Surprise Island (book # 2 of the boxcar children series)

Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner was first published in1949. It is written in third person.

Then main characters in this book are:

Henry who is 15
Jessie who is 12
Violet who is 10
and Benny who is 6

The children are glad to hear that they are going to be going on a wonderful adventure. They sail out to an island that their grandfather owns and stay there for the summer. As they stay there more and more they find that there is a mystery involved. There is a mysterious handyman on the island and they decide to find out who he is!

The Courage of Sarah Noble

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh was first published in 1954. This story occurs in 1707 in the wilderness. This story is told using third person.


There is one main character in this book and her name is:

Sarah Noble

This book is about Sarah Noble and has many true facts but most of this book Alice had to dream up because there are not many known facts about her. In this book Sarah uses a cloak like a security blanket because it reminds her of home when there is no home anywhere near. She meets Indians along the way and even lives with them for a while. You really should read this book.

The Boxcar Children

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner was first published in 1942. This story occurs most likely in the 30's or 40's. This story is told using third person.

There are four main characters in this book. They are:
Henry who is 14;
Jessie who is 12;
Violet who is 10;
Benny who is 5.

This book is about four children whose mother and father have died and they think their grandfather will be mean to them so they run away before he can come and get them. They make a home out of an old boxcar and Henry goes to work in Silver City where he meets a nice man named Dr. Moore. All goes well until Violet gets sick and the children find that their supposedly mean grandfather in really a nice man and it is with him that they have many great adventures!