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Caboose Mystery
Children's fiction
Caboose Mystery
Book 11 of the The Boxcar Children series
128 pages · First published 1966
The Alden children become intrigued by an old caboose and the unexplained events connected to it. Their investigation turns a piece of railroad history into the center of a family-friendly mystery involving clues, strangers, and questions about what happened there. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny use observation and cooperation rather than adult-level danger to solve the puzzle. Gertrude Chandler Warner’s Boxcar Children story returns naturally to railroad imagery while preserving the series’ emphasis on sibling teamwork and mysteries approachable for younger readers.
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