A Book Report

1. A Book Report By Caitlin Suire February 13, 2009

2. The Boxcar Children By Gertrude Chandler Warner

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Problem/Solution • Problem – The children’s 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.