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The Mystery on the Train

by Gertrude Chandler Warner · 1996

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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are on a train from Boston to San Francisco. Even though they used to live in a boxcar, this is the first time they've ridden a real, moving train.And they find a mystery to solve even before they leave the station. Is someone trying to steal a young woman's portfolio? Could it be the porter? Or is it the tall, bearded man who always wears sunglasses—even at night? What's in the portfolio, anyway?

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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