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The Boxcar Children #50
The Mystery in the Cave (50)
The Aldens are exploring underground caves! But when their trail markers are stolen, how will they find their way out?
128 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
About the author
Gertrude Chandler Warner
597 books803 followersGertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of THE BOXCAR CHILDREN MYSTERIES.
As a child, Gertrude enjoyed many of the things that girls enjoy today. She loved furnishing a dollhouse with handmade furniture and she liked to read. Her favorite book was ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Often on Sundays after church, Gertrude enjoyed trips to visit her grandparents' farm. Along the way, she and Frances would stop to pick the wildflowers they both loved. Gertrude's favorite flower was the violet.
Her family was a very musical one. They were able to have a family orchestra, and Gertrude enjoyed playing the cello. Her father had brought her one from New York ---a cello, a bow, a case and an instruction book. All together, he paid $14. Later, as an adult, she began playing the pipe organ and sometimes substituted for the church organist.
Due to ill health, Ms. Warner never finished high school. She left in the middle of her second year and studied with a tutor. Then, in 1918, when teachers were called to serve in World War I, the school board asked her to teach first grade. She had forty children in the morning and forty more in the afternoon. Ms. Warner wrote, "I was asked or begged to take this job because I taught Sunday School. But believe me, day school is nothing like Sunday School, and I sure learned by doing --- I taught in that same room for 32 years, retiring at 60 to have more time to write." Eventually, Ms. Warner attended Yale, where she took several teacher training courses.
Once when she was sick and had to stay home from teaching, she thought up the story about the Boxcar Children. It was inspired by her childhood dreams. As a child, she had spent hours watching the trains go by near her family's home. Sometimes she could look through the window of a caboose and see a small stove, a little table, cracked cups with no saucers, and a tin coffee pot boiling away on the stove. The sight had fascinated her and made her dream about how much fun it would be to live and keep house in a boxcar or caboose. She read the story to her classes and rewrote it many times so the words were easy to understand. Some of her pupils spoke other languages at home and were just learning English. THE BOXCAR CHILDREN gave them a fun story that was easy to read.
Ms. Warner once wrote for her fans, "Perhaps you know that the original BOXCAR CHILDREN. . . raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought the children were having too good a time without any parental control! That is exactly why children like it! Most of my own childhood exploits, such as living in a freight car, received very little cooperation from my parents."
Though the story of THE BOXCAR CHILDREN went through some changes after it was first written, the version that we are familiar with today was originally published in 1942 by Scott Foresman. Today, Albert Whitman & Company publishes this first classic story as well as the next eighteen Alden children adventures that were written by Ms. Warner.
Gertrude Chandler Warner died in 1979 at the age of 89 after a full life as a teacher, author, and volunteer for the American Red Cross and other charitable organizations. After her death, Albert Whitman & Company continued to receive mail from children across the country asking for more adventures about Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden. In 1991, Albert Whitman added to THE BOXCAR CHILDREN MYSTERIES so that today's children can enjoy many more adventures about this independent and caring group of children.
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June 28, 2020
SYNOPSIS: "The Boxcar Children are going on vacation to Dragon's Mouth Cavern. The four Aldens like rock hunting in the area, until Benny finds a sinkhole that leads to the underground caves. While exploring the caves, they realize that someone doesn't want them there. But why? Can the Boxcar Children solve this new underground mystery?"
January 15, 2019
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Name: Carson Kester
Book title: The Boxcar Children Mystery in the Cave
Personal Response
I liked this book because it was very easy to read, but never seemed to childish. The mystery is interesting and not too complex. It was very easy to keep track of the suspects and other occurring characters.
Plot Summary
The four orphaned “Boxcar Children” take a trip to the Dragon’s Mouth Cavern with the grandfather. While on a boat tour of the caves, two passengers go missing. Later, while in the gift shop, two mysterious people are seen rushing out of the store and speeding off. While their grandfather is off doing errands, the children explore the caves after Henry’s headlamp and one of the rafts for the boat tours goes missing. The children find two men trying to inflate the raft, and stealthily hop onto the raft and float up to the docks where they call the police. The two men are discovered to be common criminals who were looking for buried treasure within the caves. They are arrested for stealing Henry’s headlamps and a raft.
Recommendations
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick read. The mystery is simple, but also entertaining. The entire book is fun to read from start to finish.
