FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The four Alden children and their new friend Lars uncover a mystery during a trip to an island in the South Seas.

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From the Inside Flap

The Aldens find a castaway on a South Sea island. How did he get there and who is he?

About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries.