Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Mystery on the Train - The Boxcar Children Mysteries Gertrude Chandler Warner

Brief Description: The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train trip from Boston to San Francisco. Brief Description: The Boxcar Children are going on a trip across the country with their Aunt Jane! They love exploring and watching the beautiful scenery. But the train ride gets really interesting when something very valuable is stolen from a young woman they've met. Jacket Description/Flap: The Boxcar Children and Aunt Jane are headed to San Francisco- by train!

Contributor Bio:  Warner, Gertrude Chandler Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children.