Characterization
Henry: Henry is the leader of the four children. He makes most of the decisions, while never being too bossy towards his siblings. Henry is the most careful, and brave.
Jessie: Jessie seems like the most motherly of the four. She is very kind towards her siblings, especially the younger Violet and Benny. Jessie is also very smart and great at puzzle solving.
Violet: Although Violet can be quiet at times, she still helps with the mystery solving. Violet often does the same tasks as her older sister and role model, Jessie. Violet is also very playful and friendly with her younger brother Benny.
Benny: Benny is the youngest of the children and it shows at times. Most of the family’s daily activities revolve around Benny’s interests. Benny is not spoiled, however. He very rarely whines, except for when it comes to wanting food.
Name: Carson Kester
Book title: The Boxcar Children Mystery in the Cave
Personal Response
I liked this book because it was very easy to read, but never seemed to childish. The mystery is interesting and not too complex. It was very easy to keep track of the suspects and other occurring characters.
Plot Summary
The four orphaned “Boxcar Children” take a trip to the Dragon’s Mouth Cavern with the grandfather. While on a boat tour of the caves, two passengers go missing. Later, while in the gift shop, two mysterious people are seen rushing out of the store and speeding off. While their grandfather is off doing errands, the children explore the caves after Henry’s headlamp and one of the rafts for the boat tours goes missing. The children find two men trying to inflate the raft, and stealthily hop onto the raft and float up to the docks where they call the police. The two men are discovered to be common criminals who were looking for buried treasure within the caves. They are arrested for stealing Henry’s headlamps and a raft.
Recommendations
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick read. The mystery is simple, but also entertaining. The entire book is fun to read from start to finish.
Characterization
Henry: Henry is the leader of the four children. He makes most of the decisions, while never being too bossy towards his siblings. Henry is the most careful, and brave.
Jessie: Jessie seems like the most motherly of the four. She is very kind towards her siblings, especially the younger Violet and Benny. Jessie is also very smart and great at puzzle solving.
Violet: Although Violet can be quiet at times, she still helps with the mystery solving. Violet often does the same tasks as her older sister and role model, Jessie. Violet is also very playful and friendly with her younger brother Benny.
Benny: Benny is the youngest of the children and it shows at times. Most of the family’s daily activities revolve around Benny’s interests. Benny is not spoiled, however. He very rarely whines, except for when it comes to wanting food.
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September 13, 2019
Having read another one recently, and having the setup be pretty much the same, I worried these are all just really boring and all the same. It started off the exact same way. They're talking about Aunt Jane, but she isn't there. They're with their grandpa heading on another vacation, where he drops them off and leaves them unattended because he's busy. Definitely noticing a pattern here. And it seems like they all suffer from a huge case of MIA adults, allowing the kids to get themselves in and out of scrapes every time they leave the house.
On their cave tour two people went missing at some point and didn't come back, then two people flew by two of the kids later. They got off the elevator and ran so fast that they couldn't ID them. The kids were staying at the cabin and some rocks fell down from the cliff. They went to tell Mr. Howe but decided against it because he was worried that something would go wrong and they didn't want anything to happen if they told him about the rocks falling. When they got back they found their stuff had been moved and someone stole Henry's headlamp. Annoyingly, he thought he might have left it in the car, or that the person thought the cabin was open for use...stupid. I was thinking, you know that's not what happened. Someone stole it. Don't be a naive idiot.
Mr. Howe warned them that there were sinkholes in the area that would lead to underground caves, but that they didn't go far. Sure enough, Benny fell in a hole. They discovered these big footprints with another print that looked like a tail that he thought were monster tracks. A man also came down but left when he saw them, making him a suspect.
There were responsible bits of information like marking the sinkhole you went in at with a bandana tied to a stick in the ground so the adults would know where they went in. Bringing food and water and gear. And putting tape on the walls to mark which paths you took, and taking them off as you go out so you leave nothing behind.
They met a woman in the caves who was chipping away at rocks, but who claimed to only be a biologist looking for life. She questioned them extensively about when they were there and about the man they saw and what he had with them. She warned them away from coming back, saying it was going to rain and the caves could flood, even though it was sunny out.
