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The Boxcar children / by Gertrude Chandler Warner ; illustrated by L. Kate Deal.

Summary:

Four orphans take shelter in an old boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807508527
  • ISBN: 0807508527
  • ISBN: 9780807508510
  • ISBN: 0807508519
  • ISBN: 9780593898239
  • ISBN: 9780606041768
  • ISBN: 0606041761
  • ISBN: 9780833529381
  • ISBN: 0833529382
  • ISBN: 9780812481532
  • ISBN: 0812481534
  • ISBN: 9780590426909
  • ISBN: 0590426907
  • Physical Description: 154 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Morton Grove, IL : Albert Whitman, 1942.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Boxcar children mystery"--Spine.
Formatted Contents Note:
I. Four Hungry Children 7 -- II. Night Is Turned into Day 16 -- III. A New Home in the Woods 27 -- IV. Henry Has Two Surprises 34 -- V. Explorers Find Treasure 45 -- VI. A Queer Noise in the Night 57 -- VII. A Big Meal from Little Onions 69 -- VIII. A Swimming Pool at Last 83 -- IX. Fun in the Cherry Orchard 93 -- X. Henry and the Free-for-All 101 -- XI. Doctor Takes a Hand 117 -- XII. James Henry and Henry James 128 -- XIII. A New Home for the Boxcar 143.
Target Audience Note:
580L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.5 2 5301.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.9 2 5301.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.9 2.0 5301.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 3.2 6.0 1490.
Subject: Boxcar children (Fictitious characters) > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 78 of 114 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Cleveland County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 114 total copies.
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Spangler Branch JF WAR (Text) 22281500021810 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 04/17/2025
Spangler Branch JF WAR (Text) 22281500138131 Juvenile Fiction Available -