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When I was about eight or nine years old, I set out on a mission to read every single Boxcar Children book.

By that point I had already read all 19 of the original books written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, and I had also read a good number of the following novels written by other authors.

The first novel, “The Boxcar Children”, was first published in 1924. Gertrude wrote it while working as a teacher and reworked it with her students to make sure it was engaging and easy for kids to read. One of her goals specifically was to make sure that the words were clear and easy to understand for her students who were learning English as a second language.

Now, 101 years later, the book series has grown to include over 200 books written by various authors, and more are being published every year.

So now I have a problem. Twenty years ago, I successfully read all 126 Boxcar Children books that had been published. While I have read a few more of the books that have been published since, I am definitely way behind. I made no effort to keep up with them as they were published.

So now I have to decide: do I do it again? Do I commit to reading 80ish books so that I can once again say that I have read every single Boxcar Children book?

The answer is yes, so stay tuned to see how it goes!