Years ago, a man vanished from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery!
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"I thought this book was really good. But I really like mystery books but I thought this book was really good for how it was comparing camping and mystery and those are some of my favorite things. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes camping and mystery. "
— Jd (4 out of 5 stars)
" A good series for the young reader. "
— Hazel, 8/4/2011" After reading this book I was inspired to repeatedly set off on adventures wandering off from our yard. I'm not sure my parents appreciated it. :) "
— Heidi, 4/22/2010" Loved this series as a kid, and have to admit I've read some of these again as an adult! "
— Ana-lauren, 1/23/2010" I Was So Scared When It Said That She Heard A Tapping, And Sawing! "
— Hamid, 12/13/2009" the bear trail sounds cool but exhausting. this is really good "
— Maia, 10/7/2009" I think it was really good because kinda it was an adventure. It was an adventure because there's like a weird man missing (Bill the merchant), and they had to find him. "
— Grace, 4/2/2009" This book, actually these books in general were some of my favorites. I think I've read the first 12.. 13 books of this series and they are very entertaining and they are great mystery books to read over and over again. <br/> <br/>Mariah "
— Mariah, 6/29/2007Gertrude 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.