Surprise Island
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Taste attributes: familymysteryadventurewholesomelightlinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA good-natured family novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.6 / 5
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About This Book
Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret -- but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children. - Publisher.
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- Author
- Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 178
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- Open Library
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