Boxcar children
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610L
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English
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Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.
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Lexile measure
620L
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English
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Years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this new version introduces young readers to a Boxcar Children classic.
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Lexile measure
600L
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English
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"The Aldens spend the summer on their aunt's ranch! The ranch is a beautiful place, but it's also the source of trouble between Aunt Jane and Grandfather. As the Boxcar Children explore the land, they make an amazing discovery. Will it help mend Aunt Jane and Grandfather's relationship?"--Publisher's description
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Lexile measure
560L
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English
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The Aldens head back to Mystery Ranch for another summer! They are thrilled to learn their friend Mike has moved to Yellow Sands--a new town nearby. But when a house fire breaks out and Mike is blamed for starting it, the Aldens must find the real culprit to help their friend.
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Lexile measure
540L
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English
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"People say nothing interesting happens in the village of Port Elizabeth but, on a visit there, the Boxcar Children find a big mystery at the schoolhouse. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic."--Amazon.
11) Caboose mystery
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Boxcar children volume 11
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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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.
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Lexile measure
480L
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English
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"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are spending the summer on a houseboat! Throughout the journey, the children have the feeling they're being watched-- and they are. Someone wants something on their boat, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. Can the Boxcar Children figure it out what it is before it's too late?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Boxcar children volume 13
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children are trapped in their cabin by a snowstorm, but while they wait for the storm to pass, they discover the cabin is full of secrets.
15) Bicycle mystery
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Lexile measure
610L
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English
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While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.
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Boxcar children volume 16
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 18
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
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The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river.
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Boxcar children volume 20
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
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Boxcar children volume 21
Lexile measure
540L
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English
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At an old library, the Alden children discover a boy who needs their help and a stranger who is after a valuable object they found in the library.
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Boxcar children volume 22
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors.
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Boxcar children volume 23
Lexile measure
580L
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English
Description
Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane's motel out of business, but the Alden children aren't going to let that happen.
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Boxcar children volume 24
Lexile measure
560L
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English
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The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.
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Boxcar children volume 25
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.
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Boxcar children volume 26
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.
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Boxcar children volume 27
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
While on a camping trip with their grandfather, the Alden children try to find out about the loud music and missing food that threatens to scare away other campers.
28) The mystery girl
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Boxcar children volume 28
Lexile measure
520L
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English
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While helping run Jerry Taylor's general store, the Alden children investigate his mysterious employee Nancy.
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Boxcar children volume 29
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
While on a cruise with their grandfather, the Alden children help discover who is behind the mysterious troubles of the ship--disconnected phone lines, engine trouble, a man overboard--and still have fun sightseeing, eating, and swimming.
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Boxcar children volume 30
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
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At the same time that the Alden children's efforts to raise money for a new hospital wing are being sabotaged by nasty tricks, they find their attempts to befriend the new girl Beth frustrated by her strange behavior.
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Boxcar children volume 31
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
While helping fix up the old house their cousins have bought, the Aldens hear stories about its being haunted and find evidence suggesting that there may be a ghost there.
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Boxcar children volume 32
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
When the Alden children accompany their grandfather to the Snow Haven Lodge, a series of odd occurrences threaten to disrupt the annual winter games.
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Boxcar children volume 34
Pub. Date
1993.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their grandfather arranges for them to spend two weeks at Sunny Oaks, the four Alden children enjoy settling into the routines of farm life but become suspicious about a mysterious horse locked in the stables.
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Boxcar children volume 35
Pub. Date
[1993]
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children suspect someone of trying to sabotage the local dog show.
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Boxcar children volume 36
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
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The Alden children have another mystery to solve when they visit a castle and must figure out which of the guests has stolen the Stradivarius violin.
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Boxcar children volume 37
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
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While visiting a Navaho Indian reservation in New Mexico, the Aldens try to save a forest under threat of development by proving it is the site of a lost, buried village, but someone is sabotaging their dig.
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Boxcar children volume 38
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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While staying at a hotel in New York City, the Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks plaguing the management and guests.
