Boxcar children
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Boxcar children volume 1
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"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They're orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home -- and become the Boxcar Children. -- Publisher's description.
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"The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize there is more to the island--and to their new friend--than meets the eye."--Publisher's description.
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Boxcar children volume 3
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English
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Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children are determined to solve the mystery that surrounds an old yellow house on their grandfather's property. Strange things have happened in that house where long ago a man disappeared.
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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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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are on another summer trip to visit Aunt Jane at Mystery Ranch. They're thrilled to find their friend Mike Wood lives in the bustling new town near the ranch. But one night, Mike's house burns down and he is blamed for starting the fire!
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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
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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.
15) Bicycle mystery
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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 20
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English
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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
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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
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English
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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
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English
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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
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Albert Whitman & Company
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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
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English
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The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.
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Boxcar children volume 26
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English
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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
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Albert Whitman & Company
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English
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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
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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
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Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
1992
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English
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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
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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
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English
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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
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English
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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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"The Boxcar Children are helping at a pizzeria, but it seems that someone is trying to shut it down. Can they find out who is causing trouble? 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.
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Boxcar children volume 34
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1993
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English
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When their grandfather arranges for them to spend two week 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
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c1993
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English
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The Alden children suspect someone of trying to sabotage the local dog show.
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Boxcar children volume 36
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1994
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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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
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English
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1995
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1995
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English
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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
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English
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The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream and other items start disappearing from their favorite ice cream parlor.
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Boxcar children volume 47
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1995
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English
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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
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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
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One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're fixing up their boxcar so they can ride it in the big Greenfield Founder's Day parade. There's just one problem. Someone has stolen the boxcar with their dog, Watch, in it! If they can only find the missing boxcar, it...
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Boxcar children volume 50
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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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
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1996
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English
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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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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Boxcar children volume 54
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1996
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English
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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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
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English
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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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Boxcar children volume 57
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1997
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English
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While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.
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Boxcar children volume 58
Pub. Date
1997
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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
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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
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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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
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Whitman
Pub. Date
1998
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English
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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
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English
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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
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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
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English
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When the Alden children set out to solve a jewelry store robbery, they find they must also deal with a mysterious thief who steals their favorite cereal.
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Boxcar children volume 66
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A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
1998
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English
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
1998
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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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
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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
1999
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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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Boxcar children volume 70
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English
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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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
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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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
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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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Boxcar children volume 74
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Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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The Aldens investigate when exotic and endangered animals begin to disappear from the zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.
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Boxcar children volume 75
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Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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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
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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
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Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.
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Boxcar children volume 79
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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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
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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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Boxcar children volume 81
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English
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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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"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're spending a week at Camp Seagull on beautiful Claw Island. When they arrive at Camp Seagull, the Alden children look forward to a week of new friends, exciting activities, and most of all, the annual camp Olympics. But as soon as camp begins, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny realize that someone is not playing fair. Everything...
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Boxcar children volume 83
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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 84
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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The Aldens accompany their grandfather to his class reunion and investigate the possibility of a buried Civil War treasure, and of a ghost in the bell tower, at Goldwin University.
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Boxcar children volume 85
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English
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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
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English
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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
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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.
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"The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. Since the mummy arrived, nothing has gone right for the museum and its workers ... Has the museum been struck by the curse of an ancient mummy?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Boxcar children volume 89
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English
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The Aldens take part in a hunt at a gem mine and discover that someone is out to sabotage the contest.
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Boxcar children volume 90
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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The Aldens visit Peggy and Doc Firmin's sheep farm and get a behind-the-scenes look at a teddy bear workshop. When a rare and valuable teddy bear disappears, it's up to the Alden children to track down the thief.
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Boxcar children volume 91
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're exploring a haunted house!
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Boxcar children volume 92
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English
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The town of Greenfield is having an art contest to celebrate the work of local artists. The Boxcar Children are getting to know the artists and the gallery owner and learning all about art. But could the gallery be filled with stolen paintings?
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Boxcar children volume 93
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Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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The Alden children are searching for a rare comic book of their favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic. They finally find the comic and something else, too--a strange note inside, signed by the comics creator. The Aldens realize the note is a fake.
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Boxcar children volume 94
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English
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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
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Someone or something is making a mysterious tapping sound at midnight in the home of a famous inventor known for her one-of-a-kind clocks. There is an invention convention taking place in the home and the Alden children are competitors at the convention. Does the mysterious tapping mean trouble for the convention? The children are determined to find out.
