There is so much going on in this book. I had forgotten all of it except for the glass factory (yes, I forgot about the clowns and the talking horse and the missing child and the diamond necklace). But I remember liking this one a lot as a kid. Probably because there’s so much going on. It felt really exciting.

This was one of the more ridiculous early Boxcar Children books (not as crazy as Houseboat/Caboose but up there). This one would have made more sense if the kids were alone.

I haven't read these but I know any child who loves mysteries and reading will love them. I would love to have the entire series in my classroom. This would be a fun book report project or a book for a student to read and then share about it to the class. I would use this for a read to self idea with 3-5 grade. That way if another student hears about the book and they would like to read it they know the background story behind it.

I have never read this series but I remember the boys in my classes LOVED these. Any kid who loves Mysteries would love to read these. Maybe around a 3-5 grade reading level.

The q-slur used at least three times in the book (to mean strange) and there's lots of talk of “Indian” things. But I like the food descriptions as much as I did when I was a kid. That's to say I like them a lot (so much butter!).