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Boxcar children volume 39
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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While visiting the seaport town of Ragged Cove, Massachusetts, the Alden children find the ship's log of the Flying Cloud, shipwrecked in 1869, supposedly during a mutiny.
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Boxcar children volume 40
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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While canoeing and backpacking near Timberwolf Lake, the Aldens receive strange warnings to stay away from the area and stumble upon clues to a missing cache of stolen coins.
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Boxcar children volume 41
Pub. Date
1994.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While visiting the Florida Keys, the Aldens encounter suspicious characters, strange incidents at night, and a plot to steal valuable coral.
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Boxcar children volume 42
Pub. Date
1994.
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
The mysterious disappearance of a reclusive neighbor's cat involves the Boxcar children in some complicated detective work.
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Boxcar children volume 43
Pub. Date
1994.
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens become involved in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz," which is systematically and mysteriously being sabotaged.
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Boxcar children volume 44
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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When the Aldens go to the Pickering Natural History Museum to assist with the opening of a dinosaur exhibit, their work is hampered by a series of mysterious happenings.
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Boxcar children volume 45
Pub. Date
1995.
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children are thrilled when a famous orchestra comes to their town to perform, and when an original Mozart score turns up missing, they solve the mystery of its disappearance.
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Boxcar children volume 46
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
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Description
The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream and other items start disappearing from their favorite ice cream parlor.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 47
Pub. Date
1995.
Lexile measure
480L
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Benny wants adventure and finds it as he and the other Alden children help uncover the plan of those who would prevent ballooning from coming to Lloyd's Landing.
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Boxcar children volume 48
Lexile measure
660L
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English
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When their grandfather buys a bookstore at auction in New Orleans, the Alden children help clean it up and discover that several people seem to be obsessed with the store and its contents.
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Boxcar children volume 49
Lexile measure
560L
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English
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The Alden children plan to ride in their boxcar at the Greenfield Founders' Day Parade, but the newly refurbished boxcar is stolen a couple of days before the big event.
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Boxcar children volume 50
Pub. Date
[1996]
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
While exploring the caves around Dragon's Mouth Cavern, a series of unusual and somewhat frightening events convinces the Alden children that someone does not want them around.
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Boxcar children volume 51
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train trip from Boston to San Francisco.
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Boxcar children volume 52
Lexile measure
510L
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English
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Description
On a camping trip to Arizona with their grandfather, the Alden children search for a lost gold mine.
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Boxcar children volume 53
Pub. Date
[1996]
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
113 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When they help out at a guide dog training school, the Alden children meet several people who seem obsessed with a particular dog named Ginger.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 54
Pub. Date
1996.
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
118 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While visiting a friend of their grandfather's on Sullivan's Island, off the coast of South Carolina near Charleston, the Boxcar Children encounter mysterious activities related to rumors of a buried pirate treasure.
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Boxcar children volume 55
Pub. Date
1996.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
121 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While helping their grandfather prepare for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the town square.
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Boxcar children volume 56
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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Description
The Alden children draw upon their resourcefulness to save the neighborhood firehouse from being torn down, while they also face a series of mysterious incidents connected with it.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 57
Pub. Date
1997.
Lexile measure
440L
Physical Desc
pages ; cm.
Language
English
Description
While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.
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Boxcar children volume 58
Lexile measure
550L
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English
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While sightseeing at the Alamo, the Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a priceless ring from the Alamo museum.
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Boxcar children volume 59
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
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The Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a student's research paper from an observatory, and the subsequent disappearance of another student.
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Boxcar children volume 60
Lexile measure
550L
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English
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The Aldens are excited to be playing in their summer soccer league, until someone begins sabotaging the teams.
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Boxcar children volume 61
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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Description
When the Aldens visit Yellowstone they discover a map showing the way to an old cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter lots of interference in their attempts to hike the trail.
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Boxcar children volume 62
Lexile measure
530L
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English
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Description
While visiting Lake Lucille in the Adirondack Mountains, the Aldens hear stories about a monster in the lake and then encounter evidence that it may be real.
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Boxcar children volume 63
Pub. Date
1998.
