A Book Report

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A Book Report

• By
• Caitlin Suire
• February 13, 2009

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The Boxcar Children

• By
• Gertrude Chandler Warner

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Main Characters

• Henry, the oldest boy, age 14
• Jessie, the oldest girl, age 12
• Violet, the youngest girl, age 10
• Benny, the youngest boy, age 5
• Watch, the dog

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Setting

• Place - Most of the story takes place in a boxcar
  in the woods.
• Time This story takes place a few years ago in
  the past.

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Problem/Solution

• Problem The childrens parents had died and
  they are hiding from their grandfather because
  they think he is mean.
• Solution Their grandfather finds them and they
  find out that he is really nice. They go live
  with him in his big house.

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Summary
Four children whose parents had died are
running away from their grandfather who they
never met because they thought that he was mean.
They find an old boxcar in the woods and they
made it their home. They find a dump and they
collected stuff for their home and liked living
in the boxcar. When their grandfather does find
them they discovered that he was really nice. He
evens moves the boxcar to his house.
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I liked this book very much because they
have a lot of adventures. They also do a lot of
things by their selves without grownups. I plan
to read a lot of other Boxcar Children books.