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Caboose Mystery

Caboose Mystery

Children's BooksJuvenile
Pages
128
Published
1966
Language
English

Synopsis

The Alden children set off on a unique summer adventure living in a wooden caboose attached to a freight train. While traveling through the countryside, they meet a retired circus clown and stumble upon a mystery involving a long-lost friend. It is a classic journey where the siblings must use their wits to solve a puzzle on the tracks.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

AdventurousCozyWhimsical
Found FamilyRoad Trip

Genres

Children's Books Juvenile Mystery

Authors

D
David Cunningham

David Cunningham is the author of the popular young adult mystery, Mountain Top Mystery. He writes engaging stories that keep readers guessing until the very end.

G
Gertrude Chandler Warner

Gertrude Chandler Warner was an American author, mainly of children's stories. She was most famous for writing the original book of The Boxcar Children and for the next eighteen books in the series. Warner once said that she did much of her writing while convalescing from illnesses or accidents, and that she conceived the idea of The Boxcar Children while sick at home. Of this, she said, "I had to stay at home from school because of an attack of bronchitis. Having written a series of eight bo...

Characters

The Old ClownSupporting
All characters in Caboose Mystery

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Caboose Mystery a standalone story?

    This book is the 19th installment in The Boxcar Children series, but like most books in the series, it features a self-contained mystery that can be enjoyed independently without having read previous volumes.