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The Boxcar children collection Volume 1

The Boxcar children: Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, four orphaned brothers and sisters, suddenly appear in a small town. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. Surprise Island: Now living with their grandfather, the orphaned Alden children spend the summer explori...

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Main Author: Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979.
Corporate Authors: Listening Library.
Other Authors: Newman, Phyllis, 1935-
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language: English
Published: New York : Listening Library, 2008.
Series: Boxcar children mysteries ; 1-3.
Subjects:
Boxcar children (Fictitious characters) > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Islands > Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Downloadable audio books.
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Summary: The Boxcar children: Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, four orphaned brothers and sisters, suddenly appear in a small town. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. Surprise Island: Now living with their grandfather, the orphaned Alden children spend the summer exploring their own private island. There's a mysterious stranger on the island who must keep his identity a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar children! The yellow house mystery: Grandpa Alden tells Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny of the curious circumstances in which the yellow house became vacant over forty years ago. Determined to solve the mystery, the children uncover a trail of clues that leads them to memories of their boxcar days.
Item Description: Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 7:15:33.
Playing Time: 07:15:33
Format: Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 104353 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience: Age group: Ages 9-12.
ISBN: 9780739364550
0739364553
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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