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think they’d seen Ogopogo.”
    “But … how?” Violet’s eyebrows furrowed.
    Adam looked over at her. “You’re wondering how I did it?”
    Violet nodded. “It looked just like—oh!” she cried in sudden understanding. “You used one of Patch’s carvings, didn’t you?”
    Adam didn’t deny it. “I put the carving on the raft, and floated it out into the water.” Then he glanced over at Abby sheepishly. “I just borrowed it from one of the cabins, Abby. I planned to put it back.”
    “I don’t understand,” said Abby. “Why would you try to fool the Aldens?”
    “That’s what I’d like to know,” Max added with a frown.
    Henry thought he knew the answer to that. “You thought we’d report it to the newspaper, didn’t you?”
    “I was hoping a sighting would bring tourists into town,” Adam confessed.
    Jessie nodded in understanding. No wonder Adam seemed to have changed his mind overnight. He didn’t believe Ogopogo was real, but he wanted the Aldens to believe it did.
    “Oh, I get it,” said Max. “You figured if business picked up, then Abby wouldn’t sell the resort.”
    Adam nodded. “I hadn’t counted on the Aldens figuring out it was a hoax.”
    “I know your heart was in the right place, Adam,” said Abby. “But it’s never a good thing to fool people.”
    Adam looked truly sorry. “I guess I made a big mistake.”
    “Everybody makes mistakes.” Henry told him. “We’ll be here until the end of the week,” he added with a friendly smile. “Maybe we can make a fresh start.”
    Adam smiled. “I’d like that.”
    Abby looked at Adam. “You made a mistake because you were trying to be a friend, and I’m so lucky to have so many friends care about me so much.”
    “There’s no treasure better than a good friend!” said Benny. “Right?”
    “Right!” everyone answered together.

About the Author
    G ERTRUDE C HANDLER W ARNER discovered when she was teaching that many readers who like an exciting story could find no books that were both easy and fun to read. She decided to try to meet this need, and her first book, The Boxcar Children, quickly proved she had succeeded.
    Miss Warner drew on her own experiences to write the mystery. As a child she spent hours watching trains go by on the tracks opposite her family home. She often dreamed about what it would be like to set up housekeeping in a caboose or freight car — the situation the Alden children find themselves in.
    When Miss Warner received requests for more adventures involving Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, she began additional stories. In each, she chose a special setting and introduced unusual or eccentric characters who liked the unpredictable.
    While the mystery element is central to each of Miss Warner’s books, she never thought of them as strictly juvenile mysteries. She liked to stress the Aldens’ independence and resourcefulness and their solid New England devotion to using up and making do. The Aldens go about most of their adventures with as little adult supervision as possible — something else that delights young readers.
    Miss Warner lived in Putnam, Connecticut, until her death in 1979. During her lifetime, she received hundreds of letters from girls and boys telling her how much they liked her books.

The Boxcar Children Mysteries
    The Boxcar Children
    Surprise Island
    The Yellow House Mystery
    Mystery Ranch
    Mike’s Mystery
    Blue Bay Mystery
    The Woodshed Mystery
    The Lighthouse Mystery
    Mountain Top Mystery
    Schoolhouse Mystery
    Caboose Mystery
    Houseboat Mystery
    Snowbound Mystery
    Tree House Mystery
    Bicycle Mystery
    Mystery in the Sand
    Mystery Behind the Wall
    Bus Station Mystery
    Benny Uncovers a Mystery
    The Haunted Cabin Mystery
    The Deserted Library Mystery
    The Animal Shelter Mystery
    The Old Motel Mystery
    The Mystery of the Hidden Painting
    The Amusement Park Mystery
    The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo
    The Camp-Out Mystery
    The Mystery Girl
    The Mystery Cruise
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