The Mystery in the Computer Game (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #78) [Paperback]

Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000 | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Boxcar Children (Book 78)

The Aldens enjoy playing their favorite computer game, Ringmaster. They get a chance to "test out" Ringmaster II before it's released to the public. But strange things happen when they begin to play the game.

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From the Inside Flap

The Aldens test out a new computer game in which characters talk about places and people in Greenfield.

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

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807554693
• ISBN-13: 978-0807554692
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #797,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Mystery & Detective > The Boxcar Children

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.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Did Ms. Warner really write this book? Computers and emails were not in her time., January 2, 2012

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This review is from: The Mystery in the Computer Game (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #78) (Paperback)

I was wondering when this book was written. The computer game and the concept of email were not in Ms. Warner's time if she truly died in 1979. Anyone who can help? The book is good for the target age group, though.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, August 11, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Mystery in the Computer Game (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #78) (Paperback)

We listened to this book on CD and we have some others on CD and we really like to listen to them in the car. If you like mysteries I think you'll like this book and the others too! My 6 year old brother was a little freaked out by the Nadja character and found it a little scary but I'm 8 and I enjoyed it a lot.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Boxcar Children, November 19, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Mystery in the Computer Game (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #78) (Paperback)

I like the book The Box Car Children. It was fun to read because they are kids like me that like to play on the coumputer. I also like the book because it was a mystery and I like mysteries . The Boxcar Children was an intesting story because the kids had to spy on a competing computer company that was trying to steal their ideas.

The best part of this book was when the kids went out to eat at a restaurant. They were trying to spy on the lady who worked for the other company. She had been stealing ideas from the kids' company. Once the kids found her at the restaurant, they brought the boss from their company there to see the lady. She had lied about being in a meeting.

The author did a good job describing the setting of the story. The main parts of the story took place at the QuestMaster Company. This is the company the kids got their computer from. Jerermy, the boss of this company, wanted the job to be fun. They had a basketball court outside, a pool table in their gameroom, and they were allowed to bring their pets with them to work. The Company is in an old bulding that looks like it is falling down on the outside but is really nice inside. The main conflict of this story was between two computer companies. A competitor was trying to steal the "Ringmaster II" game from the QuestMaster Company. An employee betrayed the QuestMaster Company by stealing the disk for the competitor.