First Name: Sirius
Age: 9
Book Title: The Boxcar Children
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Fiction Genres: Classic,Realistic Fiction,Short Story
Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: A old abandoned boxcar in the middle of the train track. They also go to Doctor Moore’s house. They lost their mother and father and they don’t want to go to their grandfather because he didn’t like their mom.
List all of the main characters in the book, and share a little bit of information about each character.: Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny are the children who live in the boxcar ( the boxcar children)
If there was a problem presented in the book, write three (3) sentences about it. Otherwise, write three sentences about your favorite part of the book.: The baker and his wife are trying to have the children work for him, except for Benny, who they want to give to the orphanage. They must make a house out of the boxcar. The boxcar, however has no dishes or furniture or food.
If there was a problem presented in the book, write three (3) sentences about how the problem was solved. If there was not problem, write three sentences about what you would have liked to have seen in the book that the author did not include.: They ran away from the baker in the middle of the night. They get dishes for the boxcar in the dump. Henry works and is able to buy food and some furniture.
How did this book make you feel? Write three (3) sentences describing the feelings you had, when reading the book.: I read it when I was around 4. I liked it at the time. August has bought the audiobook and listens to it every day. Maybe that’s why I don’t like it anymore that much
Star Rating: 3
Write three (3) sentences describing why you gave this book this rating.: I would probably like it more when I was littler. Listening to it probably made me like it a lot less. It is like the classic classic, the classic of all classics.
Book Report: The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner