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The Candy Factory Mystery: A Valentine's Day Holiday Special

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

A Valentine’s candy-factory puzzle

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A Valentine’s candy-factory puzzle

A seasonal mystery takes the Boxcar Children into Mrs. Winkles’s candy factory, where a job making sweets quickly becomes a puzzle. Workers are leaving, machines are malfunctioning, and threatening messages turn up on candy hearts. The factory’s troubles give the story a clear investigative thread, while the holiday setting ties its mystery to Valentine’s Day and candy-making.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 who enjoy mystery stories
  • Readers interested in holiday-themed fiction
  • Young readers who like stories involving puzzles and teamwork

Themes

Valentine’s DayMystery and investigationCandy-makingWorkplace sabotage

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Book overview

When Grandfather's friend Mrs. Winkles needs some extra workers at her candy factory, the Boxcar Children are thrilled to help. What could be more fun than spending their days making candy? But working in the factory isn't as sweet as they expected. Workers are quitting, machinery is breaking down, and mysterious threatening messages are appearing on the candy hearts. It looks like someone is sabotaging Mrs. Winkles's candy!
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