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the request of their distant relative Althea, the Boxcar Children arrive at her old Virginia mansion and investigate the mysterious incidents happening there.
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Boxcar children volume 64
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.
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Boxcar children volume 65
Lexile measure
540L
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English
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When the Aldens come across a robbery at an antique store, they decide to use their detective skills to help locate the stolen ruby ring, bracelet, and necklace. Yet, before their investigation even begins, someone breaks into the Aldens' home and steals a box of Benny's favorite Silver Frosted Star cereal! Is there a hungry thief on the loose or is something else going on? The Boxcar Children have another mystery to solve.
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Boxcar children volume 66
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
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Description
When the Alden children and their grandfather visit Everglades National Park in Florida to solve the mystery of a missing ranger, they discover that a panther provides a clue.
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Boxcar children volume 67
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the families' valuable antiques are being stolen.
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Boxcar children volume 68
Pub. Date
1999.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate when the new coach of their community basketball league has her Most Valuable Player trophy stolen.
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Boxcar children volume 69
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
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The Aldens investigate when the arrival of several suspicious characters in Greenfield coincides with a mystery involving a popular boy actor.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 70
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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Description
While the Aldens are visiting a friend of Grandfather's at the beach, Benny finds a long-lost piece of a map to a legendary pirate treasure, a discovery that brings unwanted attention from fortune hunters.
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Boxcar children volume 71
Pub. Date
1999.
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
pages ; cm.
Language
English
Description
While visiting a recent purchase of Grandfather's, a ghost town in the Rocky Mountains, the Aldens encounter a mystery involving a run-down motel and a woman who may be a ghost.
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Boxcar children volume 72
Pub. Date
1999.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
pages ; cm.
Language
English
Description
The Alden children help out a storeowner at the Hope Harbor Mall and discover that someone is tampering with the merchandise shipments.
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Boxcar children volume 73
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
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The Aldens try to help a visiting Russian gymnast who is surrounded by mysterious people and events and who seems to have a secret.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 74
Pub. Date
2000.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate when exotic and endangered animals begin to disappear from the zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 75
Pub. Date
2000.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens start a business producing birthday parties and find themselves investigating a series of robberies taking place during their parties.
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Boxcar children volume 76
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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The Aldens participate in a three-day bicycle ride and soon find that someone seems to be intent on keeping others from completing the event.
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Boxcar children volume 77
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
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Description
While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 78
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
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Description
The Aldens, while testing the latest version of their favorite computer game, are surprised to find messages directed specifically at them.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 79
Pub. Date
2000.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
pages : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
While staying at the Crooked House, the family home of their housekeeper Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens try to solve a riddle that will lead them to a hidden treasure.
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Boxcar children volume 80
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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When a professional hockey player comes to Greenfield with plans to build an ice skating rink, the Alden children suspect that someone in town wants to stop the project.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 81
Pub. Date
2001.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
pages : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
While visiting a small town in Alabama, the Aldens hear mysterious howls at midnight, leading them to wonder if an old local legend about a ghost dog is true.
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Boxcar children volume 82
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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The Aldens are spending a week at Camp Seagull on beautiful Claw Island. But as soon as camp begins, they realize that someone is not playing fair. Everything begins to go wrong for the Aldens — they lose their luggage, Henry misplaces the camp flag, and the campers on the other team use one of Jessie's ideas to score points for themselves. Are some campers so desperate to win the Olympics that they are willing to cheat? The Boxcar Children...
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Boxcar children volume 83
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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A series of practical jokes at a restored nineteenth-century farmhouse makes the Aldens wonder if the ghost of its builder is at work.
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Boxcar children volume 85
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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Description
When the Alden children join a group of volunteers to fix up an old house for senior citizens, they try to explain the puzzling behavior of their coworkers as well as investigate some unusual events.
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Boxcar children volume 86
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
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Description
When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off.
