"For eliciting the menace that lurks in familiar surroundings, there's no one like Patricia Highsmith." --_Time_ The world of Patricia Highsmith has always been filled with ordinary people, all of whom are capable of very ordinary crimes. This theme was present from the beginning, when her debut, _
Journey on a Runaway Train
β Scribed by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman & Company
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 644 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locationsβall around the world! After finding a painted turtle figurine, the Aldens are introduced to the Silverton family and Reddimus Society, a secret guild whose mission is to return lost artifacts and treasures to the sites they were taken from. The Aldens board a private train to New Mexico to return the turtle to its original home, and they encounter enemies of Reddimus along the way! The trip is a success... but instead of returning home, there's a last-minute change in plans. The Boxcar Children must continue the mission for the society and deliver more things, all around the globe!
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