這本書描寫的就是Henry, Jessie, Violet和Benny這四個兄弟姐妹們如何在父母過世之後，四人相依為命的生活，並且找到一個可以暫時棲身的廢棄箱型車，他們四人如何自己自足並且互相照顧以及最後如何未曾見過面的祖父相認的故事。
這一系列的故事描寫的是Henry, Jessie, Violet和Benny這四個兄弟姐妹們如何在父母過世之後和未曾見過面的祖父相認之前及之前所經歷的生活探險故事。而為什麼會叫 “The Boxcar Children”呢？因為這是他們在四人相依為命流浪時，所找到最好的棲身之所，也因為那個廢棄的箱型車開啓了他們之後一連串的探險故事。適合9歲以上兒童閱讀。
Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, four orphaned brothers and sisters, suddenly appear in a small town. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. Frightened to live with a grandfather they have never met, the children make a home for themselves in an abandoned red boxcar they discover in the woods. Henry, the oldest, goes to town to earn money and buy food and supplies. Ambitious and resourceful, the plucky children make a happy life for themselves–until Violet gets too sick for her brothers and sister to care for her.
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