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this is Henry Alden. They brought Larry along to meet you.”
Dr. Steere looked at Larry. He said, “I have seen your papers that you did all alone. You are already doing college work. I will be glad to help you because our work may be important to the whole world.”
“I hope so,” said Larry. “It seems important to me.”
Mr. Alden looked at his watch. “I must go,” he said. “You two boys find your rooms and Henry’s friends, and good luck to you both.”
Mr. Alden shook hands with Larry. He said, “You have a wonderful teacher, my boy. I know you will do well.”
Mr. Alden left and then Dr. Steere left. The boys went to find their rooms and the dean sat alone.
“I like a boy like that Larry,” he thought. “And he has a fine friend in Henry Alden.”
About a month later, Grandfather got a wonderful letter from Henry.
“Read it out loud,” said Jessie.
This is what Mr. Alden read:
Dear Grandfather and All,
Larry and I are so excited! Dr. Steere likes Larry’s work. He has asked him to stay here at the college all summer and work with him. But Larry thinks he shouldn’t do that. He wants to be with his father in the summer. So what do you think? Dr. Steere says he will come to the little white house in Conley and work with Larry. They will fix up the little house and put on a new room. Dr. Steere says he will call it “Cook’s Experiments.” Isn’t that wonderful? He thinks some day Larry will be famous.
I have to tell you that Larry wears his white lab coat all the time. He almost never wears his jacket.
The boys like him and think he is smart.
Love to everybody,
H ENRY
“What wonderful news,” said Jessie. “Aren’t we glad we made friends with Larry Cook?”
“I am very much pleased with you,” said Grandfather. “You young people changed a cross young bear into a fine young man.”
“I think Benny did that mostly,” said Jessie.
“Well, I don’t,” said Benny. “I think we all did it together—and you, Grandfather, and Captain Snow and Watch.”
“Don’t forget Mr. Hall,” said Jessie.
“We’ll never forget Mr. Hall,” said Violet.
“No, sir!” said Benny. “Mr. Hall knows absolutely everything!”
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 book. And so she continued the Aldens’ adventures, writing a total of nineteen books in the Boxcar Children series.
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
Dr. Steere looked at Larry. He said, “I have seen your papers that you did all alone. You are already doing college work. I will be glad to help you because our work may be important to the whole world.”
“I hope so,” said Larry. “It seems important to me.”
Mr. Alden looked at his watch. “I must go,” he said. “You two boys find your rooms and Henry’s friends, and good luck to you both.”
Mr. Alden shook hands with Larry. He said, “You have a wonderful teacher, my boy. I know you will do well.”
Mr. Alden left and then Dr. Steere left. The boys went to find their rooms and the dean sat alone.
“I like a boy like that Larry,” he thought. “And he has a fine friend in Henry Alden.”
About a month later, Grandfather got a wonderful letter from Henry.
“Read it out loud,” said Jessie.
This is what Mr. Alden read:
Dear Grandfather and All,
Larry and I are so excited! Dr. Steere likes Larry’s work. He has asked him to stay here at the college all summer and work with him. But Larry thinks he shouldn’t do that. He wants to be with his father in the summer. So what do you think? Dr. Steere says he will come to the little white house in Conley and work with Larry. They will fix up the little house and put on a new room. Dr. Steere says he will call it “Cook’s Experiments.” Isn’t that wonderful? He thinks some day Larry will be famous.
I have to tell you that Larry wears his white lab coat all the time. He almost never wears his jacket.
The boys like him and think he is smart.
Love to everybody,
H ENRY
“What wonderful news,” said Jessie. “Aren’t we glad we made friends with Larry Cook?”
“I am very much pleased with you,” said Grandfather. “You young people changed a cross young bear into a fine young man.”
“I think Benny did that mostly,” said Jessie.
“Well, I don’t,” said Benny. “I think we all did it together—and you, Grandfather, and Captain Snow and Watch.”
“Don’t forget Mr. Hall,” said Jessie.
“We’ll never forget Mr. Hall,” said Violet.
“No, sir!” said Benny. “Mr. Hall knows absolutely everything!”
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 book. And so she continued the Aldens’ adventures, writing a total of nineteen books in the Boxcar Children series.
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
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