Benny Uncovers a Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #19) [Paperback]

Gertrude Chandler Warner (Author), David Cunningham (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Boxcar Children

Benny figures out some puzzling events in a department store.

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Benny figures out some puzzling events in a department store.

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, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807506451
• ISBN-13: 978-0807506455
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Benny Uncovers a Mystery, March 27, 2006

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Benny Uncovers a Mystery (The Boxcar Children Ser., No. 19) (Paperback)

ISBN 0590426834 - In general, the Boxcar Children series has one flaw - although I don't think I've ever read the kids' ages mentioned, there are clues to them in things like the fact that they get jobs, and that Henry is going to college in the fall. They all, however, tend to speak like very young children, which I find a little patronizing to the reader.

Benny doesn't like having nothing to do. When he finds himself bored, he seeks out activities and late one summer, the activity he chooses is work. Not mowing lawns, but a real job. He finds jobs for himself and Henry at Furman's, the department store. And at Furman's, he finds a mystery. Who is behind the odd happenings at the store? Jewelry mysteriously appears, employees receive anonymous notes about their job performance and there's a strange woman who shops at the store daily whose shopping habits annoy employees and arouse suspicion. Can Benny work it out before school starts and his summer job is over?

These books are supposed to be for the 8-12 age range, but I think they're more suited to either the die-hard young mystery fan or the younger part of that age group.

- AnnaLovesBooks

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The big job ( a kids review ), November 7, 2005

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Coliwobbles (Colombia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Benny Uncovers a Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #19) (Paperback)

I think this book is about four children who want jobs and they find one. The two boys went to their job and found a mystery about somebody stealing jewelry. My favorite part was when they uncovered the mystery. I think kids 7 and up should read this book.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD book, March 13, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Benny Uncovers a Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #19) (Paperback)

This book was very good, but I think it needed more action in it. It got kind of boring, but it was a good book. It needed some more story to it to.