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The Mystery of the Hidden Painting
1992, Gertrude Chandler Warner
4.3/5
The Mystery of the Missing Painting (I found a typo in this book)The Boxcar Children Henry, Jessie, Violet, Benny and their grandfather James are at home thinking of what to do. Jessie said they should clean the boxcar because they hadn’t cleaned it in a while James stayed inside while the kids cleaned their boxcar.As they cleaned they were talking about their grandfather’s birthday. Violet said they should dress up we have some costumes in the attic. After they cleaned up they went up into the attic to see what was up there. Jessie found a painting sitting on a chair and she suspected it was their grandmother wearing a necklace. They went downstairs to talk to their grandfather and he told them a story about him giving their grandmother the necklace for a marriage present. He had a professional designer make it. One day it was lost and never found.The next morning they decided to go to Aunt Jane’s house and talk to her about the necklace. Violet drew an exact picture of it in her sketch book. They took the bus to her house which was three hours away. After they talked with Aunt Jane, they went to the museum. When they got there, a man greeted them and said his name was Mr. Mason. They asked him if he had a necklace just like Violet’s drawing. He brought them into a room. In the room there was a case with a beautiful necklace in it. There was a tag on it that said “Donated by Ms. Loraine Newton.” They compared it to Violet’s drawing. It looked exactly the same. They went to Ms. Newton’s house and knocked. A woman opened it and they asked her where they could find Lorraine Newton. “She’s on the back porch,” the woman replied. They went to the back porch and found an old woman. They asked her if she had donated a necklace to the museum. She said “Yes, my son stole it and I gave it to the museum because I didn’t want him to go to jail.” They went back to Aunt Jane’s house and called their grandfather. They said he should come over and a few hours later he was there. The children told him their story and said they should go to the museum. They did. They got their grandmother’s necklace back and went home. When they got there, they celebrated James’ Birthday.