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Boxcar children volume 87
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
When an elderly friend is injured, the Alden children offer to help him with his window-washing business in their small town of Greenfield and agree to help him solve a riddle that has arrived in a mysterious invitation.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
Bad luck hits the Greenfield Museum with the addition of an ancient mummy exhibit. Annotation. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up an exhibit about life in ancient Egypt. But the longer the Aldens are around the exhibit's mummy, the more things go wrong. Has the museum been struck by a curse from the ancient mummy? Illustrations.
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Boxcar children volume 89
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
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Description
The Aldens take part in a hunt at a gem mine and discover that someone is out to sabotage the contest.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
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Description
While Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny help a friend fix up an old mansion filled with skeletons belonging to the doctor who once lived there, statues begin disappearing from the mansion grounds and a walking skeleton may be the culprit.
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Series
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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Description
The Alden children are searching for a rare comic book about their favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic. When they finally find the comic, they discover that Captain Fantastic has a real-life enemy. Who would want to sabotage a superhero? The Aldens will need their super power of investigation to catch this comic book culprit!
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Boxcar children volume 94
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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Description
The Alden children help out at the Greenfield Ice Cream Barn and while learning to make ice cream and create new flavors, they help solve a mystery before the Barn gets shut down.
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Boxcar children volume 95
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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Description
The children are staying at the home of a famous inventor who was known for her one-of-a-kind clocks. All the clocks make noise especially at midnight, when there are enough chimes, gongs, and clangs to wake the whole house up! But the clocks aren't the only sound in the house at midnight. Someone or something is making a mysterious tapping sound. Who could be inventing trouble in the old house?
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Boxcar children volume 96
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
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Description
The Boxcar children have dinner at a Chinese restaurant and get a handwritten riddle in a fortune cookie! One riddle leads to another, and the children wonder who is leaving them the cookie clues, and why?
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Boxcar children volume 97
Pub. Date
2003.
Lexile measure
510L
Physical Desc
122 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
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Series
Boxcar children volume 98
Pub. Date
2004.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
135 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 99
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
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Description
The Aldens' neighbor, Lina, thinks there's treasure hidden in her attic, and she wants the Aldens to help her find it. Of course, the children are eager to help search — but it appears they aren't the only ones looking for the treasure. Can the Boxcar Children discover the treasure in the attic . . . before someone else finds it first?
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Boxcar children volume 100
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
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Description
The Aldens' boxcar is the perfect place for games, picnics, sleepovers, and fun, but when strange things start happening there, Benny is convinced that the boxcar is haunted.
Series
Boxcar children volume 101
Pub. Date
[2004]
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
126 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 102
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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Description
While vacationing at a friend's country home, the four Alden siblings try to find a long-missing, priceless brooch and investigate the existence of a ghostly stream.
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Boxcar children volume 103
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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Description
The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 106
Pub. Date
2006.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
97 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their favorite author fails to arrive as scheduled to speak at the local library, the Alden children investigate how he could board a train and never be seen again.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 107
Pub. Date
[2006]
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
124 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens help a friend of their grandfather's to build the world's largest yo-yo, they soon discover that more than one person is trying to prevent them from finishing the job--and for more than one reason.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 108
Pub. Date
2006.
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens visit Grandfather's friend at the Ogopogo Retreat and aided by puzzling clues, embark on a treasure hunt to prevent the retreat from being sold.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 109
Pub. Date
[2006]
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar children must track down an instrument thief in time to save Greenfield's music festival from disaster.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 110
Pub. Date
2007.
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
113 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
111) The Seattle puzzle
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 111
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
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Description
When the Alden children accompany their grandfather on a trip to Seattle, they discover clues throughout the city, seemingly planted just for them.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 112
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
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Description
The Aldens investigate the rumors of ghosts, disappearing props and a haunted seat in the Trap-Door Theater.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
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Description
"One day in the park, the Aldens' dog, Watch, comes across a mysterious box with a note inside. 'Congratulations!' the note says. 'You've found it!' The box is part of a game called Geocaching. Soon, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are searching all over town for hidden boxes and making friends with other kids in the geocaching club. But is one of the club members a thief?" -- p. [4] of cover.
