<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="93380">
  <title><![CDATA[The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1-4)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0807508543]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780807508541]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171253929m/93380.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">93380</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">2</books_count>
  <default_description>The paperback editions of &lt;i&gt;The Boxcar Children Mysteries&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Boxcar Children #1&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Surprise Island #2&lt;/i&gt; , &lt;i&gt;The Yellow House Mystery #3&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Mystery Ranch #4&lt;/i&gt; are offered together in a cardboard case.</default_description>
  <id type="integer">288397</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1990</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1-4)</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:1335|5:505|4:512|3:260|2:46|1:12|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">1335</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">5457</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">1478</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">104</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.09]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[1331]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[104]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93380.The_Boxcar_Children]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="10665">
      <name><![CDATA[Gertrude Chandler Warner]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10665.Gertrude_Chandler_Warner]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.84]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[22975]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[1080]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="1473">
    <review id="44881869">
    <user id="1781807">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mountain View, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1781807-rachel]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 30 13:26:51 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 30 13:27:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I really loved these books when I was younger, now I can read them in about 30 minutes but they are great for a young reader or just a quick read.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44881869]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43546051">
    <user id="1922798">
    <name><![CDATA[Iris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1922798-iris]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 23:07:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 18 23:17:32 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[These books are written for ages 7 and up, and is really written for them. Written by a teacher, and using the most simple and common words in the English language for the purpose of teaching proper grammar and spelling, Ms. Warner also knew what kids of this age were beginning to fantasize about-- ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43546051">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43546051]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75367897">
    <user id="2866446">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lubbock, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2866446-michelle]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 22 08:32:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 08:35:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[These books were my first reads from a public library.  I still remember my mother walking me into the library for the first time and helping me pick out some books.  I was in awe of the place.  I remember that I initially liked these books because they were about children having an adventure on the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75367897">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75367897]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45573663">
    <user id="1283625">
    <name><![CDATA[Pghgranola]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Coraopolis, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1283625-pghgranola]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 06 12:02:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 06 12:05:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[As a child, I read these first 4 books of the series, over and over.  My elementary school librarian joked that the library's copies might as well have been mine.<br/><br/>I hope my own daughter will find the same enjoyment in these books when she is older.<br/><br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45573663]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="61033525">
    <user id="398714">
    <name><![CDATA[Mommy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/398714-mommy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="kid" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 25 00:37:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 25 00:38:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read these with one of my kids.  At first he was interested then he started asking questions about why things were so different.  After a while he told me it was too weird and he couldn't understand it because it was soooooo long ago.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61033525]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="38699387">
    <user id="1498512">
    <name><![CDATA[Brooke]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1498512-brooke]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 26 11:03:47 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 26 11:05:13 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Another great childhood read. I wanted to live in a boxcar after reading these, and I often reenacted scenes from these books with my brother in my parents' woods behind their house. Excellent kid stuff.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38699387]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="38059560">
    <user id="1495289">
    <name><![CDATA[Geraldine aka JERRiiE ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sparks, NV]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1495289-geraldine-aka-jerriie]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 18 11:50:34 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 21 10:53:11 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[this book would be one of the greatest on i read its on my top it show the struggles of being orphans and counting on your brothers and sisters it shows how life does noot revolve around toys money but it does around love ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38059560]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="68227943">
    <user id="2648724">
    <name><![CDATA[Darlene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2648724-darlene]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 13:28:43 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 13:29:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this when i was in elementary/jr high school and loved it.  Im hoping to write a screenplay about this book one day. It would make a great family movie!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68227943]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="449921">
    <user id="37209">
    <name><![CDATA[Kara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/37209-kara]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 27 10:51:10 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 27 13:32:36 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My second grade teacher introduced me to the Boxcar Children and I fell in love with this series immediately.  It's the story of the orphaned Alden siblings who live in a boxcar. They're extremely resourceful - the type who would make a pie by gathering birdseed, picking some random berries, sweeten...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/449921">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/449921]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42793524">
    <user id="900284">
    <name><![CDATA[Leanne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/900284-leanne]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 10:12:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 10:13:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Again, I read all of these books.  Not as good as the other series of my childhood...it's hard to live up to the BSC and Nancy Drew!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42793524]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47852037">
    <user id="746468">
    <name><![CDATA[molly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/746468-molly]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 20:59:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 28 21:10:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[these were some of my favorites when i was a kid. its a series of stories written by a grade-school teacher about 4 orphaned kids who make a home in a boxcar when they lose their parents. they got me questioning a lot things early on, specifically about freedom, family and long-term solutions to pro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47852037">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47852037]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="4183327">
    <user id="255250">
    <name><![CDATA[Marianne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pasadena, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/255250-marianne]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="childrensbooks" />
        <shelf name="classics" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Children 7 - 9 years old, and parents thereof]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 06 20:24:55 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 10 07:03:50 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Long before there was <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" title="Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events">Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events</a>, there were the Boxcar Children.  Although four orphaned children living together on their own in an old train boxcar is unfathomable now, when I was in second grade, I was enraptured by the homey feelings the first book in the se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4183327">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4183327]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54538581">
    <user id="94054">
    <name><![CDATA[Briynne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cary, NC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/94054-briynne]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 30 18:51:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 18:51:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved the first one, but it stopped being fun once they stopped living in a train and started being millionaires.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54538581]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="48773539">
    <user id="2112465">
    <name><![CDATA[Rielle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Everett, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2112465-rielle]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 09 22:42:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 17:39:41 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This series got me through my childhood. Thank you Henry, Jessie, Violet, Benny, and Watch.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48773539]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54538835">
    <user id="1081647">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1081647-jennifer]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 30 18:53:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 18:53:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[loved these books when I was a kid.. Maybe in third grade or so.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54538835]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43091944">
    <user id="1505076">
    <name><![CDATA[Ali]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vancouver, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1505076-ali]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 14 21:46:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 14 21:47:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[these are some of the best child hood books I read.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43091944]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45798407">
    <user id="672326">
    <name><![CDATA[Heidi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/672326-heidi]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 08 21:39:10 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 08 22:13:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[great for read alouds with young children. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45798407]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="52910658">
    <user id="2220168">
    <name><![CDATA[Ted]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Jenera, OH]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2220168-ted]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 16 11:00:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 16 11:03:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[These books were some of my favorites as a kid.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52910658]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="72719255">
    <user id="2252381">
    <name><![CDATA[Stacy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pleasant Grove, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2252381-stacy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 27 19:47:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 19:48:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Read with Samuel, we both loved it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72719255]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49233326">
    <user id="2122086">
    <name><![CDATA[JESUSFREAK/ PICKLES/ AWESOME EMILY]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newland, NC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2122086-jesusfreak-pickles-awesome-emily]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 14 07:25:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 14 07:25:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[interesting]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49233326]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="childrens" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="children" />
        <shelf name="children-s-books" />
        <shelf name="young-adult" />
        <shelf name="childrens-books" />
        <shelf name="childhood-favorites" />
        <shelf name="mystery" />
        <shelf name="children-s" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=93380</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>