unpredictable.
While the mystery element is central to each of Miss Warnerâs books, she never thought of them as strictly juvenile mysteries. She liked to stress the Aldensâ independence and resourcefulness and their solid New England devotion to using up and making do. The Aldens go about most of their adventures with as little adult supervision as possible â something else that delights young readers.
Miss Warner lived in Putnam, Connecticut, until her death in 1979. During her lifetime, she received hundreds of letters from girls and boys telling her how much they liked her books.
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