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The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude C. Warner
The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.
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TheAromaofBooks
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It was an absolute delight to revisit this childhood favorite! My siblings and I LOVED this book growing up, and it definitely inspired us to play “Runaway Kids“ a LOT 😂 While I really enjoyed rereading this one, as an adult reader, it left me with SO many questions!! Where are the parents? Why are they scared of the grandpa? Why have they never met him?? I just don't know! So while I did like this one and still think it's a fantastic book for ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) young readers, as an adult it did seem to have a few blanks in the story!

Thank you SO much for hosting this readalong @megnews !!

#MtTBR
#192025 @Librarybelle (1924)
#100YearsofBooks
#SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView
#BookSpinBingo
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AnnR Great review, @thearomaofbooks . I agree the story left so many unanswered questions. It bothered me as an adult. I never read this when I was a kid, so I'm not sure what my reaction would have been. (edited) 6mo
Librarybelle Wow…1924! 6mo
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TheSpineView Excellent! 6mo
JenDR I think as a child when I read this, I just assumed that the parents were dead but .... as an adult, that brings up more questions for me. If they are dead, their previous community - aren‘t they curious as to where the four kids disappeared off to? Neighbors, friends parents, teachers, members of the church? No one was looking for them? 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @AnnR @JenDR - Right?? Where is literally anyone from the children's past life??? But every kid I know who has read this book has absolutely loved it, so it does seem to be a story that can be enjoyed if you're young enough to not need all the details 😂 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - My edition is from 1950, but I didn't realize it had originally been published almost 100 years ago!! I'm doing pretty well with this challenge, but still have a lot of the 70s and 80s to fill in!! 6mo
Librarybelle I have a bit of the middle decades to fill in. I cannot believe that it was almost 100 years ago for the Boxcar Children! So amazing! 6mo
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megnews
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The children make a swimming hole. They all go to work picking cherries for the Dr. And Henry wins a race. The dr seems to be trying to get them together with their grandfather without being conspicuous. What do you think?
Sorry I‘m not hosting so well. Have had a lot going on.

Roary47 No worries at all! I‘ve already finished at this point, but at the race he seemed to notice the connection. I‘m impressed with Henry‘s running, and it was nice that they provided a running outfit. I‘m also glad everyone was able to enjoy cherry picking and a good dinner. The adults really enjoyed the children with them. It‘s warming to know not all adults are like the bakers wife. (edited) 7mo
AnnR Sorry you have so much going on Meg. We appreciate you hosting this one.
About the story, I do think the doctor is trying to find a gentle way to reunite the kids with their grandfather. I guess Henry didn't quite put together who the gentleman was at the race or maybe he didn't remember him well enough.
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julieclair Meg, you‘re doing a fine job! And thank you for hosting so we can all enjoy reading together. 💝 I do think the doctor and his wife are trying to look out for the kids without tipping them off. The grandfather seems like a nice man. Hopefully they will all be a big happy family in the end. 7mo
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TheAromaofBooks I had forgotten how much this book inspired me as a kid - we used to play “runaway kids“ all the time when we were growing up, and spent hours building forts. Our favorite was a large mulberry tree that had split and a chunk had fallen, creating a sort of natural tent where the honeysuckle vines grew up all over it. I'm really, really enjoying revisiting this one!! 7mo
Deblovestoread You are doing fine! I‘m am loving this trip down memory lane. 7mo
sblbooks No worries, you're doing great! The doctor is definitely trying to introduce the kids to the grandfather, slowly. 7mo
AnnR @megnews If you need to take a break from the buddy reads for a month or more, I'm sure we'll all understand. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory can wait, too. 6mo
sblbooks @Roary47 @AnnR @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair hey guys, I got an email from Megan a few days ago that she is not able to continue with the read along at this time. She wanted me to let you know. 6mo
sblbooks @Vansa @mrp27 @dabbe @BethM 👆 see the above comment. 6mo
Roary47 @sblbooks I‘m sorry to hear that. Sending good vibes and prayers to you @megnews 💛 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @sblbooks - Thank you for letting us know!! @megnews - we'll be here when/if you come back. Hope things smooth out in your life!! ❤ 6mo
AnnR @sblbooks, Thanks for posting the update. @Megnews, thinking of you and hoping things get better soon. {{{hugs}}} 6mo
julieclair @sblbooks Thanks for letting us know. @megnews , Sending lots of good thoughts your way, and hoping things settle down for you soon. 💝 6mo
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Roary47
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3✨ I‘ve always wanted to read these, and never realized that they were more for beginning readers. As a struggling reader as a kid the page numbers intimidated me. Little did I know how big the font was, and pictures throughout. This is one of those times I could have just trusted my librarian who was encouraging my love of reading.⬇️

