Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Mystery in San Francisco Gertrude Chandler Warner

Brief Description: While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage. Jacket Description/Flap: Aunt Jane's friend Charlie takes the Aldens fishing, but it appears that someone wants Charlie out of the fishing business.

Contributor Bio:  Warner, Gertrude Chandler Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children.