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Boxcar children

Author:
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979
Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
MacLachlan, Patricia
Deutsch, Stacia
 
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1.  The boxcar children

 
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Series Volume:
0001
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Series Volume:
0002
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4 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0003
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of the yellow house in the third book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
A mystery surrounds the old yellow house on Surprise Island! Years ago, a man vanished from the house, and no one knows how or why. Now a long-lost clue leads the Aldens to investigate the...
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Series Volume:
0004
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5 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0005
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3.3 stars
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The Alden children are excited to see their friend, Mike, while visiting their aunt, but when Mike is blamed for burning his house down, the siblings want to help Mike clear his name.
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Series Volume:
0006
Average Rating:
5 stars
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What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a beautiful island in the South Seas? The island is supposed to be deserted, but as the Aldens explore, they start to find signs that they suggest they are not alone.
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Series Volume:
0007
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in an enormous New England farmhouse. Near the house there is an old woodshed that holds a surprising secret that dates from the Revolutionary War.
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Series Volume:
0008
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A mysterious woman, a dog barking every night at midnight, and a puzzling note in the sand all add up to a mysterious summer in a lighthouse.
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Series Volume:
0009
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a hidden cave in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
A rockslide strands the Aldens on a mountain! But being stuck on Old Flat Top isn't all bad. As the children wait for rescue, they discover that a secret cave has opened up—one that just might hold legendary...
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Series Volume:
0010
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Recounts the adventures of the Alden children as they solve the mystery of the old schoolhouse in Port Elizabeth.
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Series Volume:
0011
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a curious train caboose in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
The Aldens take a train journey! And at every stop, someone has something to say about the train car the children are riding in. It turns out Caboose Number 777 has an unusual past—one that comes...
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Series Volume:
0012
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate a mystery while vacationing on a houseboat in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

The Aldens spend their summer traveling in a houseboat! But when a black car shows up at every place they dock, the children begin to think someone is after something on the boat. Can the Boxcar...
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Series Volume:
0013
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A family, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discover adventure in surrounding wildlife, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.
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Series Volume:
0014
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The Alden children are helping their new neighbors build a tree house when they discover an attic window that not even their neighbors knew about.
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Series Volume:
0015
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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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Series Volume:
0016
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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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Series Volume:
0017
Average Rating:
4 stars
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A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.
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Series Volume:
0018
Average Rating:
4 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0019
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion.
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Series Volume:
0020
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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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Series Volume:
0021
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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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Series Volume:
0022
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When the Greenfield Animal Shelter suddenly closes, the Boxcar Children help care for the abandoned animals. They soon discover that many of them belonged to a woman who has disappeared! Can the Aldens track down the missing pet owner and find homes for their furry friends?

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Series Volume:
0023
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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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Series Volume:
0024
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In their grandfather's attic, the Aldens discover a painting of their grandmother wearing a necklace that disappeared long ago. Although the Boxcar Children are determined to track down the missing necklace, they only find dead ends. Can the necklace be found?

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Series Volume:
0025
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The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.
Book cover for "The mystery of the mixed-up zoo".
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Series Volume:
0026
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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.
Book cover for "The Camp-Out Mystery".
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Series Volume:
0027
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The Aldens are going camping! But after they hear loud music in the middle of the night, notice their lantern is missing, and find a frightening note, the Boxcar Children must find out who is behind the pranks to save their vacation.

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Series Volume:
0028
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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny help out at a general store, but they soon find that another girl who works there is acting strangely. She seems nervous and doesn't answer questions about her past. What secret is the mystery girl hiding?

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Series Volume:
0029
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The Alden children take a cruise with their grandfather, while sightseeing they also explore the mystery behind some engine problem, a man overboard, and other troubles on the ship.

Book cover for "The Disappearing Friend Mystery".
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Series Volume:
0030
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Alden children are trying to raise money for a new hospital wing and make friends with a new girl, Beth, unfortunately both attempts are proving difficult and problematic.

Book cover for "The Mystery of the Singing Ghost".
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Series Volume:
0031
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Boxcar children help restore the house bought by their cousins and find evidence that the ghost stories they heard might be true.

