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Ghost Stories

The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar

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  • 2004 first published
  • 122 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 14 editions
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The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar is a 2004 ghost story novella by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Aimee Lilly and Hodges Soileau. It deals with brothers and sisters, family life, siblings and orphans.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.

At about 122 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar

The Aldens' boxcar is the perfect place for games, picnics, sleepovers, and fun. But is it also the perfect place for ghosts? When strange things start happening there, Benny is convinced that the boxcar is haunted.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Ghost stories
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Family life
  • Mystery fiction
  • Boxcar children, Fictional characters
  • Siblings
  • Orphans
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar?

The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar was written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Aimee Lilly and Hodges Soileau and first published in 2004.

What genre is The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar?

The median edition has 122 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Graveyard Book, Stalking Jack the Ripper and The Screaming Staircase.

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