Then when they were swimming it was more of those "duh duh duh" moments she's so fond of in her writing. The kids were talking about their plans and didn't notice the two men listening to every word. I was surprised she had all these people giving the kids their names. If you're trying to be secretive about what you're doing, why would you tell the group of kids your real name? Randall and Ed told them that these caves had a cave-in that almost crushed this group of kids.
Annoyingly, stupid Benny believed them and wouldn't believe Mr. Howe and Mrs. Stoner when they said it wasn't true. Then don't go caving, you little baby.
Mrs. Stoner told them the guides were missing a raft so that was another thing stolen. She didn't know Miss Holloway, and when she offered her hand to the woman, Miss Holloway just walked away without shaking. Mr. Howe told them Randall and Ed had tried to get the cabin they were staying in.
They called the college and discovered there was no Miss Hollowell at the college. They stupidly told her they found her shovel, assuming it was hers with no proof at all. Any moron could have been able to tell it wasn't hers, but they were just going to hand it over to her with no proof. The only reason she didn't take it was because it was an old one. She wanted to know whose it was and told them to call her. They heard her saying on the phone that she would be rich if no one got in her way. It was so been there, done that. It felt like her other mystery where all these players are introduced, all suspicious-acting, actively warning the kids away and trying to throw them off the trail.
When they went in the caves again they came up on a boulder that someone had written danger, keep out on. Henry realized they were lost and set out on his own to find the tape on the walls. Jessie tied a rope to him so he wouldn't get lost, but later when she tried to reel him back, she saw where it was cut. When he made it back to them, he told them all the tape had been removed and their footprints wiped away.
Another time they overheard Randall and Ed talking about what they had done to them to mess them up. They had been the ones to remove the tape and cut the rope. And the kids saw that their big boots and dragging shovel had caused the odd footprints.
It was a much-needed funny, lighthearted moment when the kids went back in the cave after confronting Miss Hollowell on her identity as the photographer in the rock book when they found the book Treasure Island. One of the girls had seen "Joe" carrying it and said he was reading a book on Treasure. But when they saw this they realized it had really been Treasure Island.
I thought he was going to have to have a really good explanation or alibi for why he had acted so strange. But Joe came up on the kids and shared that he had just been irritated at the two men digging and had wanted to be alone, so he hoped he hadn't scared them. He likes to get away on his own and read in the caves...because readers all know that the best light for reading is inside a cave using a flashlight...
But it was a nice moment when Benny handed him his book and said he forgot his treasure.
The 2 men were there with the stolen raft and headlamp. It was a nice moment when they were talking and the kids took the life jackets and the raft and got away downstream.
They called the police and everyone went back in the caves to wait for the men to come out. The cops recognized them as criminals who just got out of jail. They were looking for stolen money from a bank robbery 10 years ago.
The adults filled them in on Miss Holloway. She's a geologist who found silver in the mines and tried to keep others from finding it. Benny ended up finding the Rockville diamond he had wanted when he dug out some rocks to show him share they had gone in. That was that. No fanfare, no big tie-up to the mystery. It just ended all of a sudden. I enjoyed this one way more than the forgotten island one though. The caving aspect is what really saved it for me.
She created a really odd, unrealistic cast of characters. Ones who didn't answer direct questions, ignored outstretched hands for a handshake, and who made up outlandish tales to get a group of kids out of the way. One was dubbed "Joe Caveman" by the ever dumb and especially childish Benny. Very funny...He didn't give them a name so he made this up.
On their cave tour two people went missing at some point and didn't come back, then two people flew by two of the kids later. They got off the elevator and ran so fast that they couldn't ID them. The kids were staying at the cabin and some rocks fell down from the cliff. They went to tell Mr. Howe but decided against it because he was worried that something would go wrong and they didn't want anything to happen if they told him about the rocks falling. When they got back they found their stuff had been moved and someone stole Henry's headlamp. Annoyingly, he thought he might have left it in the car, or that the person thought the cabin was open for use...stupid. I was thinking, you know that's not what happened. Someone stole it. Don't be a naive idiot.
Mr. Howe warned them that there were sinkholes in the area that would lead to underground caves, but that they didn't go far. Sure enough, Benny fell in a hole. They discovered these big footprints with another print that looked like a tail that he thought were monster tracks. A man also came down but left when he saw them, making him a suspect.