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Series Volume:
0032
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The lodge is having its annual winter carnival, and the Boxcar Children sign up to compete in events like skiing, skating, sledding, and building snow and ice sculptures. But no sooner has the competition begun than the children have a mystery to solve!
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Series Volume:
0033
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When their favorite pizza restaurant almost goes out of business, the Alden children try to help their friends stay open while they find out who is behind all their problems.
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Series Volume:
0034
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The Aldens settle easily into farm life when their grandfather sends them to Sunny Oaks for two weeks, but soon they grow suspicious about a peculiar horse in the stables.

Book cover for "The Mystery at the Dog Show".
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Series Volume:
0035
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At the local dog show the Boxcar children investigate when they suspect someones is trying to sabotage it.

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Series Volume:
0036
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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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Series Volume:
0037
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When the Aldens try to save a forest from developers in a Navaho Indian reservation by proving there is a lost village there, they're met with sabotage.

Book cover for "The Mystery of the Purple Pool".
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Series Volume:
0038
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Boxcar children look into various pranks that are pestering the guests and staff of the New York hotel where they are staying.

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Series Volume:
0039
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The Alden children find the ship log of the suspicious 1869 shipwreck of the Flying Cloud while vacationing in a Massachusetts seaport town.

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Series Volume:
0040
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0041
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0042
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When the Aldens hear that Mr. Wood's cat, Spotzie, is missing, they immediately help out by putting up LOST CAT posters and going door-to-door with a photograph of the cat. But along the way they meet some strange characters, receive frightening phone calls, and even find a cat that looks just like Spotzie — but is it? It seems that the more they search, the more mysterious the mystery becomes!

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Series Volume:
0043
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The Aldens are starring in The Wizard of Oz—and even Benny and Watch have roles! But as the children get ready to perform, mysterious things start to happen. Can the Boxcar Children find out what's going on and save the show before opening night?

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Series Volume:
0044
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The Aldens are excited to with the Dino World exhibit at the Natural History Museum! But when they see a giant shadow moving in the museum and the T. rex bones go missing, they're spooked! Can the Boxcar Children solve the mystery and find the bones before the exhibit opens?

Book cover for "The Mystery of the Stolen Music".
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Series Volume:
0045
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An orchestra is coming to town! The children are excited to hear the orchestra play, to meet the musicians, and to learn how to make their own instruments. The orchestra is also displaying a very valuable, old piece of music. But when it mysteriously disappears, it's up to the Boxcar Children to find it!

Book cover for "The chocolate sundae mystery".
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Series Volume:
0046
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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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Series Volume:
0047
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The Aldens are so excited when they get to meet other ballonists, learn how hot air balloons work, and even help the crew launch a balloon. Then, things start to go wrong. Someone is trying to ruin the rally, and the Boxcar Children might not get the chance to ride in a hot air balloon after all - unless they solve the mystery in time.
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Series Volume:
0048
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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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Series Volume:
0049
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Someone steals the newly refurbished boxcar the Aldens are going to ride at the Greenfield Founder's Day Parade, they only have a couple of days to find it before the event.

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Series Volume:
0050
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The Boxcar children need to find the person that is trying to make them leave the caves around the Dragon's Mouth Cavern.

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Series Volume:
0051
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The Alden children are enjoying the train ride until something is stolen from a young woman and they need to find the thief before the last stop.

Book cover for "Mystery of the Lost Mine".
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Series Volume:
0052
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The Aldens search for a lost gold mine while on a camping trip to Arizona.

Book cover for "The Guide Dog Mystery".
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Series Volume:
0053
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The Aldens are going to visit a guide dog school — but once they arrive, mysterious things start to happen. Benny sees strange lights in one of the dormitory rooms . . . and late one night, someone breaks into the kennel where the guide dogs are kept. Is someone after one of the dogs? The Boxcar Children are determined to find out!
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Series Volume:
0054
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The Aldens visit South Carolina and learn a friend of theirs has an ancestor who was a pirate! They hunt for the pirate's hidden treasure, but someone else is looking for it too. Can the Boxcar Children find it before the next big storm hits the coast?

Book cover for "Mystery of the Secret Message".
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Series Volume:
0055
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The Aldens discover that someone wants to ruin the Winter Festival when they find a secret message in a set of photos they developed.

