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As orphans, Henry, Violet, Jessie and Benny Alden once lived on their own and set up house in an abandoned boxcar. Now they have a wonderful new family life with their grandfather and are spending the summer exploring their own private island. The island is home to a mysteriously talented stranger w...

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Main Author: Warner, Gertrude Chandler. 1890-1979
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Niles, IL : Albert Whitman & Co., 1977.
Series:Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979. Boxcar children mysteries ; 2.
Subjects:
Boxcar children (Fictitious characters) > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Railroad cars > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:As orphans, Henry, Violet, Jessie and Benny Alden once lived on their own and set up house in an abandoned boxcar. Now they have a wonderful new family life with their grandfather and are spending the summer exploring their own private island. The island is home to a mysteriously talented stranger who keeps his real name a secret from the Alden children. This visitor's true identity is not all that's revealed to the Aldens in a summer filled with fun and adventure on Surprise Island.
Physical Description:178 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0807576743 (pbk)
Author Notes:Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut on April 16, 1890. Due to her poor health, she never finished high school and studied with a tutor. During World War I, a shortage of teachers prompted the local school board to hire her to teach first grade, a position she held for over 30 years. She wrote the first Boxcar book in 1924, while home recuperating from an illness, but the version most people are familiar with was originally published in 1942. The Alden children became so popular that she wrote 19 adventures about them including Surprise Island, Mystery Ranch, and Snowbound Mystery. She died at age 89 August 29, 1979, but the Boxcar Children are still being written about by a team of writers faithful to her vision.

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