Boxcar children
Author
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c1977
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 2
Language
English
Description
Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 3
Language
English
Description
Years ago, a man vanished from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery!
The Boxcar Children Series was created by Gertrude Chandler Warner, a teacher, when she realized that there were few, if any, books for children that were both easy and fun to read. She drew on her own experiences in writing the mysteries. As a child, she had spent hours watching trains near her home, and often dreamed about what it...
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Series
Boxcar children volume 4
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Violet and Jessie begin an adventure when they journey to Centerville to keep Aunt Jane company on the family ranch.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 5
Language
English
Description
The Alden children are visiting Aunt Jane when a nearby house burns down. Their friend Mike is blamed for starting the fire! Can the Aldens help find the real criminal?
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Series
Boxcar children volume 7
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
[1962]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The Alden children find a hidden cave in the old woodshed, resolve the problems that have plagued the Alden farm and patch up the misunderstanding between Aunt Jane and Andy Bean.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 8
Language
English
Description
Renting a lighthouse is unusual, but even more so is an unfriendly boy's peculiar behavior.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 9
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
[1964]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A family starts out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting. In fact, it becomes an adventure for the former "boxcar" family. They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 10
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Grandpa Alden and the Alden children encounter danger, excitement, adventure, and mystery in a quiet island fishing village.
11) Caboose Mystery
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Series
Boxcar children volume 11
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again - this time, they're staying in Caboose No. 777. The number is hard to forget, and indeed, the children meet people at each stop who seem to know it well. It turns out Caboose No. 777 has an unusual past - one that comes with its very own mystery!
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Series
Boxcar children volume 12
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are spending the summer traveling on a houseboat! Throughout their journey, the children have the feeling that theyre being watched. Someone is watching them and the thing that he wants is somewhere on their boat! Hell stop at nothing to get it and its up to the Boxcar Children to figure out why!
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Series
Boxcar children volume 13
Language
English
Description
Its an unusual winter vacation for the Alden family when a huge snowstorm traps them in the woods! Luckily, the log cabin where theyre staying is cozy only there are strange noises in the night and a mysterious code carved into the closet door. The rescue is a long wait for the Boxcar Children, but the cabin is full of secrets.
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Boxcar children volume 14
Language
English
Description
The Alden children are helping their neighbors build a tree house. From the tree house, the children discover they can see into the attic of the house next door... and they notice a window that not even their neighbors know about! Does the old house have a secret?
15) Bicycle Mystery
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Series
Boxcar children volume 15
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are making the journey to their Aunt Janes house on an overnight bicycle trip. But on their first night, the children are caught in a rainstorm and have to take shelter in an old abandoned house, when a most unusual mystery a lost dog finds them!
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Series
Boxcar children volume 16
Language
English
Description
The Alden family is spending sunny days at the shore and summer nights in the mobile home right on the beach! One morning Benny finds a gold necklace in the sand, and a search for its owner begins a trail of clues that leads to Tower House, the strange old mansion nearby. What will the Boxcar Children find there?
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Series
Boxcar children volume 17
Language
English
Description
The Aldens have found a mystery under their very own roof! When the children found an old journal behind the closet wall in the guest room, they never dreamed it would lead them on a search for valuable coins. What happened to the girl who wrote the journal and what is she trying to tell them?
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Series
Boxcar children volume 18
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are bound for the Science and Hobby Fair, but when a bad storm hits, theyre forced to stay in the bus station. Before they know it, the Boxcar Children are in the middle of a mystery involving a polluted river, two strange boys, and a bus station manager who knows more than anyone suspects...
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Boxcar children volume 19
Language
English
Description
Benny figures out some puzzling events in a department store.
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Boxcar children volume 20
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny take a trip down the Mississippi River in a paddle-wheel boat and stay in a haunted cabin! At least it seems haunted - there are spooky phone calls, flickering lights, and strange shadows. Are there really ghosts, or is someone trying to scare the Boxcar Children away?
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Boxcar children volume 21
Language
English
Description
The children try to clean up and old library so it can receive landmark status, but someone else tries to stop them.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 22
Language
English
Description
When a calico cat appears at Grandfather's, the children look for the founder of the town's animal shelter.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 23
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children offer to help Aunt Jane's friend, Kay, fix up her run-down motel.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 24
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 25
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are going to visit their cousins Joe and Alice. To the children's delight, Joe and Alice live near a wonderful amusement park. The park holds everything the Boxcar Children could ask for: a beautiful merry-go-round, lots of ride and games, all the cotton candy they can eat, AND a mystery!