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Series Volume:
0056
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The Boxcar children decide to help restore a historic firehouse when the town council starts thinking about demolishing it. Soon enough they realize that someone is hindering their efforts.

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Series Volume:
0057
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.
Book cover for "The Mystery at the Alamo".
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Series Volume:
0058
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The Aldens are visiting the Alamo with their grandfather. They arrive at the Alamo to find that a movie is being made there — and they are going to be in it. But then things start to go wrong on the movie set, and a priceless ring from the Alamo Museum disappears. Are the two things connected? It is up to the Boxcar Children to solve this new puzzle!
Book cover for "The Outer Space Mystery".
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Series Volume:
0059
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The Boxcar Children are going to college! That is, they are going to Mountvale College to help Grandfather at a convention of young astronomers. The Aldens learn many interesting things, and get to look at the stars and planets through a telescope at the observatory. But then some valuable information disappears — along with one of the students at the convention. What's going on? It's another mystery for the Boxcar Children!
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Series Volume:
0060
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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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Series Volume:
0061
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On a trip to Yellowstone National Park, the Aldens are on the hunt for the legendary gold of the Lost Miner's Cabin. But when the treasure map disappears from their hotel room and they notice park employees lying about where they've been, the Aldens realize that someone doesn't want them on the trail.

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Series Volume:
0062
Average Rating:
3 stars
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The Aldens find evidence that the stories about a monster in Lake Lucille might be real.

Book cover for "Mystery at Peacock Hall".
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Series Volume:
0063
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A distant relative asks for the help of the Boxcar children when enigmatic events start happening at her mansion.

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Series Volume:
0064
Average Rating:
2 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0065
Average Rating:
5 stars
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When the Aldens learn about a burglary at an antique store, they set out to find who stole some jewelry. But then the thief strikes again—at their own house! This time, Benny's favorite cereal has been taken! Why would a jewel thief take a cereal box?

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Series Volume:
0066
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A panther provides a clue so the Boxcar children can solve the mystery of a missing ranger at the Everglades National Park in Florida.

Book cover for "The Mystery of the Stolen Sword".
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Series Volume:
0067
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The Aldens are excited to visit a farm that's rumored to be haunted! But valuable antiques have gone missing. Could the thief be a ghost seeking revenge?

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Series Volume:
0068
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The Boxcar children have to find out who stole the trophy of the coach—and basketball star—of their community basketball league.

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Series Volume:
0069
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A famous movie star wants to keep a low profile as he films his next movie in Greenfield. But when mishaps follow him to the new set, the Boxcar Children have to find out who is trying to ruin his career!

Book cover for "The Mystery of the Pirate's Map".
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Series Volume:
0070
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The Aldens are visiting Cherrystone Harbor Seaside Resort! When Benny finds part of a hidden treasure map, everyone at the resort wants to find the treasure for themselves. Can the Boxcar Children find the loot before someone else does?

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Series Volume:
0071
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Grandfather has just bought a plot of land in the Rocky Mountains—complete with a ghost town! When the Aldens hear their land is haunted they don't believe it. But when they see a ghostly figure in the main street, they know something's up. There's a mystery and the Aldens are determined to solve it!

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Series Volume:
0072
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The Boxcar Children are helping out at Penny's Emporium, a novelty shop in the mall. But soon everything starts to go wrong! What's going on at Hope Harbor Mall?

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Series Volume:
0073
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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 Volume:
0074
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The Aldens discover an exciting new exhibit to explore at their local zoo. But disaster strikes when a pair of rare ferrets is stolen. Two California condors are the thief's next target. It seems the animals are being taken by someone who works for the zoo. But how can you stop a thief who has keys to all the cages? The Boxcar Children are determined to solve the mystery.
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Series Volume:
0075
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Cakes! Decorations! Party games and favors! The Alden children are having fun helping out at neighborhood birthday parties. But then, a house is robbed — its hidden safe emptied — while Jessie, Henry, Benny, and Violet are downstairs entertaining. When a second safe is robbed during a party, the Boxcar Children decide to solve the mystery.
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Series Volume:
0076
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The Aldens have joined a bicycle race! Three days of riding and camping should be fun for everyone. Even Grandfather joined the race. But right from the word "Go!" things go wrong: misleading road signs by day and collapsing tents by night. Henry's first flat tire could be bad luck, but three flat tires point to foul play. But who is playing foul—and why? The Boxcar Children are determined to solve the mystery before they cross the finish