There were responsible bits of information like marking the sinkhole you went in at with a bandana tied to a stick in the ground so the adults would know where they went in. Bringing food and water and gear. And putting tape on the walls to mark which paths you took, and taking them off as you go out so you leave nothing behind.
They met a woman in the caves who was chipping away at rocks, but who claimed to only be a biologist looking for life. She questioned them extensively about when they were there and about the man they saw and what he had with them. She warned them away from coming back, saying it was going to rain and the caves could flood, even though it was sunny out.
Then when they were swimming it was more of those "duh duh duh" moments she's so fond of in her writing. The kids were talking about their plans and didn't notice the two men listening to every word. I was surprised she had all these people giving the kids their names. If you're trying to be secretive about what you're doing, why would you tell the group of kids your real name? Randall and Ed told them that these caves had a cave-in that almost crushed this group of kids.
Annoyingly, stupid Benny believed them and wouldn't believe Mr. Howe and Mrs. Stoner when they said it wasn't true. Then don't go caving, you little baby.
Mrs. Stoner told them the guides were missing a raft so that was another thing stolen. She didn't know Miss Holloway, and when she offered her hand to the woman, Miss Holloway just walked away without shaking. Mr. Howe told them Randall and Ed had tried to get the cabin they were staying in.
They called the college and discovered there was no Miss Hollowell at the college. They stupidly told her they found her shovel, assuming it was hers with no proof at all. Any moron could have been able to tell it wasn't hers, but they were just going to hand it over to her with no proof. The only reason she didn't take it was because it was an old one. She wanted to know whose it was and told them to call her. They heard her saying on the phone that she would be rich if no one got in her way. It was so been there, done that. It felt like her other mystery where all these players are introduced, all suspicious-acting, actively warning the kids away and trying to throw them off the trail.
When they went in the caves again they came up on a boulder that someone had written danger, keep out on. Henry realized they were lost and set out on his own to find the tape on the walls. Jessie tied a rope to him so he wouldn't get lost, but later when she tried to reel him back, she saw where it was cut. When he made it back to them, he told them all the tape had been removed and their footprints wiped away.
Another time they overheard Randall and Ed talking about what they had done to them to mess them up. They had been the ones to remove the tape and cut the rope. And the kids saw that their big boots and dragging shovel had caused the odd footprints.
It was a much-needed funny, lighthearted moment when the kids went back in the cave after confronting Miss Hollowell on her identity as the photographer in the rock book when they found the book Treasure Island. One of the girls had seen "Joe" carrying it and said he was reading a book on Treasure. But when they saw this they realized it had really been Treasure Island.
I thought he was going to have to have a really good explanation or alibi for why he had acted so strange. But Joe came up on the kids and shared that he had just been irritated at the two men digging and had wanted to be alone, so he hoped he hadn't scared them. He likes to get away on his own and read in the caves...because readers all know that the best light for reading is inside a cave using a flashlight...
But it was a nice moment when Benny handed him his book and said he forgot his treasure.
The 2 men were there with the stolen raft and headlamp. It was a nice moment when they were talking and the kids took the life jackets and the raft and got away downstream.
They called the police and everyone went back in the caves to wait for the men to come out. The cops recognized them as criminals who just got out of jail. They were looking for stolen money from a bank robbery 10 years ago.
The adults filled them in on Miss Holloway. She's a geologist who found silver in the mines and tried to keep others from finding it. Benny ended up finding the Rockville diamond he had wanted when he dug out some rocks to show him share they had gone in. That was that. No fanfare, no big tie-up to the mystery. It just ended all of a sudden. I enjoyed this one way more than the forgotten island one though. The caving aspect is what really saved it for me.
She created a really odd, unrealistic cast of characters. Ones who didn't answer direct questions, ignored outstretched hands for a handshake, and who made up outlandish tales to get a group of kids out of the way. One was dubbed "Joe Caveman" by the ever dumb and especially childish Benny. Very funny...He didn't give them a name so he made this up.
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June 9, 2021
Another fun adventure with the boxcar children.
May 7, 2018
A couple flaws but it is decent story with a fair mystery. Not perfect but decent.
