num_pages: 128
description: The Aldens help restore an old library by cleaning up and clearing out old books. But while they work, they hear mysterious footsteps on the second floor. Then someone sneaks in and makes the library just as messy as before. Why would someone want the library to stay closed?
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: Random House Books for Young Readers