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Gertrude Chandler Warner
Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave... show more



Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries.

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Birth date: April 16, 1890
Died: August 30, 1979
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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
If I were a fan when Warner was first publishing the series I think I would have been disappointed with this ending. The mystery is OK, some parts are pretty easy to guess, but some of the mystery is pretty subtle. But there's no resolution with the characters. It's just like any other Boxcar Childr...
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
The mystery was so obvious to me that I kept wondering why everyone was confused for ~90% of the book. I remember Benny Uncovers a Mystery (#19) being a lot more mysterious when I was a kid though, so the intended audience of the Boxcar Children novels might enjoy this one.
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
I mixed this book with the one where they go to camp(?) and learn about the ocean. Also I thought Benny hurt his foot on the beach as a catalyst to... something. But that might have been a scene from another book I read in the 90s (Baby-Sitters Club?). Something that does bother me about the Boxca...
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
This one is wild, friends. The mystery makes no sense. And the food descriptions are lackluster. A little disappointing after Caboose Mystery which is also wild in a different way (circus clowns, friend betrayal, lost children, talking horses, glass making, diamond necklaces, Coke and orange juice d...
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 8 years ago
I wish this one were longer! The ending wraps everything up so quickly, there's so little time to process the end of the story. Still I enjoyed this one a lot.
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