Status
Available
Genres
Collection
Publication
Scholastic Inc. (1948), 128 pages
Description
Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Mystery. HTML: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny once lived on their own in a boxcar... The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in a tiny, quiet New England fishing village. The little schoolhouse doesn't have a proper teacher, so the Aldens are teaching! There's also a very old library where nobody ever goes �?? nobody, that is, except for a mysterious stranger. For such a small town, Port Elizabeth has a lot of secrets! Look for more Boxcar Children adventures in this exciting series.
User reviews
LibraryThing member al04
This early chapter book can also be defined as a realistic fictional. The children in the story are easy to relate to because they have very different personalities. They tackle adventure but always with the help of their grandfather.
The plot has many different ups and downs which keeps the reader
The plot has many different ups and downs which keeps the reader
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hooked and entertained. The children are constantly solving mysteries and once one mystery is solved another is unfolded. The ending relieves the reader and ends happy because the bad man is caught. The climaxes are identifiable and the organization is clear to readers. Show Less
LibraryThing member SABC
The Alden children love to solve mysteries and this one happens in an old schoolhouse.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1965
ISBN
0590426753 / 9780590426756