Gertrude Chandler Warner Quotes.

1. "Gertrude Chandler Warner discovered when she was teaching that many readers who like an exciting story could find no books that were both easy and fun to read. She decided to try to meet this need, and her first book, The Boxcar Children, quickly proved she had succeeded. Miss Warner drew on her own experiences to write the mystery. As a child she spent hours watching trains go by on the tracks opposite her family home. She often dreamed about what it would be like to set up housekeeping in a caboose or freight car--the situation the Alden children find themselves in. When Miss Warner received requests for more adventures involving Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, she began additional stories. In each, she chose a special setting and introduced unusual or eccentric characters who liked the unpredictable. While the mystery element is central to each of Miss Warner’s books, she never thought of them as strictly juvenile mysteries. She liked to stress the Aldens’ independence and resourcefulness and their solid New England devotion to using up and making do. The Aldens go about most of their adventures with as little adult supervision as possible--something else that delights young readers. Miss Warner lived in Putnam, Connecticut, until her death in 1979. During her lifetime, she received hundreds of letters from girls and boys telling her how much they liked her books."
- Quote by Gertrude Chandler Warner

2. "But I think your grandchildren have helped her see that people are friendly if you only give them a chance."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mystery in the Sand

3. "hello to her? Oh, yes, the children said. The Game Spot was located right in the middle of the mall, between Lake’s Jewelry Store and an empty storefront. There was a drugstore at one end of the mall, a coffee shop at the other, and"
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, The Game Store Mystery

5. "Benny was not reading any more. He was looking straight ahead."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

6. "that we Aldens always seem to have an exciting time on vacation no matter where we go."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

7. "The Aldens did not know that soon they would meet a wonderful friend and find some people who were not friendly at all."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

8. "The island children did not look at the Aldens. In fact, they looked the other way."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

9. "strange man came here last summer and he gave Mr. Moss ten dollars for an old quarter."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

10. "None of the Aldens knew that they were the first real callers Miss Gray had had for many years."
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, Schoolhouse Mystery

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