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Boxcar children volume 26
Language
English
Description
The zoo is wonderful! It has seals and giraffes and elephants and tigers, and Benny's favorite, a little monkey named Amos. It also has a mystery. Someone is mixing up signs, switching off electricity, and endangering the animals' lives. If the Boxcar Children want to save the animals, they'll have to solve the mystery and fast!
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Boxcar children volume 27
Language
English
Description
Grandfather is taking the Aldens on a camping trip. The children enjoy the camp-out; setting up the tent, hiking in the woods, and especially making delicious food over the campfire. But some strange things begin to happen. Loud music plays in the middle of the night. Their lantern disappears. And then they receive a frightening not. It looks like the Boxcar Children have yet another mystery to solve!
28) The Mystery Girl
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Series
Boxcar children volume 28
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are working in a general store, to help out a friend of Aunt Janes. It seems to the children that the young girl who works in the store is behaving very strangely. She seems nervous and wont answer any questions about her past. Then a strange man comes to the store asking about her. What secret is the mystery girl hiding?
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Boxcar children volume 29
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are on a cruise in the Caribbean! No sooner has the cruise begun than things start to go wrong. The ships radio breaks. It appears someone has fallen overboard but it turns out to be a false alarm. And then theres engine trouble! Is someone deliberately tampering with the ship? Its a mystery good thing the Boxcar Children are on board!
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Boxcar children volume 30
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children decide to raise money to help the Greenfield hospital. At Beths suggestion, they form a service called The Boxcar Helpers to babysit, wash cars, mow lawns, and care for pets. But Beth keeps disappearing. And then other things start to go wrong. Is someone trying to put them out of business?
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Mystery of the singing ghost , Boxcar children volume 31
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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 32
Language
English
Description
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
Boxcar children volume 33
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are helping out at a pizzeria. The pizzeria is run by their old friends the Piccolos, whove been having lots of troubles keeping their business going. Working at the little restaurant is so much fun, but the children wonder . . . is someone deliberately trying to shut down Piccolos Pizzeria?
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Boxcar children volume 34
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are spending their vacation on a farm. They learn to do everything from milking cows and making homemade jam to raising a barn. Then one day they spot a beautiful horse locked up in a stable. Who is the mystery horse? And why is it hidden?
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Boxcar children volume 35
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are going to a dog show. They meet all kinds of dogs, from a spotted Dalmatian to a big, hairy sheepdog. But then strange things start happening at the dog show, and no one knows why. Can the children solve the mystery and save the day?
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Series
Boxcar children volume 36
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 37
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children learn lots of interesting things about the Navajos but best of all is a legend about an ancient Native American village that once existed nearby. Curious, the children begin digging there and uncover some valuable artifacts. But it seems someone wants the village to stay buried!
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Series
Boxcar children volume 38
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and they’re going on an exciting trip to New York City! The children have a great time visiting the Empire State Building and ice skating at Rockefeller Center. But they discover something very strange at the hotel swimming pool: Someone has dyed the water bright purple! Who would do that? And why?
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Boxcar children volume 39
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are spending time in a New England fishing village. They learn of an old legend about a ship that sank just off the coast. No one knows what really happened to the ship, and the townspeople say it reappears on dark, stormy nights. Can the children find out the truth about the ghost ship?
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Boxcar children volume 40
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are going on a canoe trip with Grandfather and Aunt Jane. They enjoy paddling across the sparkling lake and camping under the stars. But their trip really gets interesting when they find a mysterious riddle leading them to hidden treasure!
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Boxcar children volume 41
Language
English
Description
The children are attending Camp Coral, where they learn about the ocean and all the things in it coral, fish, dolphins, and other sea creatures. They find a beautiful hidden beach, but then learn that it holds a terrible secret. Once again, the Boxcar Children must come to the rescue!
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Boxcar children volume 42
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens hear that Mr. Woods 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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Boxcar children volume 43
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children have a chance to be in a real play The Wizard of Oz! Jessie is chosen for the Cowardly Lion. Benny will play a Munchkin. Even Watch has a part and all the Aldens are helping with the show. Then mysterious things begin to happen. Someone makes a threatening phone call and a costume is destroyed. Maybe the show won't go on unless the Boxcar Children can solve the mystery before opening night!
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Boxcar children volume 44
Language
English
Description
The Aldens must find the missing bones and solve the mystery before an exhibit is scheduled to open - or there might not be a dinosaur exhibit at all.
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Boxcar children volume 45
Language
English
Description
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!