Roary47 Four children who are orphaned do their best to make it on their own. They find a boxcar that they make their home, and do very well for themselves. All while their grandfather is looking for them. Sorry guys I couldn‘t wait to finish 😅 @megnews 7mo
AnnR Once you start reading this one, it's hard not to keep going. 😉 7mo
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megnews
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Ch 5&6. The children dig for treasure lake for their home in the dump and fix it up while Henry is away. Henry found a job. But there is another noise in the woods and we don‘t know what it is this time.

Roary47 I was tempted to keep reading to find out what that noise was. So glad Henry found a job and that they were able to find some items to fix up the boxcar. I‘m still worried about them, but am sure that it‘s not as dangerous then as it is now for kids on their own. 7mo
Deblovestoread So glad they have Watch to alert them but did he also alert whomever was outside? 7mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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I am reading a 1950 hardcover edition of this delightful book, and thought you all would enjoy this fabulous map on the end pages!! Although I do feel that there should be a lot more trees around the boxcar lol

@megnews @BethM @Vansa @mrp27 @Deblovestoread @dabbe @sblbooks @Roary47 @julieclair @AnnR

julieclair Love this! 7mo
Deblovestoread That is so cool! But I agree about the trees 🌲 7mo
sblbooks I love a good map! 7mo
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AnnR Wow! Maps in books are so fun and useful. 7mo
CSeydel I‘m glad Litsy is working for you again! 7mo
kspenmoll Just love the map! Thanks for posting! 7mo
megnews Jealous! Love map bookends. I agree I picture it in the midst of woods. Thanks for sharing! (edited) 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @CSeydel - Thank you!!! I am glad to be back!! @TheBookHippie posted a LibraryThing article - apparently they actually were under a malicious attack this weekend. He didn't specifically mention Litsy, but I'm wondering if part of their servers got tangled up in what was going on. 7mo
TheBookHippie I love the map I love this series of books my son still has warm fuzzies for them at 17. I figured I should post about the attack in case it affected us and so people know. So very frustrating! 7mo
CSeydel 😳 7mo
CSeydel @TheBookHippie Thank you for sharing the post - I had no idea! 7mo
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megnews
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From yesterday: Mystery solved! The noise in the woods was a dog that the children quickly befriend.

AnnR I was so glad it was a dog but then got worried the children would need to find a way to feed it. 7mo
julieclair I‘m so glad they now have a dog. I‘m sure they could use the extra dose of love a dog will give them. And also the extra layer of protection. 7mo
Roary47 I agree with @julieclair I also thought the dog was a good addition to their family to boost morale, but also like @AnnR says it‘s another mouth to feed. I‘m not sure what the long term plan here is. Naturally, reading this as an adult I think I‘m thinking too much. 😅 7mo
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julieclair @Roary47 I, too, am thinking too much. I loved this book as a child, but now I find it very worrisome. 7mo
sblbooks Benny gave the dog the cutest name.🐕 7mo
megnews I agree with everything above. 7mo
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megnews
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Chapter three ends on a cliffhanger after Jessie finds a boxcar for their home and Henry goes to town for milk. Who is in the woods?

sblbooks I know who it is because I read ahead. I won't tell.🤐 7mo
AnnR At least they have shelter. @sblbooks- I just had to find out if it was a Friend or Foe in the woods, so I read ahead too. 🙂 7mo
Roary47 I‘m wondering how close the town is? I‘m just worrying a lot about these kiddos. 😢 7mo
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megnews
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I‘m sure glad the kids got away from that awful baker‘s wife.

