Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2) [Paperback]

Gertrude Chandler Warner (Author), Mary Gehr (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge.

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Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge.

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: 188 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (January 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807576743
• ISBN-13: 978-0807576748
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Mystery & Detective > The Boxcar Children

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun book for kids!!, January 14, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2) (Paperback)

The Boxcar Children #2 Suprise Island is a great book for kids and others 15 and under. My favorite part was when the kids found Indian Point and all the artifacts hidden there. After they found all the artifacts they made there own museum. My other favorite part was when the dogs raced each other. When they had to leave they weren't very disspointed because they knew that they were going to come back.The author is such a realistic writer that when you read this book you think that you are there with them.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So many surprises!, January 21, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2) (Paperback)

When I say "So many surprises," I really mean it! For example, the children find Indian artifacts, when they never thought they would. Benny and his friend found a mini-cave. I like this book because it had so many surprises!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of surprises, August 29, 2002

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Mrs Baldwin (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2) (Hardcover)

I still enjoy these books even though the real thrill of reading them only happens when you're still a child. I remember not liking this one much the first time through, actually, but then a year later or so re-reading it and liking it.

Basically it's a summer of re-living the survival skills of the first book, except they are in a barn on their grandfather's island. A captain and his so-called handyman live close by to help if anything should happen. But the handyman seems to know a lot, and the children find it hard to believe that he's only a handyman.

This book also marks the first appearance of Benny's friend Mike, who plays a pretty important role in some of the books to come. It also hints at the yellow house, which was what spurred the story of the third book (the first real mystery in the series).

Definitely should be read as part of the real Boxcar Children experience - not the foundationless fluff written by various authors of today.