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Surprise Island

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
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The Aldens spend the summer on their own private island. There they meet a new friend with an amazing secret!

©1989 Gertrude Chandler Warner (P)2018 Oasis Audio

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Great audio book!!

I love the boxcar children and I can’t wait until I read the next book in the series

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nostalgia

this took me right back to my childhood. the narrator did a great job bringing this book to life.

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awesome book

It is so good because all of my 4 kids loved
the book so we had to get more!! They
loved it so much they read it in one day!!
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Love It its awsome

I give it a 5/5 its really good the voices are better then the boxcar children

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Best family audiobook experience ever

These are all so beautiful and good hearted and they teach self-reliance, relationship skills, and family values. Perfect for single parents, because the grandfather is the guardsmen and the role models are other adults.

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A good book

A wonderful story that all children should hear and overcome to find later on a great unfoldment that is just great!

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Fantastic

5 1/5 yr old loves this series. glad it's available here and so enjoyable.

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Goooooood not good AMAZING!!!

I love boxcar children Books,I have most of the
books I read them all the time!
I said to my mom “I’m going to STILL read them when I’m a grandma and forever !”

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Good book

violet is my favorite person in the book isn't included enough for me it's not a bad book though in fact it's a great book

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I loved this book when I was little

Great book to re read with my kids. Wish some of the language was updated.

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