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meteorite?”
“No, it’s just an ordinary Earth rock,” Mark replied. “A piece of our planet.”
Henry helped explain. “You see, Benny, our earth is part of the universe. We’re in outer space ourselves.”
“It doesn’t feel like it,” said Benny.
“That’s because it seems like we’re not moving,” Mark said. “But we are. The earth is always spinning around its axis.”
“You remember, that’s what makes day and night,” Jessie said to Benny. “When our part of the Earth turns away from the sun, it’s night.”
“And when it faces the sun, it’s day,” added Violet. “We’re moving right this instant, only we can’t feel it.”
Benny’s face lit up. “I get it! We’re in outer space!” he said in triumph.
“Exactly.” Mark grinned.
Now Benny pulled the rolled-up snakeskin from his pocket. He smoothed it flat and set the white pebble next to it.
“My Earth outer-space souvenirs,” he said proudly. “Aren’t they great?”
Violet frowned. She wished Benny would get rid of that snakeskin. But in the dappled sunlight, the gray, papery strip revealed a pretty pattern. It really wasn’t so ugly, after all.
Benny had figured that out all by himself.
Violet tipped her head back. Tonight, she would look up at Benny’s “outer space” for star-pictures and orbiting planets.
And if she was lucky, she might even see the Alden Asteroid.
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
“No, it’s just an ordinary Earth rock,” Mark replied. “A piece of our planet.”
Henry helped explain. “You see, Benny, our earth is part of the universe. We’re in outer space ourselves.”
“It doesn’t feel like it,” said Benny.
“That’s because it seems like we’re not moving,” Mark said. “But we are. The earth is always spinning around its axis.”
“You remember, that’s what makes day and night,” Jessie said to Benny. “When our part of the Earth turns away from the sun, it’s night.”
“And when it faces the sun, it’s day,” added Violet. “We’re moving right this instant, only we can’t feel it.”
Benny’s face lit up. “I get it! We’re in outer space!” he said in triumph.
“Exactly.” Mark grinned.
Now Benny pulled the rolled-up snakeskin from his pocket. He smoothed it flat and set the white pebble next to it.
“My Earth outer-space souvenirs,” he said proudly. “Aren’t they great?”
Violet frowned. She wished Benny would get rid of that snakeskin. But in the dappled sunlight, the gray, papery strip revealed a pretty pattern. It really wasn’t so ugly, after all.
Benny had figured that out all by himself.
Violet tipped her head back. Tonight, she would look up at Benny’s “outer space” for star-pictures and orbiting planets.
And if she was lucky, she might even see the Alden Asteroid.
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
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