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Series Volume:
0077
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The Aldens have promised Grandfather a vacation from mysteries during their island visit. But the promise proves hard to keep when things start to go missing. Then an old fisherman tells Benny of the island's ghost horse, and late that very night Benny sees a mysterious stallion galloping down the beach. Could the ghost horse have something to do with the disappearances?

Book cover for "The Mystery in the Computer Game".
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Series Volume:
0078
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The Aldens are playing a test version of their favorite game: Ringmaster. But, the characters in the game are giving them strange clues! Is someone using the computer game to tell them something is wrong?
Book cover for "The Mystery at the Crooked House".
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Series Volume:
0079
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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 are visiting the Crooked House, Mrs. McGregor's childhood home in the snowy countryside.   When Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens Housekeeper, learns that she cannot afford to keep the Crooked House, the Aldens want to help. Mrs. McGreggor tells them that ever since she was a little girl, there was an unsolved riddle about the house.

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Series Volume:
0080
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Kevin Reynolds, the Aldens' favorite hockey star, plans to build a new ice rink in Greenfield and invites Jessie to join his new girls hockey team. But equipment goes missing and Kevin's blueprints are ruined. Someone's not happy about the rink, and the Aldens are determined to figure out why!

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Series Volume:
0081
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When the Aldens first arrive in Elbow Bend, they meet Kate Frances, who tells them all sorts of ghost stories about the town! The scariest tale is about a ghost dog who howls at midnight and appears to warn people of danger! The Aldens think it is just a story until they hear dogs all over Elbow Bend howling at midnight. Does the ghost dog really exist or is someone playing a trick on them? The Boxcar Children are determined to find out.

82.  The summer camp mystery

 
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Series Volume:
0082
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Series Volume:
0083
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0084
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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 going to visit his old school with him!   The Aldens are spending a weekend at Goldwin University for Grandfather's college reunion. The Alden children are immediately fascinated by the tall, mysterious clock tower that overshadowed the campus. They soon learn the valuable secret from the past lies hidden somewhere at the old

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Series Volume:
0085
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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 fixing up the old Bugbee House, a spooky mansion in their neighborhood!   The Aldens are helping the Heart and Hands group restore an old estate. The house is bursting with collections of its mysterious and eccentric former owner. But when the contents of the house are auctioned off, the Aldens discover that much of the collection

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86.  The mystery on Blizzard Mountain

 
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Series Volume:
0086
Book cover for "The mystery of the spider's clue".
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Series Volume:
0087
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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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Series Volume:
0088
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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 about to meet a mysterious mummy!   The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up the exhibit and learning all about life in ancient Egypt. But ever since the mummy arrived, nothing's gone right

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Series Volume:
0089
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The Boxcar Children have entered the Ruby Hollow Gem Mine's annual gem-hunting competition. With a little instruction and the right gear, the Aldens have everything they need to become real rock hounds! They have a natural talent for rock-finding, and it's not too long before Jessie makes a fabulous find. But before she can enter her ruby in the competition, it disappears! Could there be a thief at the mine? Now, instead of digging for rocks, the

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Series Volume:
0090
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When the Aldens visit friends in Vermont, they're in for a teddy treat—the annual Bear Jamboree, celebrating toy bears from all over the world! The Aldens soon encounter an unbearable mystery: a very rare and valuable bear has disappeared from the toy hospital. Now it's up to the children to track down the teddy thief?

