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In The Boxcar Children Beginning, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm, the year before they become the Boxcar Children. During a severe blizzard, the family takes in a stranded motorist, and the strangers soon become friends. The story then follows the Aldens through the spring and summer as they encounter new challenges on the farm.
Quick Summary
Meet the Alden siblings before they became the famous Boxcar children, when they were just four kids living on a farm and facing their first big challenge together. Young readers will cheer as Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny help a stranded family survive a blizzard, discovering what it truly means to be brave and kind. If your kid likes heartwarming stories about family and friendship Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of a Pug: Scaredy-Pug a Pug: Scaredy-Pug Young Girl: The Definitive Edition of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition Lydia Amelia Pierce Magic Tree House series, they'll adore seeing where the beloved Boxcar children got their start. This gentle prequel is perfect for kids in kindergarten through third grade who are ready for chapter books with short chapters and easy-to-read prose.