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The Boxcar Children

The Original 1924 Edition

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by Dorothy Lake Gregory

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by Dorothy Lake Gregory

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal

By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal

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Part of The Boxcar Children Mysteries

Part of The Boxcar Children Mysteries

Part of The Boxcar Children Mysteries

Paperback $7.99

Jan 01, 1989 | ISBN 9780807508527 | 7-10 years

Hardcover $12.99

Mar 05, 2024 | ISBN 9780593898239 | 7-10 years

Hardcover $8.99

Apr 19, 2022 | ISBN 9780807510322 | 7-10 years

Ebook $7.99

Jan 01, 1989 | ISBN 9780807596487 | 7-10 years

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    About The Boxcar Children

    Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they set out on their own in the first book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

    Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They’re orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home—and become the Boxcar Children!

    What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

    About The Boxcar Children

    Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they set out on their own in the first book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

    Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They’re orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home—and become the Boxcar Children!

    What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

    About The Boxcar Children

    An early edition of the beloved classic. Since The Boxcar Children® series began in 1942, the adventures of the Alden family have captivated generations of readers. But years before she began working on the series of beloved children’s books that remain widely read today, Gertrude Chandler Warner shared a very different version of her best-known tale.

    Now, Random House Children’s Books, the publisher of The Boxcar Children® series, presents this heritage edition of Warner’s 1924 novel The Box-Car Children.

    About The Boxcar Children

    Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they set out on their own in the first book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

    Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They’re orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home—and become the Boxcar Children!

    What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

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    About Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car—just as the Aldens do. When readers asked… More about Gertrude Chandler Warner

    About Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car—just as the Aldens do. When readers asked… More about Gertrude Chandler Warner

    About Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car—just as the Aldens do. When readers asked… More about Gertrude Chandler Warner

    About Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car—just as the Aldens do. When readers asked… More about Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Chapter Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jan 01, 1989 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780807508527

    Category: Children’s Chapter Books

    Hardcover | $12.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Mar 05, 2024 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780593898239

    Category: Children’s Chapter Books

    Hardcover | $8.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Apr 19, 2022 | 144 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780807510322

    Category: Children’s Chapter Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jan 01, 1989 | 160 Pages | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780807596487

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