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imaclogger23's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
aprillynn's review
5.0
I introduced The Boxcar Children via audio book to my almost 9 year old this morning as we traveled to the next town over to see a orthodontist and he absolutely LOVED this book. He is currently listening to another within the series in his room on his tablet and I can see me purchasing the physical books to add to our ever growing home library!
It was so nice to "re read" this book after so many years as this series was the first I ever read and made me fall in love with reading ❤
It was so nice to "re read" this book after so many years as this series was the first I ever read and made me fall in love with reading ❤
elevetha's review
3.0
The Boxcar Children = most read series between the ages of 6 and 9 for me. I think of these fondly. Every child should read this series.
octavia_cade's review
2.0
More and more these stories seem to be about Benny, with the rest of the family there as backdrop. He's marginally less annoying than usual in this one though, so that's something. Anyway, in this latest instalment, the most spoilt children in the world go on a caboose trip. It's a callback of sorts to the Boxcar, which was infinitely more charming, but this one has a clown, a talking horse, and a missing diamond necklace, hidden in said caboose. And all I can think is that the police who searched the caboose looking for said necklace must have been the laziest detectives ever, because not only did they miss the postcard tacked up on a wall (which gave the clue to the location of the necklace), they also missed the necklace itself, which was hidden in the most obvious place ever. Still, I suppose you need an idiot plot if you want to make Benny look clever...
readingwithrebeccanicole's review
One of my favorite childhood series. I read over a hundred of them. The first 50 or so were in order; after that I read whatever book I could get my hands on :)
storiesforhisglory's review
5.0
I always wanted to ride in a caboose! I can just imagine what kind of beautiful weather and foliage they must have seen along the way.
jpv0's review
5.0
That was cute.
Taking a train ride across the country is on my list of things to try one day and in a caboose would be even more interesting.
One of the best in a while.
A few random thoughts:
Come on. It doesn't all have to be about how crazy much money and power you have...
Of course he's going to miss the train now. It's insane to me that they didn't just check no matter how much he said he'd nap.
That just feels weird.
Taking a train ride across the country is on my list of things to try one day and in a caboose would be even more interesting.
One of the best in a while.
A few random thoughts:
Grandfather began, "You see I have a friend who owns a railroad."
Come on. It doesn't all have to be about how crazy much money and power you have...
"Don't be late, either," Grandfather called again. "The train won't wait for you, you know."
Of course he's going to miss the train now. It's insane to me that they didn't just check no matter how much he said he'd nap.
Mr. Alden looked at the sign. "Oh, I know all about that store," he said. "It is famous. We can trust them to tell us the truth."
That just feels weird.