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The Detour of the Elephants

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner, Dee Garretson, JM Lee
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny chart a course for China to return the Reddimus Society's fourth artifact! Along the way they meet old friends and make new ones, but a thief threatens to ruin their trip. Then, after an unexpected stop in Thailand, they meet a suspicious man claiming to work for the Reddimus Society. The Aldens wonder if someone close to them is working for the other side. Who can the Boxcar Children trust to help them?

©2017 Albert Whitman & Co. (P)2017 Oasis Audio

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Awesome Book

I liked this story because it has a mix of drama and comedy . I love it. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves mysteries.😀😀👍🏻👍🏻

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my 4 and 7 yr liked it

Benny's voice is annoying. we liked how the kids had to figure things out and travel

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So good

I loved it but I think Benny’s voice is a
But weird all and all it’s 😊

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Coolest book ever

Hi 👋 my name is Grace Redpath this is the best book ever l love
❤️ that one of the pillits is bad
Gracie Redpath 🦥

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Brian blaster book

This is the best book ever. I am so happy that you created this book.
Make one called the mystery and the melted coin.

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I adore this book!

I love this book and really enjoyed the story! The boxcar children series never disappoints. Other may say the narrating is annoying, but I actually really like it. It further immersed you in the story and defines each characters voice. This way it isn’t confusing. It enough suspense, but isn’t scary. 100% recommend!!!

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Adventure awards you

I love that the boxcar children are always thinking. But there not always thinking about the mystery but thinking of others. I also like how funny Benny is. The boxcar children will always have a place in my heart ♥️

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Huge fan

My only problem: the bad accents.other wise the kids don’t fight, and it’s not to scary. I highly recommend this.

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Alert: racist dialogue

The reader of this audiobook is not Asian but affects an “Asian accent” whenever she reads dialogue from one of the Asian characters in the text. The preview didn’t contain any of this dialogue, so I didn’t know until I purchased the book for my seven year old. Removing from our library and hoping for a refund from Audible!

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