114) A horse named Dragon
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Series
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are helping out at a rescue ranch for horses. Jessie's favorite is a beautiful horse named Dragon. When Dragon and other horses disappear from the pasture, the Boxcar children must saddle up for a mystery. What's happening to the horses at the Dare To Dream Ranch?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 115
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
A local radio station is holding the Great Detective Race, and the Boxcar Children have entered the contest! They solve riddles and search all over town for clues leading to the grand prize. But when some of the clues turn out to be fake, it's clear that someone is playing unfairly! Who could be trying to ruin the race - and why?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 116
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens discover there's nothing more fun than a drive-in movie. But pranks and other odd things are happening at the Diamond Drive-In, and late at night, a ghost is seen walking around the empty lot. Is the old theater really haunted?
118) The spy game
Author
Series
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
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Description
When the children uncover a strange puzzle in a friend's back yard, it's the start of a "spy game" leading to gold. But first they must make sense of an old photo and a riddle, and learn just who is behind this mystery within a mystery.
119) The dog-gone mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 119
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
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Description
When they take their dog, Watch, for obedience training, the Alden children discover that some of the dogs in the class have vanished and decide to try to solve the mystery of their disappearance.
120) The vampire mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 120
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
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Description
When the Aldens agree to watch the house of a local author who has written a book about a vampire, they end up investigating activities that are suspiciously similar to those in his book.
121) Superstar Watch
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 121
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children stumble upon a mystery when they enter their dog, Watch, in a contest that could lead to fame and fortune, but where things keep going wrong.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 122
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens help out at a minor league stadium and investigate when it appears someone in the ballpark is stealing the home team pitcher's signals and relaying them to the batters of the other team.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 123
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children have been choosen to compete against another team to look for clues on a game show.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 124
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children investigate a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head at a friend's farm.
125) The cupcake caper
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 125
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
People line up around the block to buy Mama Tova's cupcakes. But who could be trying to steal her secret recipe? The Boxcar Children follow clues to a cupcake contest, where they must use their mystery-solving skills to find a thief.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 126
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, volunteer at the new recycling center in town, and help uncover who is breaking in and making a mess each night.
127) Monkey trouble
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 127
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
While spending two days touring a zoo to see the baby animals, the four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, help catch an escaped monkey, participate in a photography contest, and investigate a missing camera.
128) The zombie project
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 128
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While staying at the Winding River Lodge, the Alden siblings investigate tales of a zombie haunting a lake in the woods.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 129
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
The four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, uncover a mystery while volunteering at a food pantry for the needy.
130) The garden thief
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 130
Pub. Date
2012.
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Alden children help solve a case surrounding missing vegetables and vandalism in the community garden"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 131
Pub. Date
2013.
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 132
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
During a trip to Oregon, the Aldens are astonished when Watch discovers a backpack filled with valuables, a finding that compels them to learn what happened and return the backpack to its rightful owner.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 133
Pub. Date
2013.
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Can visiting a gravesite bring bad luck? The Boxcar Children explore the local cemetery's secrets to discover the truth behind an old legend!"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 134
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
110 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities--especially snowboarding. But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 135
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
113 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are at Wildcat Crossing, a recreated frontier town full of cowboy fun. But when horses disappear and other pranks threaten to ruin the Wild West show, the Boxcar Children must find out who's the varmint causing all the trouble"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 136
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
109 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A talented young soccer player in Greenfield is given the honor of being a child mascot at an international soccer tournament in Brazil, but when an anonymous letter insists that she doesn't deserve to go, the Aldens investigate"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 137
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
114 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens visit a university campus, they must solve a mystery involving an old library whose stone gargoyles seem to move on their own.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 138
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"During auditions for the show 'Pop Star Sensation' at the local mall, one of the judges, a famous pop star, disappears, and the Aldens must find out where she went"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 139
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens visit a dinosaur dig in Montana and soon become involved in a mystery involving missing dinosaur bones"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 140
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important piece of jewelry goes missing. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show is ruined?"--Jacket flap.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 141
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the town of Sleepy Hollow, the Aldens discover an old legend that's come back to life! Their friend's ghost-tour business is being disrupted by a spooky figure on horseback who throws pumpkins in the streets and frightens everyone. Has the headless horseman returned to haunt the town? The Boxcar Children must find out before the ghost tours are ruined!"--Jacket flap.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 142
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens travel to Ireland to explore castles. While visiting Duncarraig Castle the children discover a cloaked figure roaming around.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 143
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are excited to meet their favorite celebrity Walter the Cat, who makes the funniest videos on the Internet! And when this celebrity cat inherits a million dollars from his owner, he becomes even more famous! But someone seems to be angry about the will and is stealing things from Walter's house. Is this cat too famous for his own good?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 144
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The old abandoned school in Silver City is being fixed up as an art center and the Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the place. But the other volunteers are scared by the spooky goings-on in the school--doors lock by themselves, and chalkboard messages appear out of nowhere! Will the Aldens find out the secret of the haunted school?"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 145
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cousin Alice is running for mayor, and the Boxcar Children must find out which of her opponents is using sneaky tricks to win the race!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 146
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are helping out at a doughnut shop, but when a rival store opens across town, strange events follow, and the children have a mouthwatering mystery to solve!
