The Yellow House Mystery

The Boxcar Children Graphic Novels [2009 Albert Whitman] #3

by Rob M. Worley

Orphans Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden discover that a mystery surrounds the run-down yellow house on Surprise Island.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, Mystery, Fiction

34 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Charity Rau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute take on the original Boxcar children books! Loved them as a kid.

[Don · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short graphic novel based on the classic Yellow House Mystery book in the Boxcar Children series. It’s a fun read for kids of all ages.

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another great graphic novel mystery for younger students taking the next step in their reading. The book is easy to follow but still makes you think with small twists and turn that students can understand without confusion. Students could relate to this book because it follows young people and the adventures they go on. I could easily have them relate this to the real world by looking into some other mystery's from real life. They could then compare this text to other mystery books or movies.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Boxcar Children were curious about the yellow house on Surprise Island so they asked their Grandpa. He tells them a story about how Mr. McGregor disappears. The children go to explore the house and find some clues. They want to solve the mystery so Grandpa takes them on the adventure. Cute, easy read.

[Tristan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read again.

[Missy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another cute story

I thought the mystery was really cute and would be really fun for someone who hasn't read the books. The illustrations are really cute in my opinion

[Brittany (Brittinbookland) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good graphic novel, even if a little flawed.

[Willow Sommers · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Graphic Novel) Fun to read a graphic novel from a series I read as a kid. Pretty easy graphic novel to read for someone who is not very familiar with graphic novels.

[Ezra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book because it was Boxcar Children, and I love Boxcar Children books!

[Scott Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Book.

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has not been given any awards. The age group is grades 3-5. The book is part of a larger series called The Boxcar Children. In this book, a group of kids who used to live in a boxcar find something suspicious in a yellow house on Surprise Island. They solve a mystery and are given clues along their journey to finding a man who disappeared from the yellow house. While I do not like graphic novels, I found this to be intriguing. I like mystery books, and I felt that it was spooky enough yet still appropriate for elementary aged kids to read and enjoy. One in class use for this book is to be read during a family/community unit for older children. Another in class use for this book is for it to be used as a model book for kids to create their own comic books. They can get a feel for graphic novels by creating one themselves.