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Mystery in the sand

A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979
Other Authors:	Cunningham, David, 1938- (illus.)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : A. Whitman, [c1971]
Series:	Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979. Boxcar children mysteries ; 16.
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:	A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.
Physical Description:	127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0807553735
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. (Bowker Author Biography)