147) The robot ransom
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 147
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
Jessie and Henry's robotics team is competing in a big tournament. But when their robot is stolen, the Aldens have a high-tech mystery to decode!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 148
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are helping out at a harvest festival in a town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. But something in the hills is scaring people away! Are the local rumors about a werewolf true?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 149
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
99 pages + 16 unnumbered unpaged : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are visiting friends for a big Dia de los Muertos celebration. The kids love learning about the holiday and helping out - that is until mysterious events threaten to ruin everyone's preparations. Can the Aldens figure out what's going on and help their friends save the celebration?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 150
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens find a hidden time capsule! Inside is a journal with clues to a treasure hunt. Who wrote the journal? And after a hundred years, can the Boxcar Children find the treasure?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what's going on and help save the sea turtles?"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 152
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Alden siblings visit their grandfather's friend in an apartment building, they begin to wonder about the many mysterious events that keep happening on the thirteenth floor of that building.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 153
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are visiting Port Elizabeth when a bad storm rolls in, knocking out the power--and leaving behind a mystery! Can the powered-down Aldens figure out what's going on?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 154
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children know how much work it takes to live in the wilderness. They also know how much fun it can be! The children love exploring and learning new things at a primitive skills summer camp. But when strange things start happening around the camp, they need to use another of their favorite skills-- mystery solving!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 155
Language
English
Description
"The Boxcar Children are helping a friend find out more about their family's history. But what they find is a mystery going back generations! Can the Aldens help their friend unlock secrets of the past-- and present?" --
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 156
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens try out a Halloween escape room. The puzzle are fun to solve. But when eerie events start scaring people away, the children find a much bigger case to crack." --
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 157
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jessie wants her science fair project to make a difference. So when she gets the chance to test a local creek for pollution, she can't wait to get started. But when things start going wrong with her experiment, Jessie and her siblings don't just have an experiment to investigate, they have a mystery to solve!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 158
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jessie and Benny are participating in the Great Greenfield Bake-Off, a local baking competition for kids. But ingredients get mixed up during the competition and then the power goes out. Is someone trying to put an end to the contest?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 160
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Henry's magic teacher, The Amazing Arthur, goes missing right before the Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show, Henry and his sibilings look into Arthur's disappearance.
161) The raptor rescue
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 161
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are excited to learn more about raptors when they volunteer at a rehab center for wild birds, but not long after they arrive, a series of strange events makes it seem like someone might be trying to sabotage the center.
162)
X marks the spot , Boxcar children volume 163
Author
163)
Secret of Superstition Mountain , Boxcar children volume 164
Author
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume Prequel
Pub. Date
2012.
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during a blizzard.
Author
Series
Jessie files volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
186 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, but when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jessie Alden likes her new role at the student newspaper, but when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent's business, she realizes her story is much bigger than she thought.
167) Talk of the town
Author
Series
Jessie files volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie discovers someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and in order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel's help, but when some messages go out, they are hard to take back.