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Series Volume:
0091
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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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Series Volume:
0092
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"The town of Greenfield is having an art contest to celebrate the work of local artists, and the Boxcar Children are right in the middle of things. They’re getting to know the artists and the gallery owner and learning all about art. But a mysterious note makes them realize that not everything about the world of art is as it seems. Could the gallery be filled with stolen paintings or counterfeit art?" --publisher's website
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Series Volume:
0093
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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 going to a comic book convention!   The Alden Children are searching for a rare comic book of their favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic. When they finally find the comic, they discover something else, too: a strange note inside, "signed" by the comic's creator. The Aldens soon realize the note is fake. But when they start

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Series Volume:
0094
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The owner of the Greenfield Ice Cream Barn has two new partners: her granddaughter Brianna and the horse Butterscotch. Benny is a frequent customer of the Ice Cream Wagon, run by Brianna with Butterscotch's help. But somebody is trying to shut down the Ice Cream Barn. Can the Aldens find the ice cream saboteur before the Ice Cream Barn is licked?

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Series Volume:
0095
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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 are about to encounter a mystery at midnight!   The Alden Children are competing in an invention convention held at the home of a famous inventor known for her one-of-a-kind clocks. The clocks sound loudly at every hour, especially at midnight, when the Aldens are awakened by a concert of chirps, chimes, clangs, and gongs. But

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Series Volume:
0096
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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 are about to discover a mystery in a fortune cookie!   When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his favorite part of the meal: dessert. He loves breaking open the delicious fortune cookies and reading the messages inside. But when Benny opens his cookie, he is in for a surprise. Instead

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Series Volume:
0097
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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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Series Volume:
0098
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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 are trying to catch a runaway ghost!   When the Aldens visit their friend Fran in Wisconsin, they can't wait to hear her tell the story of the runaway ghost. Fran's family ghost hasn't been spotted in years, but the Aldens still shiver at the spooky tale of the ghost's bell clanging after dark. Then Violet hears a mysterious ringing

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Series Volume:
0099
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Alden's neighbor, Lina, thinks there's treasure hidden in her attic and she wants the Boxcar Children 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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Series Volume:
0100
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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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Series Volume:
0101
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The Aldens find themselves right in the middle of an Iowa cornfield and a brand-new mystery! The farm where the children are visiting is famous for its wonderful corn maze, and every year visitors come to walk through the maze and enjoy the Corn King Days festival. But the maze is being vandalized at night, and the festival is in danger of being shut down. Can the children catch the culprit and save the festival?

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Series Volume:
0102
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The Alden children knew there was a mystery at Eton Place, but they had no idea there would be a ghost there, too! A family friend believes there is a valuable piece of jewelry hidden on her property, but she only has one clue to help them find it. Will they find the treasure, or will the ghost of the Chattering Bones scare them away first?

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Series Volume:
0103
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A Medieval Fair has come to town, and the Aldens get grandfather's permission to volunteer their time. Benny becomes a page to the Silver Knight, a top suspect when the valuable antique sword used in the fair goes missing. But the pompous King Richard, who tends to forget that he's an actor and not a real king, seems to think the sword belongs to him. And the beautiful Princess Annabel may also have something to hide. Can the Boxcar Children find

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Series Volume:
0104
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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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Series Volume:
0105
Description:
The Aldens try to solve a series of mysteries which took place in a old hotel in Kansas which they visit.

106.  The vanishing passenger

 
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0106
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Series Volume:
0107
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The Aldens are helping one of Grandfather's friends break a world record by building the world's largest yo-yo! As they help with the project, strange things begin to happen. First someone follows them, and then the plans for the yo-yo turn up missing. Someone is trying to sabotage the yo-yo before it's launched. It seems there are a few people in Greenfield who don't want this yo-yo completed. The Boxcar Children will piece the evidence together...
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Series Volume:
0108
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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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Series Volume:
0109
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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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Series Volume:
0110
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
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Series Volume:
0111
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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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Series Volume:
0112
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A dusty old theater that was shut up for years is coming to life again, and the Aldens are there for opening night! The Boxcar Children are excited to help out backstage with a brand-new mystery play. But the Trap-Door Theater has mysteries of its own—with rumors of ghosts, disappearing props, and even a haunted seat! What secrets lie behind the scenes?

