The yellow house mystery

Title:

Author:

Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979.

ISBN:

9780807593660

Publication Information:

Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Co., 1989, c1981

Physical Description:

191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Series:

Boxcar children mysteries ;

Reading Level:

620 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Boxcar children (Fictitious characters) -- Fiction.

Siblings -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Genre:

Mystery fiction.

Summary:

"The children investigate an old house from which a man vanished years ago. They find a letter that may be a clue."

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)	J FICTION WAR	Searching... Unknown
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	J FICTION WAR	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	J FICTION WAR	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi)	J FICTION WAR	Searching... Unknown

Four brave siblings were searching for a home - and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of the yellow house in the third book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

A mystery surrounds the old yellow house on Surprise Island! Years ago, a man vanished from the house, and no one knows how or why. Now a long-lost clue leads the Aldens to investigate the mystery--and to a new adventure!

What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

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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School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-While adult fans of the original series, which began in 1942, might be interested in seeing their favorite characters in a new format, these books fall short of expectations. In all three titles, the art feels stiff and awkward-the characters' faces are undeveloped and indistinct, making them difficult to connect with. The text, rather than the images, moves the action along, flattening the excitement of the Alden kids' discoveries and making even the dramatic moments when the mysteries are revealed seem clunky and anticlimactic.-Lauren Anduri, Brooklyn Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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