Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Mystery of the Queen's Jewels - The Boxcar Children Mystery & Activities Specials Gertrude Chandler Warner

Jacket Description/Flap: The Boxcar Children are vacationing in London, England. Marc Notes: While staying at a London inn, the Aldens are puzzled by the peculiar behavior of two fellow guests, a mysterious stranger who follows them, and a misplaced antique brooch. Publisher Marketing: The Boxcar Children are vacationing in London, England, where there is so much to see and do. They watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and see the famous crown jewels of England. But is someone following them?

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.