Meet the Boxcar Children

snicker9 - The Boxcar Children is a book about 4 young children Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny. Their parents have died, and they are supposed to go live with their grandfather. But the siblings are afraid that their grandfather will be mean and grumpy, even though they have never met him. So they decide to run away, and live on their own. After a night in the woods, the kids find a old boxcar. They fix it up, and make their own home. Henry goes into to town each morning and afternoon to do odd-jobs for a nice doctor to earn money for food and treats. The children are living happily in their little home. But will they be discovered? Will there grandfather find them? Is he really as bad as they supposed? I recommend this book to young elementary children. It is a very low reading level, probably for 2-3 graders. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.