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The Boxcar Children is a children's book series originally created and written by the American first-grade school teacher Gertrude Chandler Warner and currently published by Penguin Random House. It was previously published through Albert, Whitman and Company until 2023.
Jun 1, 1989 · 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!
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The Boxcar Children is a children's book series, written by Gertrude Chandler Warner. A classic tale among a group of four orphaned siblings, taking care of each other, after their father dies. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters.
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Written by Gertrude Chandler Warner and L. Kate Deal, The Boxcar Children is a collection of 162 books starting with The Boxcar Children and ending with The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm.
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.
The Boxcar Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. They eventually meet their grandfather, who is a wealthy and kind man (although the children had believed him to be cruel).
