The Mystery of Alligator Swamp (Boxcar Children Special #19) created by Gertrude Chandler Warner
From the cover:
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny head down south to Louisiana and find themselves swamped in a new mystery! In the lush bayou country, the Aldens learn all about fishing, Cajun cooking, and the alligators of the swamp. When a boat is found with a bite in it, the local fishermen wonder if the legendary alligator, Gator Ann, is up to her old tricks. Impossible—unless Gator Ann is a ghost!
Could Alligator Swamp be haunted? The Boxcar Children put their heads together to catch a gator!
My thoughts:
This was another cute Boxcar Children mystery. I’ve never been to Louisiana, let alone the bayou, but this book definitely made me want to visit. Amber and I learned a lot about alligators and the swamp.
I think one of the fun things about reading childrens’ mysteries is that the clues are so blatant and the plots so predictable, I can usually guess what’s happening before we’re told. That doesn’t happen often with “grown-up” mysteries. Amber likes being able to guess the solution to the mystery, too, and she still loves the Boxcar Children. I’m a little worried that I’m going to eventually have to read all 100+ of them.
It’s been so long since my kids were young, I didn’t realize they still had new boxcar children books! What fun!
Hmmm, that was interesting. Looks like somethings will always remain mystery.
I myself has been trying to solve the mystery of the legend that forces you to have “earn it before
having it”, for a wile now. Could not understand much though.
Let me know in case you get to understand the mystery of the Old Hound and the Legend
By the way, good writing style. I’d love to read more on similar topics