The Garden Thief
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2012 · Est. 2 hour read

The Garden Thief

Illustrated by Tim Jessell

Book #130 in the The Boxcar Children series

Who is sabotaging the community garden? The Boxcar Children investigate.

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128 pages· 14,357 words· Est. 2 hour read· 640L
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Bookroo's summary

When Mr. Yee's injury leaves his garden untended, the Alden children step in to help. But as vegetables vanish and plots are vandalized, a mystery unfolds. Can the Boxcar Children uncover the culprit behind the chaos in the community garden before it's too late?

From the publisher

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!

At a glance
Format
Pages
128
Words
14,357
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
640L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
March 1, 2012
First published
January 1, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807527528

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