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While the Aldens are visiting a friend of Grandfather's at the beach, Benny finds a long-lost piece of a map to a legendary pirate treasure, a discovery that brings unwanted attention from fortune hunters.Tags
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This book was pretty good, but the plot was very predictable. The boxcar children find a piece of a famous local pirate's treasure map and go on a treasure hunt. Others try to stop them, but their good nature helps them persevere. I did like the small twist the author added regarding the treasure itself. That added a little interest and bumped it up to a 3 star rating. Otherwise it probably would have been a 2 star because even a child could figure everything out with minimal brain-stretching.
It was excellent matey!
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Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut on April 16, 1890. Due to her poor health, she never finished high school and studied with a tutor. During World War I, a shortage of teachers prompted the local school board to hire her to teach first grade, a position she held for over 30 years. She wrote the first Boxcar book in 1924, show more while home recuperating from an illness, but the version most people are familiar with was originally published in 1942. The Alden children became so popular that she wrote 19 adventures about them including Surprise Island, Mystery Ranch, and Snowbound Mystery. She died at age 89 August 29, 1979, but the Boxcar Children are still being written about by a team of writers faithful to her vision. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Mystery of the Pirate's Map
- Original publication date
- 1999
- First words
- It seemed like an ideal afternoon for a walk on the beach.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Two days later the Aldens were back in Grandfather's station wagon, cruising north toward Greenfield, headed for home.
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- Reviews
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- (3.73)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
- 5