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Boxcar children volume 46
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are helping out at their favorite ice cream store in town, the Shoppe. When very strange things begin to happen, the Shoppe is in danger of losing its customers and going out of business. Can the Boxcar Children solve the mystery and save the Shoppe before it’s too late?
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Boxcar children volume 47
Language
English
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 48
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children and their grandfather are going to New Orleans. The Aldens like exploring the city. Most of all, they like helping Grandfather's friend clean up her old, dusty bookstore. They discover lots of interesting things in the store, especially a beautiful set of fairy tales. But then mysterious things start to happen. One of the books in the set is missing! Someone is after something the Boxcar Children have. Will they be able to...
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Boxcar children volume 49
Language
English
Description
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 Founders Day parade. There’s just one problem: Someone has stolen the boxcar . . . with their dog, Watch, in it! If only they can find the missing boxcar, it will lead them to Watch. Can the Boxcar Children solve their most important mystery ever?
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Boxcar children volume 50
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens' explore Dragon's Mouth Cavern, they encounter some suspicious people.
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Boxcar children volume 51
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children love exploring the train, watching the beautiful scenery from the observation car, and eating in the dining car. But the train ride gets really interesting when they meet a young woman who has had something very valuable stolen from her. Can the Aldens solve the mystery before the train pulls into the last stop?
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Boxcar children volume 52
Language
English
Description
The Aldens travel in an RV to the Arizona desert and meet a new friend who tells them the legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine.
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Boxcar children volume 53
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English
Description
The Boxcar children are helping out at a guide dog training school, there they notice a rare obsession with a particular dog, Ginger, and other mysterious events.
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Boxcar children volume 54
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English
Description
While on a South Carolina trip the Alden children agree to hunt for a pirate's hidden treasure, but they face a thief who is trying to find it and keep it.
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Boxcar children volume 55
Language
English
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 56
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English
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 57
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English
Description
Aunt Jane's friend Charlie takes the Aldens fishing, but it appears that someone wants Charlie out of the fishing business.
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Boxcar children volume 58
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English
Description
The Aldens are asked to be extras in a movie while visiting the Alamo but things are not picture perfect. They have to discover who stole a precious ring from the beautiful star, Claire, and they find out many people are jealous of her.
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Boxcar children volume 59
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English
Description
At an astronomy conference, the Boxcar Children meet Mark who has made an important discovery. Then someone steals Mark's papers.
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Boxcar children volume 60
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English
Description
Mysterious events are happening in the soccer league the Boxcar children are playing in.
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Boxcar children volume 61
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English
Description
The Aldens search for an old cabin that holds some hidden gold and run into trouble along the way.
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Boxcar children volume 62
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children try to find the monster that lives in the mountain lake.
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The mystery at Peacock Hall , Boxcar children volume 63
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 64
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English
Description
While visiting Hawaii, the Aldens and cousin Soo lee wonder why everyone is silent when the black pearl story is told.
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Boxcar children volume 65
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English
Description
Someone has stolen jewelry from an antique store, and now Bennys cereal box is missing!
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Boxcar children volume 66
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English
Description
When Andrew Beldon, a ranger in Everglades National Park, goes missing, the children check out his apartment and learn of his interest in the Florida panther. Does the endangered animal hold the key to Andrews whereabouts?
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The mystery of the stolen sword , Boxcar children volume 67
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 68
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English
Description
Greenfield's famous basketball stars, Tipper and Buzz Nettleton, coach a community team that the Boxcar Children join. Then someone steals Tipper's MVP trophy and the Aldens investigate
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Boxcar children volume 69
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English
Description
A reporter finds Tate, a young movie star hiding out in Greenfield. Who leaked Tate's whereabouts?
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The mystery of the pirate's map , Boxcar children volume 70
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 71
Language
English
Description
Grandfathers new land in the Rockies comes complete with an abandoned town and old silver mine. There is even a ghost floating through the streets!
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The mystery in the mall , Boxcar children volume 72
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 73
Language
English
Description
Katya, a young Russian gymnast, stays with the Aldens while she practices for the big competition. But someone doesnt want her to win!
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Boxcar children volume 74
Language
English
Description
When someone steals animals from the zoo, the children set a trap using a beautiful but dangerous poison-arrow frog.
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The mystery of the empty safe , Boxcar children volume 75
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 76
Language
English
Description
The Aldens have joined a bicycle race! Three days of riding and camping should be fun for everyone. Even Grandfather has joined the race. But right from the word Go! things go wrong: misleading road signs by day and collapsing tents by night. Henrys 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 line.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 77
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.
