The Mystery of the Purple Pool (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #38) [Paperback]

Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator)

Book Description

Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Boxcar Children Mysteries

The children investigate some mysterious happenings in their hotel in New York City.

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The children investigate some mysterious happenings in their hotel in New York City.

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, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807554081
• ISBN-13: 978-0807554081
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Mystery & Detective > The Boxcar Children

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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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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Boxcars, February 14, 2000

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This review is from: The Mystery of the Purple Pool (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #38) (Paperback)

This book was one of the best Boxcar children books that there is. It was well written and really suprised me with the way that it turned out. If you are looking for a good kids mytery book, this is the one to choose.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Mystery of the Purple Pool, December 20, 2002

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This review is from: The Mystery of the Purple Pool (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #38) (Hardcover)

Grandfather takes the Alden children to New York City, where they find excitement right in their hotel when someone switches the salt and sugar in the coffee shop, steals from the guests, and dyes the swimming pool purple. Why would someone do this. Te Boxcar children are going to get to the bottom of this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most unexpected and Mysterious of all the Boxcar Children books, June 12, 2011

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This review is from: The Mystery of the Purple Pool (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #38) (Paperback)

Best Boxcar children book! Very mysterious since the Alden arrived at the plymouth hotel in New York, more and more mysterious pranks keep appearing as the book continues with more suspects to deal and investigate with. The ending was great, the thief was very unexpected.