Gertrude Chandler Warner
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, four orphaned siblings, suddenly appear in a small town. The children make a home for themselves in an abandoned red boxcar they discover in the woods. Ambitious and resourceful, the plucky children make a happy life for themselves—until Violet gets too sick for her brothers and sister to care for her.
Surprise Island
Adventure abounds as Henry, Jessie, Violet,...
Four young orphans discover an abandoned boxcar and move in, embarking on a life of self-reliance and hard work — but they also enter a world of freedom and adventure. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are afraid of the grandfather they've never met, and to escape his custody they set out on their own, working odd jobs to make money for necessities. When Violet falls ill, they're forced to...
Join the Boxcar Children as they continue to solve cases and make new friends in 4 more volumes from the original series.
Follow Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden as they embark on new adventures and solve mysteries!
This set includes paperback editions of
Join the Boxcar Children as they continue to solve cases and make new friends in 4 more volumes from the original series.
Follow Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden as they embark on new adventures and solve mysteries!
This set includes paperback editions of
Introduce kids to The Boxcar Children® Mysteries chapter book series with the first 4 stories in one boxed set.
With over 70 million copies sold around the world, the first titles that launched over 150 books in the series are available in this handsome boxed set. Published to critical acclaim in 1942, the series has continued to grow with new adventures every year. In these first titles we meet the Alden kids, Henry, Jessie,
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