The boxcar children : Boxcar Children Series, Book 1

The New York Times–bestselling Tale Of Four Orphaned Siblings Who Will Do Anything To Stick Together, Featuring More Than Thirty Original Illustrations. Henry, Jessie, Violet, And Benny Alden Take Care Of One Another. They Have No Parents, No Other Family—except For A Grandfather They Don’t Care To See—and No Home . . . Until The Night They Find The Boxcar. Old, Rusty, Lonely, And Abandoned In The Woods, It’s The Perfect Home For Four Brave Children On Their Own. Through Hard Work And Courage, The Aldens Begin To Build A Life Full Of Fun And Adventure. But When They’re Faced With A Problem They Can’t Solve Themselves, They’re Forced To Look For Adult Help—and Will Find It In The Most Unlikely Ally. ​ Hailed By School Library Journal As One Of The Top 100 Children’s Novels Of All Time, Gertrude Chandler Warner’s Story Has Delighted Generations Of Young Readers And Launched A Long-running Series And An Animated Film Featuring Her Fearless Foursome. Now, New And Old Fans Alike Can Delight In The Timeless Book That Started It All, Featuring Illustrations By L. Kate Deal. Orphaned siblings Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet are determined not to be separated after the deaths of their parents. Fearing being sent away to live with their cruel, frightening grandfather, they run away and discover an abandoned boxcar in the woods. They convert the boxcar into a safe, comfortable home and learn to take care of themselves. But when Violet becomes deathly ill, the children are forced to seek out help at the risk of their newfound freedom. This original 1924 edition contains a few small difference from the revised 1942 edition most readers are familiar with, but the basic story beloved by children remains essentially untouched. 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 ONE WARM NIGHT four children stood in front of a bakery.