Cover
Clearly this series is inspired by classics like Hardy's and Bobbsey's and you can see it in the cover design choices.But it has it's own identity. The cover is perfectly describes the story without revealing really anything. In fact even though I like the picture rafting is a very minor part of the book. (I'll get to that)
Story
Considering this is the first one I've ever read it's not bad but I did get a few flash backs to other things while reading it. I find it interesting that the book feels older than it actually is. It gives off this Bobbsey Twins inspiration to it. The characters aren't overly deep but the book was enjoyable. Actually the one part that really sticks out to me other than
The villains Pitt and Lyme gave me this Apple Dumpling Gang 2/or Home Alone vibe . (Tim Conway and Don Knotts/or Wet,Sticky Bandits vibe) The one BIG thing I want to know about is the Dragon's Mouth Monster. Where did that lead to? Writing this I'm wondering if I missed a page. or if it was just ignored.
Like I said decent but not perfect. But I can see why people really would enjoy the adventure within this these books. The settings are done really well. You can easily figure out every location and picture them. It is one book you can visualize.
QUICK SPOILER MENTION!
I did like that every mysterious person wasn't tied together in one big conspiracy. But then again they did technically have to do it this way because they opened up a lot of leads. A few of the resolutions are lame but they are acceptable.
Structure issues/plot holes. And there are a few of them.
The one thing I noticed is that as these guys stole a raft... the big issue is that the one can't swim. The strange part is that at the beginning of the book they apparently jumped off the raft during the tour for some unexplained reason. and more importantly why did they cause a B&E and then just steal a headlamp? If you were paying attention when they broke into the cabin they didn't even know there was a headlamp.
Why do the kids randomly have life preserves in their spelunking adventures? I've never done any caving but I don't think they are necessary are they?
Why does Joe Caveman refuse to talk to the Alden's until after they spot his hideout? I get it adds mystery but here it just makes him standoffish and rude compared to how he is at the end.
Cover
Clearly this series is inspired by classics like Hardy's and Bobbsey's and you can see it in the cover design choices.But it has it's own identity. The cover is perfectly describes the story without revealing really anything. In fact even though I like the picture rafting is a very minor part of the book. (I'll get to that)
Story
Considering this is the first one I've ever read it's not bad but I did get a few flash backs to other things while reading it. I find it interesting that the book feels older than it actually is. It gives off this Bobbsey Twins inspiration to it. The characters aren't overly deep but the book was enjoyable. Actually the one part that really sticks out to me other than
The villains Pitt and Lyme gave me this Apple Dumpling Gang 2/or Home Alone vibe . (Tim Conway and Don Knotts/or Wet,Sticky Bandits vibe) The one BIG thing I want to know about is the Dragon's Mouth Monster. Where did that lead to? Writing this I'm wondering if I missed a page. or if it was just ignored.
Like I said decent but not perfect. But I can see why people really would enjoy the adventure within this these books. The settings are done really well. You can easily figure out every location and picture them. It is one book you can visualize.
QUICK SPOILER MENTION!
I did like that every mysterious person wasn't tied together in one big conspiracy. But then again they did technically have to do it this way because they opened up a lot of leads. A few of the resolutions are lame but they are acceptable.
Structure issues/plot holes. And there are a few of them.
The one thing I noticed is that as these guys stole a raft... the big issue is that the one can't swim. The strange part is that at the beginning of the book they apparently jumped off the raft during the tour for some unexplained reason. and more importantly why did they cause a B&E and then just steal a headlamp? If you were paying attention when they broke into the cabin they didn't even know there was a headlamp.
Why do the kids randomly have life preserves in their spelunking adventures? I've never done any caving but I don't think they are necessary are they?
Why does Joe Caveman refuse to talk to the Alden's until after they spot his hideout? I get it adds mystery but here it just makes him standoffish and rude compared to how he is at the end.
November 13, 2025
"The Mystery in the Cave," part of "The Boxcar Children" series by Gertrude Chandler Warner, is a delightful read for young mystery lovers. In this book, the Alden children find themselves on a new adventure, exploring a hidden beach and uncovering secrets.
The writing style is straightforward, making it easy for young readers to follow along. The Alden children's resourcefulness and teamwork shine as they solve the mystery, highlighting the importance of family and cooperation. The plot is engaging, with enough twists to keep readers interested without being too complex.
Overall, "The Mystery in the Cave" is a charming addition to "The Boxcar Children" series, perfect for kids who enjoy a classic, gentle mystery.
