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“One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children

“How they love the old boxcar!”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children

“But when tomorrow came, the children had more than bread and milk, as you will soon see.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children

“Two each,” said Jessie. She gave them out. That is, she rolled two potatoes to each one. “Now let’s put the canned milk in the water pail with some spring water.” “What a dinner!” cried Benny. “I don’t like canned milk when I’m home. But it tastes all right here.” It was certainly queer not to have any dishes except a water pail and milk cans. But even as the wind kept on blowing and the rain kept on falling, everyone was very happy to have tin cups and a water pail. “We are pretty lucky to have anything to eat,” said Violet. “If you hadn’t found the bag, Benny, we wouldn’t be eating now.” The children opened the hot potatoes with sticks. They ate them with small sticks. “Awfully hot, aren’t they?” said Henry, burning his fingers. “But aren’t they delicious!” “We have to eat slowly this time,” said Joe. “Make them last as long as you can.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children Bookshelf (Books #1-12)

“Everything seems better when we have to work to get it.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Surprise Island

“The island children did not look at the Aldens. In fact, they looked the other way.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

“cake of soap”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children

“Those two really tall buildings are the World Trade Center — the Twin Towers.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Mystery of the Purple Pool

“express." (He”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children

“Did someone break in?”
“Looks that way,” Henry said. “We locked the door last night, so whoever it was must have picked the lock.”
“Wait a minute,” Jessie said suddenly. “If someone was trying to get in, they’d pick the lock from the outside, right?” she asked.
“They’d have to,” said Henry.
“Well, look at these scratch marks.” The children bent and looked where Jessie was pointing.
“So?” Benny asked.
“If someone was trying to get in, he or she would be on the outside of the door, right?” Jessie asked. “But the scratches are on the inside.”
“So this lock was picked from the inside,” Henry said.
“So that means…” Violet began.
“Someone was trying to break out,” said Jessie.
The children looked back into the room. They looked all the way down to the other end where the coffin lay. And then they noticed something they hadn’t noticed before.
Something even more frightening than the picked lock.
The lid of the coffin was open.

The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children Halloween Special

“MONSTER THE MYSTERY AT PEACOCK HALL THE WINDY CITY MYSTERY THE BLACK PEARL MYSTERY THE CEREAL BOX MYSTERY THE PANTHER MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE QUEEN’S JEWELS THE STOLEN SWORD MYSTERY THE BASKETBALL MYSTERY THE MOVIE STAR MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE PIRATE’S MAP THE GHOST TOWN MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE BLACK RAVEN THE MYSTERY IN THE MALL THE MYSTERY IN NEW YORK THE GYMNASTICS MYSTERY THE POISON FROG MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE EMPTY SAFE THE HOME RUN MYSTERY THE GREAT BICYCLE RACE MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE WILD PONIES THE MYSTERY IN THE COMPUTER GAME THE MYSTERY AT THE CROOKED HOUSE T”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Houseboat Mystery

“Everyone was soaking wet. But they could see the Coast Guard coming”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Lighthouse Mystery

“And I thought I was the only one who put two and two together!” Everyone”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mystery in the Sand

“Elizabeth Star.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Mystery in New York

“See you day after tomorrow!”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar

“MYSTERY OF THE TRAVELING”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mike's Mystery

“Titus Pettibone”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Dinosaur Mystery

“top of those. Violet filled her arms with brush”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children

“The Missing Score”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Mystery of the Stolen Music

“My dad says fine tools always get fine care.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children Mysteries Boxed Set #13-16

“coifee”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mountain Top Mystery

“That year I was going to take you up in the Rockies. No more of that. We’ll have to choose Old Flat Top because I don’t want Violet getting all tired out with a long climb. And I don’t want me getting all tired out either. The rest of you are tough enough.” Grandfather looked up to see that every Alden was looking at him. The four shining faces answered him. There were four nods. “You do have the strangest ideas, Benny,” said Jessie. “What put that into your head?” “Well,” said Benny, “I’ve been reading about that place in school.” “About Flat Top?” asked Violet. “Oh, you have, have you?” said Henry. “You chose Flat Top yourself?” “Right,” said Benny. “I don’t want to climb too much myself. I get lame.” Mr. Alden said, “Well, my answer is yes. Old Flat Top is easy enough for all of us, and yet it is interesting all the way up. And we’ll all be able to get a good rest on the smooth top.” “Just like airplanes landing on an airplane carrier,” said Benny.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mountain Top Mystery

“companies”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Mystery of the Soccer Snitch

“Henry and Jessie did not say any more about the Indian boy, but they did not forget him. Once in awhile they both wondered where he came from and why he was there. They also wondered why he did not want to be seen.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mountain Top Mystery

“Benny”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Surprise Island

“The Other Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth M”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Mystery at the Calgary Stampede

“extended from the top of each pole to a peg. “Okay,” he said. “Time to put up the tent.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Camp-Out Mystery

“THE BOXCAR CHILDREN MYSTERIES THE BOXCAR CHILDREN SURPRISE ISLAND THE YELLOW HOUSE MYSTERY MYSTERY RANCH MIKE’S MYSTERY BLUE BAY MYSTERY THE WOODSHED MYSTERY THE LIGHTHOUSE MYSTERY MOUNTAIN TOP MYSTERY SCHOOLHOUSE MYSTERY CABOOSE MYSTERY HOUSEBOAT MYSTERY SNOWBOUND MYSTERY TREE HOUSE MYSTERY”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mystery in the Sand

“ranch to us instead of selling it. I hope she won’t be sorry.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children : Illustrated Children's Mystery Classics

“An exciting summer began for the four Alden children with the bang of a door.”
― Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Boxcar Children Mysteries Box Set: Books One Through Twelve