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The Mystery Cruise

The Mystery Cruise

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Children's BooksJuvenile
Pages
118
Published
1992
Language
English

Synopsis

The Alden children are enjoying a relaxing vacation at sea with their grandfather until strange things start happening on the ship. From cut phone lines to engine failures and a missing passenger, the Boxcar Children must work together to find the culprit before the cruise is ruined. Between sightseeing and swimming, the young detectives follow the clues to solve this nautical mystery.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

AdventurousLighthearted
Found FamilyMystery Box

Genres

Children's Books Juvenile Mystery

Authors

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Charles Tang

Charles Tang is an illustrator of children's fiction, best known for illustrating more than thirty entries in Gertrude Chandler Warner's Boxcar Children mystery series for Albert Whitman & Company through the 1990s and early 2000s, including The Mystery at the Dog Show and The Guide Dog Mystery.

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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

Mr. James Henry AldenSupporting
All characters in The Mystery Cruise

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Mystery Cruise a standalone story?

    This book is part of The Boxcar Children series, but like most books in the series, it features a self-contained mystery that can be enjoyed without having read previous installments.

  • What makes this Boxcar Children book unique?

    The Mystery Cruise is notable for its unique setting, taking the Alden children out of their usual New England surroundings and placing them on a ship, which introduces different types of clues and challenges compared to their typical adventures.