sblbooks Me too! Like some have said before, these kids seem so much more mature and responsible than today's kids. I guess that's to be expected since this book is almost 100 years old. 7mo
Ahw06 Omgness what a flashback! I used to love that series when I was a kid! ☺️ 7mo
Roary47 This is just my adult brain, but is there really water fountains on the edge of the woods? Was this a park with woods behind it? That fountain in the middle of no where gives me questions. Lol 7mo
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TheAromaofBooks @Roary47 - I'm wondering if the fountain is actually on a spring? With horses as the most common mode of travel, maybe it made sense to build a water trough/drinking fountain someplace where water was naturally coming out of the hillside? 7mo
Roary47 @TheAromaofBooks That‘s true. This is a part of history that would be interesting to know. I wonder if this type of thing still exists. 🤔💭 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @Roary47 - I tried to look up some pictures, but had trouble figuring out the right key words to find what I wanted haha These are the kinds of details that I just accepted as a kid reading this book, but wonder more about as an adult reader!! 7mo
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Kenyazero
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I've never read these classic books, but my husband was feeling nostalgic the other day and convinced me to read the first one. It's very whimsical and concerning 😆 I enjoyed it though. Some very dated notions of gender roles, but otherwise a lot of fun. These books will be 100 years old next year. I realized the author was around my age when she wrote the first book 😮 #Throwback #EarlyChapterBook

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megnews
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Little late posting our first day. I was on the road earlier. In the first chapter, we meet siblings Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet as they stare hungrily at bread in a bakery. They tell the baker‘s wife their parents are dead and they don‘t want to go to their grandfather. The baker‘s wife wants to keep the 3 oldest to work for them but plan to take Benny to the Children‘s Home. The kids overhear and leave in the middle of the night. 👇🏻

megnews What different times we live in! 7mo
AnnR I don't know anything about this book series; didn't even read the book blurb. I'm wondering if the children are being completely truthful. What a sad situation though. They seem very resourceful and responsible for their age. I'm listening to an audio version which helps differentiate the kid's voices. 7mo
julieclair Different times indeed! I do wonder where Henry came by the $4.00 he has in his pocket. Will we ever find out, or is this the kind of detail that a child reader wouldn't even think about? 7mo
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Deblovestoread I can‘t resist joining in for this buddy read if that‘s ok? I so wanted to be a Boxcar kid when I read these oh some many years ago. 7mo
sblbooks What a relief they overheard that conversation. Get out of there as quick as you can kids.That woman is bad news. I read The Boxcar Children- Beginning, last month . I'm really enjoying the series, so far. 7mo
Roary47 I‘m so excited to start this book/series. As a kid I was a struggling reader and this is one of the series I wanted to read, but was too intimidating to even try. In my head I didn‘t see it starting out so sad for the children. (edited) 7mo
BarbaraJean @megnews You can go ahead and take me off the tag list for this book. I just have too much else on my reading calendar this month! But do please tag me for future books—I‘d like to see if I can join in for any of the others. 7mo
TheAromaofBooks So crazy to me that they decided they could just keep three kids and get rid of the “spare“ - would the children's home have cared?? 7mo
megnews @Deblovestoread of course! So did I 7mo
megnews @BarbaraJean will do! 7mo
megnews @TheAromaofBooks I feel like they‘d just be glad to not have the other three mouths to feed. 7mo
AnnR @megnews - I recently changed my user name to @AnnR (previously, Ann_Reads). If you could please update your tag list, I'd appreciate it. Thank you. 🙂 7mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Megnews

My next childhood reminiscence read is The Boxcar Children. Anyone who would like to readalong is welcome.

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2617709

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megnews
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My next childhood reminiscence read is The Boxcar Children. Anyone who would like to readalong is welcome.

Roary47 Yes!!! I‘ve been wanting to read these for forever. I‘m game! 🥰💛 8mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh YES!! This has been on my reread list forever!! 8mo
sblbooks Yes, please! This is another one I've never read before. 8mo
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AnnR This looks like a fun one I've never read before. Looking forward to the discussion. Thank you, Meg. 8mo
BethM Yes yes yes! 8mo
Vansa Oh wow I remember this so we'll 😀 8mo
mrp27 I won‘t be doing this one. But keep me in the loop of what‘s coming next! 8mo
julieclair I‘m in! I remember loving this book! 8mo
megnews @julieclair me too. Read it multiple times. I was a big rereader as a kid. Not so much anymore. 8mo
megnews @mrp27 will do 8mo
julieclair @megnews I‘m not a big rereader anymore either. I think it‘s the “so many books, so little time” syndrome. 8mo
megnews @julieclair yes that‘s definitely my reasoning. 8mo
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LiseWorks
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March 13 #SavvySettings Outer Space This series was my girls favorite book for me to read to them. Especially Renée. She absolutely loved Benny 😍 This is such a cool series for children. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect 🖤 🔭 🤍 2y
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Brooke_H
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I don't mean to harsh on anyone's nostalgic childhood fave, but this is the most boring children's book I've ever read. In the library where I work, we have all 157 of these books, and they're constantly circulating. The kiddos of today cannot get enough of book #1, which is 97 years old. I do not understand. Every single character is written exactly the same. There are no motivations and no emotions. Even the dog is boring.