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Boxcar children volume 96
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English
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When it comes time for dessert at a local Chinese restaurant, the Alden family discovers very mysterious hand-written messages inside the fortune cookies.
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Boxcar children volume 97
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A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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The Alden children are helping out at a radio station, and they're going to be actors in a live mystery show. But when strange things keep happening, people in town say the station is haunted. Can the Boxcar Children catch the radio ghost before the station's listeners are scared away?
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Boxcar children volume 98
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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A family ghost may be back in Wisconsin! Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny discover a mystery that comes with its very own ghost story! When the children visit an old farmhouse, they learn the legend behind a painting there. Long ago, when a traveling artist painted a scene from the farm, he saw something that shouldn't have been there -- the family cow, who had run away years before. Did the artist see a ghost? And now the owner of the house has...
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Boxcar children volume 99
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English
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The Aldens' neighbor thinks there's a treasure hidden in her attic, and she wants the Aldens to help her find it.
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Boxcar children volume 100
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The Alden children have discovered another mystery close to home! The old boxcar where they once lived is now a playhouse in their backyard. One night, Benny sees a strange light in the boxcar, and the children begin to find clues to the boxcar's past. Could something that happened long ago be haunting the boxcar now?
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Boxcar children volume 101
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A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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The Aldens visit a farm that's famous for its corn maze and the festival held there every year. But someone is damaging the maze at night. Can the Boxcar Children catch the culprit and save the festival?
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Boxcar children volume 103
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Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.
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Boxcar children volume 104
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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The Aldens investigate when a new store called the Game Spot opens in town and the neighboring shops are robbed.
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Boxcar children volume 105
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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The Aldens try to solve a series of mysteries which took place in a old hotel in Kansas which they visit.
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Boxcar children volume 106
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c2006
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English
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 107
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A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 108
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Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2006
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English
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 109
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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The Boxcar children must track down an instrument thief in time to save Greenfield's music festival from disaster.
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Boxcar children volume 110
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
111) The Seattle puzzle
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Boxcar children volume 111
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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When the Alden children accompany their grandfather on a trip to Seattle, they discover clues throughout the city, seemingly planted just for them.
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Boxcar children volume 112
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A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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The Aldens investigate the rumors of ghosts, disappearing props and a haunted seat in the Trap-Door Theater.
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Boxcar children volume 113
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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"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.
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Boxcar children volume 114
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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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?
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Boxcar children volume 115
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Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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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?
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Boxcar children volume 116
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English
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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?
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Boxcar children volume 117
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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When the Boxcar children help out in a local garden, they dig up one strange thing after another! First, the tomato plants seem to move every day. Find out how that can be.
118) The spy game
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Boxcar children volume 118
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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
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Boxcar children volume 119
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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
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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
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Boxcar children volume 121
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 122
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 123
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English
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The Boxcar Children have been choosen to compete against another team to look for clues on a game show.
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Boxcar children volume 124
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The Alden siblings visit the Beckett pumpkin farm in the fall, where they try to solve the mystery of a creature with a glowing pumpkin head that is warning guests to stay away.
125) The cupcake caper
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Boxcar children volume 125
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 126
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The Alden siblings volunteer at the local recycling center, where they find plenty of things that can be reused, but when the center is vandalized, they must investigate to solve the mystery.
127) Monkey trouble
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Boxcar children volume 127
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English
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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
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Series
Boxcar children volume 128
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
While staying at the Winding River Lodge, the Alden siblings investigate tales of a zombie haunting a lake in the woods.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 129
Language
English
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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
Language
English
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
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
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
Language
English
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
c2014.
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
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.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens visit Ireland and stay in a beautiful castle that's now a hotel. But at night they see a mysterious figure who walks with a lantern, and think it could be one of the legendary banshees"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 143
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are excited to meet their favorite celebrityWalter 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 Walters house. Is this cat too famous for his own good?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 144
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the old abandoned school in Silver City, even if some are scared by all the spooky goings-on.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 145
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
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
Language
English
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
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
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?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 149
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
Language
English
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
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
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
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?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 154
Language
English
Formats
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
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
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
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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?" -- provided by the publisher.
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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
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163)
Secret of Superstition Mountain , Boxcar children volume 164
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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume Prequel
Language
English
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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
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the star of a traveling theater production goes missing days before the show's debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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.
