num_pages: 128
description: At an old library, the Alden children discover a boy who needs their help and a stranger who is after a valuable object they find in the library.
language: English
title: The Deserted Library Mystery
titlecomplete: The Deserted Library Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #21)
characters: Henry Alden, Violet Alden, Benny Alden, Jessie Alden
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Chapter Books, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Juvenile, Contemporary, Mystery
ratings_count: 1643
places: The United States of America
series: The Boxcar Children
publisher: Turtleback Books