Suet624 🤣🤣🤣 3y
Leftcoastzen 😂🤣🤣 3y
WJCintron I haven't read the book. I watched the movie on Netflix without knowing it was a book. 😞 The movie is good. I liked it. 😃 👍 3y
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tdrosebud
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1. The earliest event I can actually remember was the Exxon Valdez oil spill. 9/11 was at the start of my first year in college so just when I was beginning life as an adult.
2. Mostly library. Being in an apartment limits my book collection
3. The tagged along with Nancy Drew, The Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley. I devoured many of these books over and over.
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Charityann 9-11 was also my first year in college. 3y
Eggs My daughter liked those series too❤️ Thanks for joining in 📚📚 3y
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ravenlee
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Another kiddo-assigned read done, 19/20 for #bookspinbonanza and 9/15 for #15Books15Weeks

I never read this as a kid. It‘s not bad, though the dialogue is a bit stilted. It‘s a nice little story, with just enough adventure to whet the appetite. I like that it was intended as an easy reader but interesting, and features a boy learning to read.

TheHeartlandBookFairy Ooohhh, as a kid, I love the boxcar children! And then I read them to my kids and they loved them 😁 Good choice 👍 4y
TheAromaofBooks Oh I really loved this book when I was small. I keep meaning to reread it. 4y
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bibliobard
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Finally made more progress on the #BBRC and read what I consider to be a real middle grade classic: the Boxcar Children. I loved this book/series as a kid so when I saw it in the Serial Reader app I knew it would be perfect! #MGME #MiddleGradeMadeEasy

LibrarianRyan I didn‘t know it was on Serial Reader. That is awesome. 4y
bibliobard @LibrarianRyan the first one is anyway — it was a pleasant surprise 4y
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jmtrivera
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I've started picking up books I loved as a kid to share with Minisaurus as she gets older. This is one #AboutSiblings that I still find pretty sweet and comforting.
#BiblioMAYnia

meagankc21 I loved these books! If I might throw in a rec for baby k? The corduroy the teddy bear books were also my jam 4y
jmtrivera @meagankc21 She has Corduroy! We love it! 💜💜 4y
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Andrea313
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In the first book of the series, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are #InHiding from a grandfather they believe to be cruel. #kidlit #NewYearNewYou
@Eggs

Eggs Love the illustration 👏🏻📚👏🏻 4y
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PathfinderNicole
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1. Boxcar Children or Harry Potter. I was 8 when it was published in the US and I distinctly remember reading the first 3 chapters in a Borders and then begging my aunt to buy it for me 😂
2. Columbine happened when I was almost 10.
3. Mentholatum, rest, Price is Right, Grandpa‘s SOS
4. Hello! 👋
#friyayintro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

Trashcanman Hell yeah, I watched the Price is Right when I was home sick all the time. I still do. 4y
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esurient
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Verdict: Holds up well. I don't think I'd ever read the original before -- the 80's editions I read as a kid I think were reprints of the 40's editions, which per Wiki were heavily revised.

But, the basic premise of the children living on their own with the explicit knowlege of adults who are keeping their secret because the children are, quote, having so much fun raises my modern-view eyebrows like heck whoa.

esurient There were notable 'fair for its time' bits, most prominently one scene with a child described as 'colored'. 4y
TheAromaofBooks I've been meaning to reread this one for a very long time. It was a childhood favorite of mine as well. 4y
esurient @TheAromaofBooks I fetched my copy from Project Gutenberg -- super easy to read! 4y
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esurient
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1924 edition. This was a favorite from my childhood, but gosh I'm finding it hard to read this passage without side-eyeing it. It's perfectly innocent here -- but in a modern book it would prelude a horror story.

Clare-Dragonfly 😬😬😂 4y
rabbitprincess I just sprained an eye from side-eyeing so hard 😬😂 4y
esurient @Clare-Dragonfly @rabbitprincess So many cultural behaviours have just shifted over these hundred years. It's all presented as perfectly normal interaction, and it's sincerely intended innocently, and no doubt read that way for decades. But so much of it made modern-me want to hiss out, Body autonomy! 4y
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TheAromaofBooks
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#7days7covers Day Six -

If you aren't playing, please do!

