{"product_id":"the-garden-thief-a-spring-holiday-special-9798217030095","title":"The Garden Thief: A Spring Holiday Special","description":"Grandfather's friend, Mr. Yee, has broken his arm and can't tend to his beloved vegetable plot in the community garden. The Alden children gladly offer their services to help him with his prize-winning veggies. But they soon learn something mysterious is afoot at the community garden. Vegetables go missing, and it appears someone is intentionally vandalizing the garden plots. Luckily for the local community gardeners, the Boxcar Children are on the case!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gertrude Chandler Warner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217030095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGertrude Chandler Warner \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Putnam, Connecticut. She wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Boxcar Children\u003c\/i\u003e because she had always dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or a freight car--just as the Aldens do. When readers asked for more adventures, Warner wrote more books--a total of nineteen in all. After her death, other authors have continued to write stories about Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden, and today The Boxcar Children(R) series has more than one hundred books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Jessell is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Doon.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gertrude Chandler Warner \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699060326557,"sku":"9798217030095","price":19.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e9209b4d-e5e0-431d-a3ca-1904baf5ac77.jpg?v=1772697210","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-garden-thief-a-spring-holiday-special-9798217030095","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}