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they had taken at the wax museum.
“This is for you, Antonio,” Violet said shyly. “It’s something to remember us by.”
“Oh, thank you,” Antonio said. “Now it’s my turn to surprise you.” He took an eggcarton filled with cascarones out of the bag he was carrying. “This is what we do with a cascarone!” He quickly smashed the decorated eggshell on top of Henry’s head. Confetti spilled everywhere.
“Hey!” Henry said, laughing. “So that’s why you fill them with confetti.”
“That’s right,” Antonio said. “I guess you could say it’s a smashing custom we have here in Texas.”
“It sure is,” Henry said, his head covered with confetti. Everyone laughed as Henry broke into a run, chasing Antonio across Alamo Square.
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
T HE B OXCAR C HILDREN
S URPRISE I SLAND
T HE Y ELLOW H OUSE M YSTERY
M YSTERY R ANCH
M IKE’S M YSTERY
B LUE B AY M YSTERY
T HE W OODSHED M YSTERY
T HE L IGHTHOUSE M YSTERY
M OUNTAIN T OP M YSTERY
S CHOOLHOUSE M YSTERY
C ABOOSE M YSTERY
H OUSEBOAT M YSTERY
S NOWBOUND M YSTERY
T REE H OUSE M YSTERY
B ICYCLE M YSTERY
M YSTERY IN THE S AND
M YSTERY B EHIND THE W ALL
B US S TATION M YSTERY
B ENNY U NCOVERS A M YSTERY
T HE H AUNTED C ABIN M YSTERY
T HE D ESERTED L IBRARY M YSTERY
T HE A NIMAL S HELTER M YSTERY
T HE O LD M OTEL M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE H IDDEN P AINTING
T HE A MUSEMENT P ARK M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE M IXED -U P Z OO
T HE C AMP -O UT M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY G IRL
T HE M YSTERY C RUISE
T HE D ISAPPEARING F RIEND M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S INGING G HOST
M YSTERY IN THE S NOW
T HE P IZZA M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY H ORSE
T HE M YSTERY AT THE D OG S HOW
T HE C ASTLE M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE L OST V ILLAGE
T HE M YSTERY ON THE I CE
T HE M YSTERY OF THE P URPLE P OOL
T HE G HOST S HIP M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY IN W ASHINGTON , DC
T HE C ANOE T RIP M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE H IDDEN B EACH
T HE M YSTERY OF THE M ISSING C AT
T HE M YSTERY AT S NOWFLAKE I NN
T HE M YSTERY ON S TAGE
T HE D INOSAUR M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S TOLEN M USIC
T HE M YSTERY AT THE B ALL P ARK
T HE C HOCOLATE S UNDAE M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE H OT A IR B ALLOON
T HE M YSTERY B OOKSTORE
T HE P ILGRIM V ILLAGE M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S TOLEN B OXCAR
T HE M YSTERY IN THE C AVE
T HE M YSTERY ON THE T RAIN
T HE M YSTERY AT THE F AIR
T HE M YSTERY OF THE L OST M INE
T HE G UIDE D OG M YSTERY
T HE H URRICANE M YSTERY
T HE P ET S HOP M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S ECRET M
“This is for you, Antonio,” Violet said shyly. “It’s something to remember us by.”
“Oh, thank you,” Antonio said. “Now it’s my turn to surprise you.” He took an eggcarton filled with cascarones out of the bag he was carrying. “This is what we do with a cascarone!” He quickly smashed the decorated eggshell on top of Henry’s head. Confetti spilled everywhere.
“Hey!” Henry said, laughing. “So that’s why you fill them with confetti.”
“That’s right,” Antonio said. “I guess you could say it’s a smashing custom we have here in Texas.”
“It sure is,” Henry said, his head covered with confetti. Everyone laughed as Henry broke into a run, chasing Antonio across Alamo Square.
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
T HE B OXCAR C HILDREN
S URPRISE I SLAND
T HE Y ELLOW H OUSE M YSTERY
M YSTERY R ANCH
M IKE’S M YSTERY
B LUE B AY M YSTERY
T HE W OODSHED M YSTERY
T HE L IGHTHOUSE M YSTERY
M OUNTAIN T OP M YSTERY
S CHOOLHOUSE M YSTERY
C ABOOSE M YSTERY
H OUSEBOAT M YSTERY
S NOWBOUND M YSTERY
T REE H OUSE M YSTERY
B ICYCLE M YSTERY
M YSTERY IN THE S AND
M YSTERY B EHIND THE W ALL
B US S TATION M YSTERY
B ENNY U NCOVERS A M YSTERY
T HE H AUNTED C ABIN M YSTERY
T HE D ESERTED L IBRARY M YSTERY
T HE A NIMAL S HELTER M YSTERY
T HE O LD M OTEL M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE H IDDEN P AINTING
T HE A MUSEMENT P ARK M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE M IXED -U P Z OO
T HE C AMP -O UT M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY G IRL
T HE M YSTERY C RUISE
T HE D ISAPPEARING F RIEND M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S INGING G HOST
M YSTERY IN THE S NOW
T HE P IZZA M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY H ORSE
T HE M YSTERY AT THE D OG S HOW
T HE C ASTLE M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE L OST V ILLAGE
T HE M YSTERY ON THE I CE
T HE M YSTERY OF THE P URPLE P OOL
T HE G HOST S HIP M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY IN W ASHINGTON , DC
T HE C ANOE T RIP M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE H IDDEN B EACH
T HE M YSTERY OF THE M ISSING C AT
T HE M YSTERY AT S NOWFLAKE I NN
T HE M YSTERY ON S TAGE
T HE D INOSAUR M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S TOLEN M USIC
T HE M YSTERY AT THE B ALL P ARK
T HE C HOCOLATE S UNDAE M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE H OT A IR B ALLOON
T HE M YSTERY B OOKSTORE
T HE P ILGRIM V ILLAGE M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S TOLEN B OXCAR
T HE M YSTERY IN THE C AVE
T HE M YSTERY ON THE T RAIN
T HE M YSTERY AT THE F AIR
T HE M YSTERY OF THE L OST M INE
T HE G UIDE D OG M YSTERY
T HE H URRICANE M YSTERY
T HE P ET S HOP M YSTERY
T HE M YSTERY OF THE S ECRET M
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