Readswithcoffee I have very fond memories of this book. One of my teachers would read to us after lunch and this was one of my favorites! 5y
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Allthebookclubs
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My 6 year old and I really enjoyed this one! We listened to it on the way to and from school this week on #audible. The narrator changed voices for the children‘s parts, it really made them sound kind of creepy. Spoiler alert....We plan to read more, although now that they found their grandfather and live with him I‘m not sure where the plot will lead. I‘ve read more children‘s books than my own so far this year...Book 34 of 2019

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EmilieGR
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Unforgettable

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jmtrivera
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Two of my favorite sets of literary #siblings.
#SpringIntoReading

vkois88 ❤❤❤ 5y
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RavenclawPrincess913
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Day Five: Which book started your love for reading?

Little house on the prairie and boxcar children

#ravenclaw_princess913 #ravenclawprincess913

Lauraandherbooks It wasn‘t actually a book .. I think it was something embedded in me , it started in elementary school I don‘t remember what grade , I began reading and collecting books and going to the monthly book fair and spending my allowance on books 5y
NeedsMoreBooks When my mother would read this book out loud to me (edited) 5y
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TheBookHippie
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My kiddo 🤣🤣🤣📖📖📖📖📖🛫

Cinfhen Sweet!!!! 5y
LibrarianRyan ❤️💜❤️💜 5y
bookaholic1 That's awesome!! 5y
Texreader Impressed given the limited space on planes. Reading and eating. Nice 5y
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TheWhiteHatter
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I was thrilled to read this book again. I have such fond memories of this being one of the first books I actually sat down and read for fun when I was a young boy. Like visiting an old long lost friend. I especially loved seeing all the small illustrations again.

SassyBookworm Ohh this was one of my favorites as a child too!!! Maybe I should do a re-read! What a great idea! 🤓 5y
TheWhiteHatter Definitely reccomend the re-read @SassyBookworm ! It was so great to go on the little adventure of the Boxcar Children, and Watch the dog! 5y
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MaggieCarr
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Hard to believe the author has been gone for almost 40 years. Her legacy continues with each generation and the new books are still focused on her original characters. My own daughter brought home the first book from her elementary media center for us to read together. We finished it last night. Tonight, we are enjoying the cartoon adaptation together.

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ahoffkosik
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Remember Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny? You probably know them better as (pause for effect) The Boxcar Children! In Episode 37 of my podcast, writer and educator Abby Wolfe and I get reacquainted with these self-reliant orphans. Tune in to listen to us talk about lessons learned, heteronormativity, capitalism, and so many pine needles. click the link in my bio to listen! 🎧

MrBook I remember them! 5y
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jennacavanaugh
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"The children ate everything on the table..."

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jennacavanaugh
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I love that this is a series because if you get into the first one, there are 3 more books to read!

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jennacavanaugh
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Mehso-so

The sounding of this book impresses me. I find it fascinating that four orphans are able to turn a boxcar into a home. The theme of family and self-motivation is beautiful to read. I think this would be a good book to curl up and read with your family.

MODERN FANTASY
Rating 3/5

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HBecker20
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“The Aldens didn‘t know that soon they would meet a wonderful friend and find some people who were not friendly at all”

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HBecker20
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This book shows good behaviors modeled by most of the characters in the story. All of the children and their friends are selfless, putting the welfare and happiness of others before their own personal gain. Kids can read this book and look up to the characters, and learn from their behaviors. I think kids could even understand that kids like in this book- can have close to nothing, and still choose to be a good person.

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HBecker20
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The Boxcar children tells the story of four orphan 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. This is a plot twist because the children originally believed that he was cruel.

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LauraLovesLiterature
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Hello all! Long time no read! Graduate school has definitely taken it‘s toll on my life (also I forgot my Litsy password 🤦🏼‍♀️) but hopefully I‘ll have more time moving forward! This weekend I had the opportunity to read lots of books; mostly children‘s, but some other stuff too. The most nostalgic for me was definitely The Boxcar Children. Have you read it? What did you think?

