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Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm. Newbery-Award winning author Patricia MacLachlan pays loving tribute to the classic novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner in this story of the Alden children's origins and the challenges they faced before their boxcar adventures.
8) Auction!
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People from all over the county attend an auction where people bid on everything from clothes and paintings to a stuffed groundhog and a potbellied stove.
10) The circus thief
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At the circus, Georgie is invited to ride Roxie, a trained horse who can do all sorts of tricks, but when she discovers she is being sent to a work farm, she bolts with Georgie on her back, prompting Papa to come to their rescue.
12) Wet dog!
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A dog's attempts to cool off on a hot day get him into trouble with a series of people and finally lead him to interrupt a country wedding.
13) Grandpa & Bo
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Young Bo spends the summer with his grandfather in the country and has a wonderful time.
14) The wouldbegoods
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After being particularly unruly, the wayward Bastable children are sent away to the country to improve their behavior.
17) Firefly summer
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When Chester asks his mother about the tiny lights he sees in the tall grass one summer, she teaches him the firefly song, which he keeps singing even in the fall, after the fireflies are gone.
18) Just dance
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On a farm in the middle of the prairie, ten-year-old Sylvie struggles to understand why her mother gave up singing on stage while she sets off on an adventure of her own as the town reporter.
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