Boxcar Children

Volume

no. 4

Earliest Publication Date

1986

Description

Grandfather and Aunt Jane haven't spoken for years, but the children help them to once again talk to each other.

2) A Horse Named Dragon

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2008

Description

The Aldens are spending a week at the Dare to Dream Ranch, a rescue ranch that takes in horses whose owners can no longer care for them. The children help with chores, and Jessie is thrilled to be looking after a beautiful horse named Dragon. But when two of the oldest horses are missing from the pasture, a mystery begins to unfold—why would someone want to steal two old, sick horses? Then Dragon disappears, too, and the children discover that

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3) Benny Uncovers a Mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1991

Description

When Benny and Henry get summer jobs at a department store in town, they don't expect to be solving mysteries at work. But when an expensive vase disappears, the salespeople receive strange notes, and the jewelry display is tampered with, it's up to Benny to uncover the truth!

4) Bicycle Mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Description

Many complications follow when a dog attaches himself to the Aldens on a bicycle trip.

5) Blue Bay mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1972

Description

Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of Blue Bay in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
The Boxcar Children are on a trip with Grandfather to a beautiful island in the South Seas! The island is supposed to be deserted, but as the Aldens explore, they start to find signs that suggest they are not alone....

6) Bus Station Mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1991

Description

Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate some suspicious activity at a bus station in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
The Boxcar Children take a bus trip to the Science and Hobby Fair, but a bad storm forces them to stay at a bus station along the way. Soon they are in the middle of a mystery involving a polluted...

7) Caboose mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1983

Description

The Alden children have an adventure as they journey along with the Little North Railroad in two cabooses rented for the summer by their grandfather. A children's tale of adventure and excitement recounting the exploits of the Alden family's summer trip in cabooses

8) Houseboat Mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1990

Description

Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate a mystery while vacationing on a houseboat in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

The Aldens spend their summer traveling in a houseboat! But when a black car shows up at every place they dock, the children begin to think someone is after something on the boat. Can the Boxcar...

9) Mike's mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1988

Description

After a series of strange events, the Alden children must solve a mystery to help their friend Mike and his family.

10) Monkey Trouble

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2011

Description

Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-

It's spring, and all the baby animals are being born; a perfect time to visit the zoo. The Aldens and their friends are taking pictures there for a photo contest. But when cameras go missing and a girl is accused of cheating, the Boxcar Children must find out just who is monkeying with the contest!

11) Mountain top mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1964

Description

The Aldens start out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes an adventure when they are marooned on a mountain-top, glimpse a ghostly light in the forest and become involved in a treasure hunt.

12) Mystery Behind the Wall

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1991

Description

Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery behind the wall in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
When the Boxcar Children find a mysterious journal hidden behind the wall of the guest room, it leads them on a search for a valuable coin collection. But what happened to the journal's owner, and what is she...

13) The Mystery in the Cave

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1995

Description

Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-

The Boxcar Children are visiting Dragon Mouth's Cavern. Their plan is to explore the area and go rock hunting. But when Benny finds a way into secret underground caves, the children have even more to explore. The problem is, it seems like someone doesn't want them there. Can the Aldens solve this underground mystery?

14) Mystery in the sand

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1971

Description

A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.

15) Mystery of the Fallen Treasure

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2013

Description

On their trip to Oregon, the Aldens are excited to find out that Watch has the right skills to be a search and rescue dog! When they start training him in the woods one of the first things he "rescues" is a backpack filled with valuable jewelry—and it fell out of a plane! How could that have happened? When the children try to return the backpack to its owner, the mystery becomes even deeper!

16) Schoolhouse mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1965

Description

Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of an old schoolhouse in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
The Aldens' friend Max says nothing interesting happens in Port Elizabeth. But when the children visit the small fishing village and come across a man snooping around the local library, they prove that...

17) Snowbound mystery

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1968

Description

A family, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discovers adventure in surrounding wild life, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.

18) Superstar Watch

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2009

Description

A big Hollywood agent wants Watch to appear in a commercial for a new kind of dog food! Even though Watch seems to love the food on-camera, he won't touch it at home. Someone at the studio has been switching the brand and the Aldens must find out the truth behind the cover-up. Should Watch still do the commercial even though he doesn't like the product?

19) Surprise Island

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1989

Description

"Siblings Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live in a boxcar. Now they have adventures everywhere they go. What secrets will the children find on their very own island?"-- Provided by publisher.

20) The Amazing Mystery Show

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2011

Description