2012 marks the 70th anniversary of the children's classic, "The Boxcar Children", by Gertrude Chandler Warner. This book is special to me beacause it is the first chapter book I remember reading as a child. I was enthralled by the adventures of four young children, living in a boxcar in the middle of the woods. I think it will make a great first novel study for the students.
The story is part of our ongoing work in character analysis. The novel offers four main characters that are richly developed and detailed.
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