The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807566179 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Alden and Clark children become good friends and attend school together, and when the Clarks leave, the children deal with their sadness. When the Clarks lose their home and are on their way to live with relatives, they become stuck during a blizzard, and the Aldens take them in. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. . When the sheriff comes to give the Alden children the news that will change their lives forever, the Boxcar Children's journey truly begins. From School Library Journal Gr 2-4-Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny have a place in the hearts and on the bookshelves of so many families, and this perfectly positioned prequel will delight fans of the Alden children who have always wonde
Newbery-Award winning author Patricia MacLachlan pays loving tribute to the classic novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner in this story of the Alden children's origins and the challenges they faced before their boxcar adventures.. Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm
Donald Stanley said Five Stars. book came and the boys enjoy it. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Really book. Nicola Mansfield said Simple, Gentle, Not Much Happens, But OK. Reason for Reading: I am reading and collecting the first 19 original books by Gertrude Chandler Warner. I usually don't read modern prequels or continuations such as this (I didn't go anywhere near the Anne of Green Gables prequel!) but MacLachlan is a widely respected, award winning author whom I've read before so after a little consideration I thought I would give this a go.MacLachlan is a good writer who especially does the historical very well. The year is never given, but going from the first BC book, this must be set in the early Simple, Gentle, Not Much Happens, But OK Nicola Mansfield Reason for Reading: I am reading and collecting the first 19 original books by Gertrude Chandler Warner. I usually don't read modern prequels or continuations such as this (I didn't go anywhere near the Anne of Green Gables prequel!) but MacLachlan is a widely respected, award winning author whom I've read before so after a little consideration I thought I would give this a go.MacLachlan is a good writer who especially does the historical very well. The year is never given, but going from the first BC book, this must be set in the early 40s. These are "hard . 0s. These are "hard