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Series Volume:
0113
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When the Alden children's dog, Watch, finds a box in the park with a note inside, they are introduced to the hobby of geocaching and eagerly join the local club, but it looks like a thief may have joined as well.
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Series Volume:
0114
Average Rating:
5 stars
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?
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Series Volume:
0115
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The local radio station is putting on the Great Detective Race, where contestants must solve riddles and search all over Greenfield for clues leading to the grand prize! One of the prizes would make a perfect gift for Mrs. MacGregor, so the Aldens sign up for the contest. Soon they're following the riddles' clues all over town. But when some of the clues turn out to be fake, it's clear that someone is playing unfairly. Could another contestant

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Series Volume:
0116
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While visiting the Diamond Drive-In with their grandfather, the Boxcar Children investigate a series of pranks and ghost sightings at the outdoor theater.
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Series Volume:
0117
Description:
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.
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Series Volume:
0118
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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.
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Series Volume:
0119
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.
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Series Volume:
0120
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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny meet Mr. Hudson, a local author who is best known for his novel about a vampire. But rumors of a real vampire are going around town — a vampire who haunts the graveyard behind Mr. Hudson's house! Since vampires don't exist, the children soon realize that someone must be trying to scare people away! Who brought the old legend back to life — and why?
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Series Volume:
0121
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.
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Series Volume:
0122
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.
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Series Volume:
0123
Description:
The Boxcar Children have been choosen to compete against another team to look for clues on a game show.
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Series Volume:
0124
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The Boxcar Children investigate a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head at a friend's farm.
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Series Volume:
0125
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:

 People line up around the block to buy Mama Tova's cupcakes. But who could be trying to steal her secret recipe? The Aldens follow the clues to a cupcake contest, where they must find a thief using their mystery-solving skills—and their taste buds, too!

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Series Volume:
0126
Average Rating:
5 stars
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.
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Series Volume:
0127
Average Rating:
1 stars
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.
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Series Volume:
0128
Average Rating:
4 stars
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 Volume:
0129
Description:
"There's going to be a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town of Greenfield--except the turkey is missing! The Aldens are helping out at a new food pantry, collecting donations and putting up signs. But someone keeps moving the signs, and when the main course for the big town dinner disappears, the Boxcar Children have a mystery to solve!"--
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Series Volume:
0130
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The Alden children discover another mystery when the agree to help injured Mr. Yee tend to his plot in the community garden and find out that vegetables are going missing and plots are being vandalized.
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Series Volume:
0131
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--
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Series Volume:
0132
Average Rating:
4 stars
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.
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Series Volume:
0133
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Taking a shortcut through the Greenfield Cemetery, the Aldens stumble across a local superstition which maintains that visitors are required to leave gifts or suffer the wrath of a malevolent ghost, a suspicious tradition that prompts the children to expose the truth.
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Series Volume:
0134
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"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"--
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Series Volume:
0135
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"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"--
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Series Volume:
0136
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" -- Provided by publisher.
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Series Volume:
0137
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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.
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Series Volume:
0138
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"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"--

139.  The mystery at the Calgary Stampede

 
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Series Volume:
0140

140.  The Sleepy Hollow mystery

 
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Series Volume:
0141

141.  The legend of the Irish castle

 
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Series Volume:
0142

142.  The celebrity cat caper

 
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Series Volume:
0143

143.  Hidden in the haunted school

 
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Series Volume:
0144

144.  The election day dilemma

 
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Series Volume:
0145

145.  The doughnut whodunit

 
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Series Volume:
0146

146.  The robot ransom

 
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0147

147.  The legend of the howling werewolf

 
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Series Volume:
0148
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Series Volume:
0149
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?
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Series Volume:
0150
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.
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Series Volume:
0151
Average Rating:
5 stars
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?" --
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Series Volume:
0152
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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.
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Series Volume:
0153
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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?
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Series Volume:
0154
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!
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Series Volume:
0155
Average Rating:
4 stars
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?

155.  The skeleton key mystery

 
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Series Volume:
0156

156.  Science fair sabotage

 
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Series Volume:
0157

157.  The Great Greenfield Bake-Off

 
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Series Volume:
0158

158.  The beekeeper mystery

 
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Series Volume:
0159

159.  The mystery in the magic shop

 
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Series Volume:
0160

160.  The raptor rescue

 
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0161
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Series Volume:
Prequel
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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.

162.  A dramatic disappearance: a Boxcar Children book

 
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