Blue Bay Mystery (The Boxcar Children Series #6)

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Overview

The Boxcar Children are on a trip with Grandfather to a beautiful island in the South Seas! The island is supposed to be deserted, but as the Aldens explore, they start to find signs that suggest they are not alone. Is there a castaway living somewhere on the island?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780833539274
Publisher:	Sagebrush Education Resources
Publication date:	02/28/1990
Series:	Boxcar Children Series
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.78(h) x 0.68(d)
Lexile:	340L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 12 Years

About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner grew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote The Boxcar Children because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car—just as the Aldens do. When readers asked for more adventures, Warner wrote more books—a total of nineteen in all. After her death, other authors have continued to write stories about Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, and today The Boxcar Children® series has more than one hundred books.

Editorial Reviews

The Alden family is taking a trip to a deserted island in the South Seas. Along the way they pack, attend school on the ship, and find their own native foods on the island. But when a Myna bird and a fish with a button inside offer clues suggesting the deserted island may not be as deserted as they believe, what, or who, will the family encounter next? This book is a reprint of the 1961 original. While it does not contain any artificially updated passages to account for things like brand names or technology, the story is still relevant for today's youth. However, the wholesome tone of the passages and goofy dialog make the language a bit dated. The book is number six in a series of "Boxcar Children Mysteries," but the story stands by itself without having read the previous titles. More of an adventure story than a mystery, the text contains interesting facts and digressions on subjects such as ship terminology, vitamin C, plankton, and breadfruit. There are a few too many characters of which to keep track, but this does not hinder reading as the children are basically indistinguishable. Still, the number of children and their constant commenting on each other's statements does not take away from the spirit of the story. The illustrations are retro pen drawings that appear throughout the pages. While a bit out of style, this story allows children aged seven to twelve to experience new things and learn interesting nature facts about a world that is rarely seen, ultimately helping to establish a new generation of fans for the "Boxcar Children Mysteries." Reviewer: Jennifer Greene

Children's Literature - Jennifer Greene