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The Aldens head out West to visit Aunt Jane, their grandfather's sister. Jane has a beautiful ranch, but she's very unhappy. In fact, she hasn't even spoken to the kids' grandfather and years. So, all summer Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny try to find the secret behind Aunt Jane's sadness.

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Main Author: Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : A. Whitman, [1958]
Series:Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979. Boxcar children mysteries ; 4.
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:The Aldens head out West to visit Aunt Jane, their grandfather's sister. Jane has a beautiful ranch, but she's very unhappy. In fact, she hasn't even spoken to the kids' grandfather and years. So, all summer Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny try to find the secret behind Aunt Jane's sadness.
Physical Description:127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:0807553905
0590426877 (pbk)
0807553913 (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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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