The Deserted Library Mystery (Boxcar Children) [Hardcover]

Gertrude Chandler Warner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Boxcar Children (Book 21)

At an old library, the Alden children discover a boy who needs their help and a stranger who is after a valuable object they found in the library.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

The children try to clean up and old library so it can receive landmark status, but someone else tries to stop them. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 121 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807515612
• ISBN-13: 978-0807515617
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #926,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was one of the best books I've ever read., April 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Deserted Library Mystery (Boxcar Children) (Hardcover)

I liked this book because I enjoyed the part when they found a sword from a war. Somebody kept messing up the books the children organized. The kids worked for hours and hours cleaning up. The book made me want to keep reading!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We really liked this book alot!, July 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Deserted Library Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #21) (Paperback)

This mystery kept us guessing. We were worried about the Alden's new friend Miguel.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Aldens discover a deserted library and solve the mystery, August 16, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Deserted Library Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #21) (Paperback)

I dont know what you mean