{"product_id":"the-box-car-children","title":"The Box-Car Children","description":"Four orphans -- Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny -- discover an abandoned boxcar and move in, embarking on a life of self-reliance and hard work. They also enter a world of freedom and adventure. When Violet falls ill, they're forced to take her to a doctor, even though they'll risk losing their independence by getting a grown-up involved. \u003cbr\u003e Gertrude Chandler Warner read this story to her students and rewrote it many times to make sure that it would be both engaging and easy to read. \u003ci\u003eThe Box-Car Children \u003c\/i\u003ewas so successful that she published 18 sequels. Warner noted that the book \"raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought the children were having too good a time without any parental control! That is exactly why children like it!\" Ranked among the all-time \"Top 100 Chapter Books\" in a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e survey, \u003ci\u003eThe Box-Car Children\u003c\/i\u003e is also among the National Education Association's \"Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children.\"","brand":"Gertrude Chandler Warner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67756814827733,"sku":"BS-I6J-843384","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7170\/2485\/files\/9780486843384-HD.jpg?v=1791911979","url":"https:\/\/www.acornbookshop.com\/products\/the-box-car-children","provider":"Acorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}