The Boxcar Children

"The Boxcar Children" is a series of children's books that were written by Gertrude Chandler Warner. The series has over 100 books and was written for children in 2nd to 4th grade. The books are about 4 siblings who are orphaned. They are sent to live with their grandfather, but they run away so they can live a life of independence. The siblings find an abandoned boxcar to live in. Eventually, they are found and forced to live with their grandfather again. The children range from age 14-4 and there are 2 girls and 2 boys. The Boxcar Children solve mysteries that they come across.

I absolutely loved this series when I was a kid. I couldn't put a book down until I had read all of it. I have always loved mysteries and these books were the best children's mysteries that I ever read. The children were very down-to-earth and fun and the mysteries were different and interesting. The books were humorous, scary, and fun all at the same time. One thing that I really liked about the characters in this series was how resourceful and smart they were. They took care of themselves and each other while living in a boxcar. These young children also solved every mystery they came across by themselves. I always admired the Boxcar Children and wanted to be like them.