The Aldens are spending the summer traveling on a houseboat! Throughout their journey, the children have the feeling that they’re being watched. Someone is watching them — and the thing that he wants is somewhere on their boat! He’ll stop at nothing to get it and it’s up to the Boxcar Children to figure out why!
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"It was fun to read about the box car children on a houseboat because twice a year I go on a houseboat. It's kind of funny because the writer doesn't actually tell who the thieves are. She just says it was two men, so it's kind of weird."
— Maggie (5 out of 5 stars)
" This was the first book I ever read from the Boxcar Childrens Series. It still brings back good memories of possibility and adventure. "
— Corrie, 12/7/2013" The Boxcar Children = most read series between the ages of 6 and 9 for me. I think of these fondly. Every child should read this series. "
— Elevetha, 11/16/2013" This was my favorite of the boxcar series. "
— Heidi, 10/8/2013" This book made me totally want to live on a houseboat. The Boxcar Children series was one of my favorites as a child. "
— Lesley, 6/1/2013" I liked when the children found the vase in the sand box! It was a very exiting book. "
— Mustang, 3/21/2013" A good series for the young reader. "
— Hazel, 12/18/2012Gertrude Warner (1890–1979) was born in Putnam, Connecticut. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her grandfather and each Christmas she gave him one as a gift. She went on to be a teacher for more than thirty years and was inspired to write easy and fun-to-read books for children in a time when there were few. Warner is best remembered as the author of the Boxcar Children mysteries.
Tim Gregory has been a professional on stage, screen, and television since graduating from DePaul University, where he earned his master of fine arts degree. His portfolio includes many notable acting, directing, and writing projects, including work at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, and Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. He is also the founding artistic director of Provision Theater in Chicago and can be seen on HGTV’s New Spaces.