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Bezig met laden... The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, No. 1) (The Boxcar Children Mysteries) (origineel 1924; editie 1989)door Gertrude Chandler Warner (Auteur)
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Juvenile Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
Mystery.
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I had never heard of this book before. It is a short children’s novel about four siblings (and their dog) whose parents have died and who take up residence in an abandoned railway boxcar. The local doctor takes an interest in them and there is a happy ending. A bit improbable – surely even in 1924 there were government authorities looking out for orphaned children – but very wholesome.
It is the first in a series of, wait for it, over 160 novels, still being published, where the children mostly solve mysteries during the school holidays, which are hugely popular across the pond. I understand that the children have not aged much since 1924. I found it a naïve and hopeful tale. A novel written today about four homeless siblings would be a lot grittier, even if aimed at the same 7-10 age range. ( )