The writing style is straightforward, making it easy for young readers to follow along. The Alden children's resourcefulness and teamwork shine as they solve the mystery, highlighting the importance of family and cooperation. The plot is engaging, with enough twists to keep readers interested without being too complex.
Overall, "The Mystery in the Cave" is a charming addition to "The Boxcar Children" series, perfect for kids who enjoy a classic, gentle mystery.
October 14, 2022
Grandfather leaves the children at the Dragon's Mouth motel for a few days so they can go rock hunting. Benny (of course) falls into a sinkhole and they find a cave containing 'monster' footprints and a very unfriendly man. Of course they later go back to the caves to explore. They meet a woman, claiming to be a biologist who tells them it is dangerous and they should stay away. Henry's headlamp is stolen from their room, and the tour guide is also missing a rubber raft. There are a lot of mysteries to solve.
December 16, 2024
This was a good one overall, although at the beginning, a tour guide is missing two passengers on a boat tour in a cave, and just shrugs it off as potentially miscounting. When she double checks, she is indeed missing two passengers, but decides to go back down to look for them later. Yes, they were ne'er-do-wells that had gotten off of their own accord, but as a tour guide, that should have been a major red flag to a potential emergency. You don't get off a boat ride and just assume you miscounted. The rest of the book was good, although there were a lot of grumpy people.
December 22, 2022
Book 50 in the Boxcar Children series. This was a good one. Almost to the brink of danger but still kept very low key for those young readers. Oh what a different world. I could only imagine people now a days telling young kids, “Oh no problem go explore those underground caves.” Just interesting how we have changed as a society over the years.
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September 29, 2024
(4☆ Would recommend)
I loved these books as a kid & I'm really enjoying reading through the series again. I liked the mystery & the suspense. I like how there is more than one possible suspect, who each have reasonable motive. I admire how the children continue to be kind to people, even when others are rude & unkind to them. Would recommend.
I loved these books as a kid & I'm really enjoying reading through the series again. I liked the mystery & the suspense. I like how there is more than one possible suspect, who each have reasonable motive. I admire how the children continue to be kind to people, even when others are rude & unkind to them. Would recommend.
October 26, 2025
As a kid I thought it was cool to have children living in a boxcar with no parents but this has aged poorly and while there is a grandfather in the picture, he leaves them to fend for themselves which is not what the current times allow. While the story is interesting, I don’t think we can see past the oversights of negligence and neglect.
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April 13, 2020good
May 28, 2023
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Fools!
Fools!
March 23, 2024
This one was a little bit scary, because I'm terrified of caves! LOL
May 18, 2024
It was good. Not the best but it was still good. I highly recommend this book, and the series.
July 31, 2026
50 books finished for my Boxcar Children challenge and I learned a new word: splunking 🧗🏾♀️. 50 more books to go, let's see what else the Alden children have in store for me to learn.
March 24, 2014
While Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny were eating lunch, Benny fell into a sinkhole. So everyone got in and saw that Benny wasn't too far down. They went just a little farther down in the cave and saw it was okay. So they got out and got their supplies, and went to tell Mr. Howe that they were going into a cave. So they went in and Benny saw monster tracks half way down. Then they saw a tunnel and went into the tunnel. They saw a man that did not say anything to them, and Benny called him Joe Caveman.
I like the end when Benny finds a Rockville diamond. They get to take it home. How Benny found the diamond was it was in the right place to make a rainbow.
I like the end when Benny finds a Rockville diamond. They get to take it home. How Benny found the diamond was it was in the right place to make a rainbow.
December 21, 2009
I didn't like it because it said where you were but it didn't said what it is or why they call it. It got me bored by the picture 4 kids inside a cave. In the back they didn't really made me think about. I soon as I read the first page I said"O man I picked a bad book. If I would have to give it my rate I would give a 10 out of 30.
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September 25, 2007WArner, Gertrude C. PB
August 21, 2009
great when ur little
March 12, 2010
This is one of my favorite boxcar children books..
November 3, 2011
I read this to my daughter. She liked the characters in this book and the plot kept her very interested.
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December 28, 2013AR Quiz No. 17583 EN Fiction
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Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2.0
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March 9, 2015One of my favorite childhood series. I read over a hundred of them. The first 50 or so were in order; after that I read whatever book I could get my hands on :)
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August 31, 2015I like this book
February 2, 2016
Simple mystery book for kids ages 9-12.
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