Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Clue in the Recycling Bin Gertrude Chandler Warner

Brief Description: "The Aldens are volunteering at the local recycling center, where they find plenty of things that can be reused, including a pinata that Benny takes home. But when the center is vandalized, the Boxcar children have a mystery to solve. is there treasure amidst the junk?"--P. [4] of cover. Publisher Marketing: When Mrs. MacGregor introduces the Aldens to the local recycling center, they bring home lots of great stuff, including unused notebooks and fun pinata. Mrs. MacGregor was right, you can find treasure in junk. When a series of break-ins and vandalization hits the center, the Alden kids are there to help solve the mystery! Review Citations:

Booklist 05/01/2011 pg. 45 (EAN 9780807512081, Library Binding)

School Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 126 (EAN 9780807512081, Library Binding)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 352 (EAN 9780807512081, Library Binding)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 352 (EAN 9780807512098, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Warner, Gertrude Chandler Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children. Contributor Bio:  Papp, Robert Robert Papp has won awards nationwide, but he is most proud of the reaction his paintings receive from children. He lives in Pennsylvania with his artist wife, Lisa, and their cat, Taffy.