The Boxcar Children Collection Volume..., Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children Collection Volume..., Gertrude Chandler Warner
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The Boxcar Children Collection Volume 8
The Animal Shelter Mystery, The Old Motel Mystery, The Mystery of the Hidden Painting

Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner

Narrator: Aimee Lilly

Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 02/08/2022

Synopsis

The Animal Shelter Mystery: Strange things are happening in Greenfield where the Boxcar Children live. Stray cats and dogs appear on doorsteps, but the animal shelter is forced to close, and a nice old woman disappears. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are very worried about Mrs. Newcombe. Is she in danger? Who are the strange men lurking around her house? And what are they going to do with all the animals who need homes, including a little cat they call Patches?

The Old Motel Mystery: Aunt Jane takes the Aldens to stay with her friend, Kay, who owns an old, shabby motel in Florida. Kay is ready to sell the motel, when the children offer to help fix it up and put it back in business. But they soon learn that someone is trying to make sure it stays out of business . . . forever.

The Mystery of the Hidden Painting: The Aldens find a mysterious painting hidden in the attic. The children learn that it is a portrait of their grandmother, whom they never knew, wearing the necklace Grandfather gave her when they were married. The necklace disappeared on their first anniversary — and was never found. Can the Boxcar Children track down a necklace missing for so many years?

About The Author

The Boxcar Children Series was created by Gertrude Chandler Warner, a teacher, when she realized that there were few, if any, books for children that were both easy and fun to read. She drew on her own experiences in writing the mysteries. As a child, she had spent hours watching trains near her home, and often dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or freight car. In each story, she chose a special setting and introduced unpredictable, unusual or eccentric characters, to help highlight the Aldens’ independence and resourcefulness. Miss Warner lived in Putnam, Massachusetts until her death in 1979.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Margie on July 06, 2019

A cute mystery story for children but interesting enough that I enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Diana on May 15, 2021

I've always got to read at least one Boxcar Children book every year out loud to my class. This was a good one and kept their attention throughout!......more

Goodreads review by John on November 15, 2023

So even though they interviewed all of the caterers, they missed interviewing one of the caterers?......more

Goodreads review by Angelo on February 27, 2020

The Mystery of the Missing Painting (I found a typo in this book) The Boxcar Children Henry, Jessie, Violet, Benny and their grandfather James are at home thinking of what to do. Jessie said they should clean the boxcar because they hadn’t cleaned it in a while James stayed inside while the kids clea......more

Goodreads review by Octavia on January 16, 2024

Honesty compels me to say that I thought the kids were actually kind of rude in this... but rudeness pays, apparently! Or at least it does here, where their dogged determination to get straight answers out of adults leads to the return of a long-lost necklace. I did smile to myself at their innocent......more

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