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A review by sarahreadsthings
The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
2.0
2.5*
So, unlike [b:Surprise Island|156809|Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children, #2)|Gertrude Chandler Warner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1172264372i/156809._SX50_.jpg|151321], this book has a seemingly better mystery element. And it does bring back some characteristics of the first book, [b:The Boxcar Children|297249|The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)|Gertrude Chandler Warner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1173489650i/297249._SX50_.jpg|945340], in regards to survival. This book wasn't what I thought it was going to be (which I'll get to later), and I don't think it holds up to other children's mystery books. However, I liked it for nostalgic purposes and the fact that it was a quick and easy read.
In this summer adventure, the children uncover the mystery of The Yellow House. Going into this one, I thought a majority of the story would take place inside this yellow house, yet a lot of it took place on this trip down a lake. The trip was really reminiscent of the first book, when the children (plus Alice and Joe) try to figure out their meals and survival tasks.
I've stated this before about Surprise Island, but I'll mention it again because it's relevant to this one too. The kids just don't seem that interested in the mystery. They seem more interested when it came to food (and: weird note, they made me crave cornbread) rather than unraveling the mystery. Benny seemed the most interested in solving the mystery. Benny is the best character, honestly, not only because he's the apparent one that's interested in the mystery, but because he gets the best lines (although sometimes childish). Benny seems more his age in this one than in Surprise Island.
I will say, also, there's way too many named characters in this book for such a short story.
They keep using the word "queer" in replacement for "funny" (or any other synonym) and I know it's an older novel, but it's quite annoying (hence a reason for why I think it doesn't hold up).
I believe that this novel is the most complicated of the Boxcar Children series so far in terms of the uncovered mystery. Bill's background and his explanation was a little confusing and not that straight-forward, so I'm not sure if kid's will understand it completely.
So, unlike [b:Surprise Island|156809|Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children, #2)|Gertrude Chandler Warner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1172264372i/156809._SX50_.jpg|151321], this book has a seemingly better mystery element. And it does bring back some characteristics of the first book, [b:The Boxcar Children|297249|The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)|Gertrude Chandler Warner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1173489650i/297249._SX50_.jpg|945340], in regards to survival. This book wasn't what I thought it was going to be (which I'll get to later), and I don't think it holds up to other children's mystery books. However, I liked it for nostalgic purposes and the fact that it was a quick and easy read.
In this summer adventure, the children uncover the mystery of The Yellow House. Going into this one, I thought a majority of the story would take place inside this yellow house, yet a lot of it took place on this trip down a lake. The trip was really reminiscent of the first book, when the children (plus Alice and Joe) try to figure out their meals and survival tasks.
I've stated this before about Surprise Island, but I'll mention it again because it's relevant to this one too. The kids just don't seem that interested in the mystery. They seem more interested when it came to food (and: weird note, they made me crave cornbread) rather than unraveling the mystery. Benny seemed the most interested in solving the mystery
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especially when he runs off from the groupI will say, also, there's way too many named characters in this book for such a short story.
They keep using the word "queer" in replacement for "funny" (or any other synonym) and I know it's an older novel, but it's quite annoying (hence a reason for why I think it doesn't hold up).
I believe that this novel is the most complicated of the Boxcar Children series so far in terms of the uncovered mystery. Bill's background and his explanation was a little confusing and not that straight-forward, so I'm not sure if kid's will understand it completely.