book a five. It was an exciting book and really gripped the children’s imagination.
Readers who will like this book: I think most elementary school age kids will like to think about what it would be like to live on without an adult.
Question to ask about this book before you read: Have you ever thought what life would be like if you had to live on your own? How would you feed yourself? Where would you live?
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