{"id":2349,"date":"2017-07-17T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2017-07-18T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:08:57","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-77-boxcar-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-77-boxcar-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 77 &#8211; Boxcar Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading the <em>Boxcar Children<\/em> series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-77-boxcar-children\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/badbeginning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2351\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/badbeginning-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"The Bad Begining by Lemony Snicket\" width=\"156\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/badbeginning-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/badbeginning-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/badbeginning.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/claudia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2350\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/claudia-150x218.jpg\" alt=\"Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M. Martin\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/claudia-150x218.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/claudia-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/claudia.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/everything.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2352\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/everything-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/everything-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/everything-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/everything.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2t9aQen\"><em>The Bad Beginning<\/em> (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ukvXd8\"><em>Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls<\/em> (Baby-Sitters Club Series) by Ann M. Martin <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sWkpJN\"><em>Everything on a Waffle<\/em> by Polly Horvath<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fablehaven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2353\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fablehaven-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Fablehaven by Brandon Mull\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fablehaven-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fablehaven-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fablehaven.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/farmerboy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/farmerboy-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/moonlighters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2355\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/moonlighters-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Moonlighter by Katie Schenkel &amp; Cal Moray\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/moonlighters-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/moonlighters-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/moonlighters.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tkW4MX\"><em>Fablehaven<\/em> by Brandon Mull<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ufyupn\"><em>Farmer Boy<\/em> (Little House series) by Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comixology.com\/Moonlighters-1\/digital-comic\/485532\"><em>Moonlighters<\/em> by Katie Schenkel &amp; Cal Moray<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/mysterious.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/mysterious-150x218.jpg\" alt=\" The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/mysterious-150x218.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/mysterious-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/mysterious.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1644\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Power Pack Classic by Louise Simonson, June Brigman, &amp; M. H. Wilshire\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/powerpack.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rainbowalley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2356\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rainbowalley-133x220.jpg\" alt=\"Rainbow Valley by Lucy Maud Montgomery\" width=\"133\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rainbowalley-133x220.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rainbowalley.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ufS4C2\"><em> The Mysterious Benedict Society<\/em> by Trenton Stewart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ufyohx\"><em>Power Pack Classic<\/em> by Louise Simonson, June Brigman, &amp; M. H. Wilshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sVJUL3\"><em>Rainbow Valley<\/em> (Anne of Green Gables series) by Lucy Maud Montgomery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/secretgarden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2357\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/secretgarden-150x195.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett\" width=\"169\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/secretgarden-150x195.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/secretgarden-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/secretgarden.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sleepover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sleepover-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Sleepover Sleuth by Carolyn Keene\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sleepover-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sleepover-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sleepover.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/war.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1085\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/war-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/war-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/war.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tlfstj\"><em>The Secret Garden<\/em> by Frances Hodgson Burnett<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ufJinx\"><em>Sleepover Sleuths<\/em> (Nancy Drew &amp; the Clue Crew series) by Carolyn Keene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ufDXws\"><em>The War That Saved My Life<\/em> by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/chopped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2359\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/chopped-150x218.jpg\" alt=\"Chopped Junior\" width=\"110\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/chopped-150x218.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/chopped-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/chopped.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kidsbaking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kidsbaking-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"Kids Baking Championship\" width=\"214\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kidsbaking-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/kidsbaking.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/masterchef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/masterchef-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"MasterChef Junior\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/masterchef-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/masterchef-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/masterchef.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sWocXb\">Chopped Junior (TV series)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ufpl02\">Kids Baking Championship (TV series)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sVVTIN\">MasterChef Junior (TV series)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading the Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[865,1187,694,1192,24,1196,131,1189,854,1191,1197,514,133,145,1194,1195,855,1198,1190,48,30,1188,1193],"class_list":["post-2349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-ann-m-martin","tag-boxcar-children","tag-brandon-mull","tag-cal-moray","tag-carolyn-keene","tag-chopped-junior","tag-frances-hodgson-burnett","tag-gertrude-chandler-warner","tag-june-brigman","tag-katie-schenkel","tag-kids-baking-championship","tag-kimberly-brubaker-bradley","tag-laura-ingalls-wilder","tag-lemony-snicket","tag-louise-simonson","tag-lucy-maud-montgomery","tag-m-h-wilshire","tag-masterchef-junior","tag-polly-horvath","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-the-mystery-of-the-purple-pool","tag-trenton-stewart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2349"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349\/revisions\/2367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}