Linsy Great stack! 5y
hollylynnbee I'm so glad I'm not the only one who still reads children books. 5y
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LauraLovesLiterature @hollylynnbee Children‘s literature is probably my favorite genre! And I think I get more out of it now than I did as a child! 5y
hollylynnbee @LauraLovesLiterature I completely agree! Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors! Matilda has been and always will be my favorite book. 5y
tpixie The books that moved me most are the ones I read in childhood! 5y
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a.bookish.byrd
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1. The Boxcar Children and Charlotte‘s Web
2. New baby siblings and visiting grandma
3. Cleaning my room
4. Roller skates, hula hoop, Baby Tender Love
5. ✔️

#HelloThursday

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 💜 5y
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ErinC
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Nostalgia at its finest. I loved these in first grade so I got them for my nephew. I hope he loves them too!

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sammisho
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I love moments like this ❤ Addi is such a good big sister and Lucas loves having her read to him. I loved Boxcar Children growing up, Addi loved them when she was younger, and now Luke is enjoying them. Sharing childhood favorites is one of my favorite parts of motherhood. #raisingreaders

Branwen So sweet! 😍 5y
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The Boxcar Children | Gertrude C. Warner
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Reading what is probably the most wholesome children's series of all time to my six year old son. We get to this part and he says, "oooooooooh Jessie was about to say a cuss"

He has heard Mommy in traffic, (and in general conversation),one too many times.

howjessicareads 😂😂 5y
ferskner Hahaha! But that illustration! 😍 5y
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MelAnn
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude C. Warner
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#friyayintro
🥧 📷 & somewhere in the mountains - Red River, NM, Pagosa Springs, CO or Ruidoso, NM

The_Real_Nani Love Boxcar Children. I tried to get my kids into it but to no avail! 5y
MelAnn @The_Real_Nani that‘s what got me into reading - our elementary school librarian read it to us. 5y
GingerAntics Oh I loved the boxcar children!!! 5y
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Morr_Books
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude C. Warner
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1. Boxcar Children series
2. Cake
3. Is travel a hobby?
4. I actually like living in Houston for now but maybe I would like to split my year between England countryside and southern Spain (like Seville).
5. 👍
#friyayintro @howjessreads

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Mc_cart_ny
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
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My toddler keeps pulling all the chapter books down 😥 At least he's interested in books! 📚

#RaisingAReader

Avanders Lol my son is obsessed w doing that 😆😆😆 6y
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rather_be_reading
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude C. Warner
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theres gonna be a movie?!

CKlube What?! I loved these books when I was a kid! 6y
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readinginthedark
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
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1. youngest
2. I‘ve never wanted “more” per se, but there are times I wish I had more brothers and less sisters. 😆
3. 3 sisters and 1 brother
4. I loved books about siblings when I was young. I wouldn‘t say I have favorites, but the ones that come first to mind right now are The Boxcar Children. ❤️
5. @robinb and some others! Although they all seem to have just one other sibling. 🤔
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robinb Wow, I always wanted just one sister...can‘t imagine having THREE! 😳 Although my mom had three sisters (4 girls)...that always seemed so neat to me. 6y
readinginthedark @robinb 😆Yeah...I love them, but they‘re a bit crazy. It‘s also a bit unbalanced personality-wise, because they‘re all so much like my mom. I‘m more like my dad, and my brother is somewhere in-between. There‘s a lot of drama, so sometimes I feel like the peacekeeper. 6y
robinb @readinginthedark I can understand that! In my mom‘s case, two were more “drama queens”, two were the peacekeepers. 😊 6y
readinginthedark @robinb That‘s a good balance! 6y
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jmtrivera
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
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This was one of my #belovedchildrensbook series (double challenge score for #childprotagonist - four of them!) and now it's what I read when I'm stressed and need something peaceful to settle my mind before sleeping. I love it so much and hope my daughter does too. We need more peaceful adult books like this! ☺ #hopintospring #AprilBookishMadness

vkois88 Agreed! 6y
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SilversReviews
The Boxcar Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
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@vkoiss88
@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: BELOVED CHILDREN‘S BOOK

I LOVED The Boxcar Children.

I would actually pretend my friends and siblings lived in a box car. :)

LA_Mead YES! I remember loving those books too and playing “boxcar children” with my friends outside! 6y
SilversReviews @LA_Mead 😍 I'm glad we weren't the only ones who played boxcar children. 😍 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Good one!! 👏🏻☺️📚 #Hopintospring 6y
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Ingerella I loved these books! 6y
vkois88 Love it 🤗 6y
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