The Boxcar Children Beginning
Synopsis
Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow FarmAlthough times are hard, the Aldens are happy--"the best family of all," Mama likes to say. One day, a blizzard hits the countryside, and a traveling family needs shelter. The Aldens take them in, and the strangers soon become friends. But things never stay the same at the farm, and the spring and summer bring events that will forever change their lives. Newbery Award-winning author Patricia MacLachlan pays loving tribute to the classic novels by Gertrude Chandler Warner in this story of the Alden children's origins.
- Copyright:
- 2012 Patricia Maclachlan, Tim Jessell
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781453261200
- Publisher:
- Albert Whitman & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 2017-04-04T02:32:44Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.