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The mystery in the computer game , Boxcar children volume 78
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 79
Language
English
Description
When Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens housekeeper, learns that she cannot afford to keep her childhood home, the Crooked House, the Aldens want to help. For years, there has been an unsolved riddle about the house, and solving it could lead to a treasure! Will the treasure save the Crooked House? Can the Boxcar Children find it in time?
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Boxcar children volume 80
Language
English
Description
The Aldens favorite hockey star, Kevin Reynolds, is coaching a girls hockey team and build a new skating rink right in Greenfield. But when team practices begin, equipment is missing and Kevins plans for the new rink are almost ruined. Is someone trying to stop Kevin?
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Boxcar children volume 81
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English
Description
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.
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Boxcar children volume 82
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are spending a week at Camp Seagull on beautiful Claw Island. But as soon as camp begins, they realize that someone is not playing fair. Everything begins to go wrong for the Aldens they lose their luggage, Henry misplaces the camp flag, and the campers on the other team use one of Jessies ideas to score points for themselves. Are some campers so desperate to win the Olympics that they are willing to cheat? The Boxcar Children are...
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Boxcar children volume 83
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English
Description
The Alden children are going back in time by helping at an old Victorian house that has been turned into a museum. But rumor has it that the place is haunted by the spirit of practical joker Horace Wagner! Is there really a ghost?
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Boxcar children volume 84
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English
Description
The Aldens are spending a weekend at Goldwin University for Grandfathers college reunion. The children are fascinated by the mysterious clock tower overshadowing campus and they soon learn that the tower might hold the key to a valuable secret from the past! But there are strange lights coming from the clock tower at night. Is it haunted? Or is someone else searching for the secret of Goldwin University?
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Boxcar children volume 85
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English
Description
The Aldens are helping restore an old estate. The house is bursting with the collections of its mysterious and eccentric former owner. As the children explore, they come across hidden rooms, secret passageways, and strange noises coming from the walls. Whats the secret of the Bugbee House?
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Boxcar children volume 86
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English
Description
The Aldens are helping to map out a new trail on Blizzard Mountain. As they travel through the frozen wilderness, they learn that theres treasure buried somewhere on the mountain! The children begin to search for it, but someone or something is after them. Is Blizzard Mountain haunted, or is someone after the treasure?
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The mystery of the spider's clue , Boxcar children volume 87
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The mystery of the mummy's curse , Boxcar children volume 88
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The mystery of the star ruby , Boxcar children volume 89
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 90
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English
Description
When the Aldens visit Peggy and Doc Firmin's farm, they're in for a treat: a behind-the-scenes look at a real teddy bear workshop! But 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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Boxcar children volume 91
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English
Description
The Aldens agree to help Grandfather's friend fix up Skeleton Point, an old mansion. Skeleton Point is filled with old skeletons belonging to its former owner, and townspeople have seen the skeletons walking through the house.
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Boxcar children volume 92
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English
Description
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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English
Description
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
Description
The Aldens are helping out at the Greenfield Ice Cream Barn. They are learning to make ice cream and creating some new flavors. But they soon notice that the ice cream isnt the only thing getting mixed up at the Ice Cream Barn. It appears that someone wants to shut the shop down! Can the Boxcar Children sort out this sticky mess before the Ice Cream Barn gets licked?
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Boxcar children volume 95
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English
Description
The Alden children are staying 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! But the clocks arent the only noise. Is the house haunted by the ghost of the inventor? The Aldens are determined to find out!
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Boxcar children volume 96
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English
Description
When the Aldens go to their favorite Chinese restaurant, Benny cant wait for the delicious fortune cookies! But when he opens his cookie, he finds a handwritten riddle! One cookie leads to another, and the Aldens soon realize theyve bitten into another mystery!
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Boxcar children volume 97
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English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are actors in a live mystery show being broadcast on an old-fashioned AM radio station. But that's not the only mystery the Boxcar children are part of—it's starting to look like the radio station is haunted!
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The mystery of the runaway ghost , Boxcar children volume 98
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Boxcar children volume 99
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English
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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.
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The mystery of the haunted boxcar , Boxcar children volume 100
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The clue in the corn maze , Boxcar children volume 101
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The ghost of the chattering bones , Boxcar children volume 102
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The sword of the silver knight , Boxcar children volume 103
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 104
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English
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When a new store called the Game Spot opens in their town, the Aldens are thrilled. But it's not fun and games when the other stores at Crossroads mall are robbed. What's more, letters are disappearing from the sign in front of the shopping center!
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Boxcar children volume 105
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
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
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English
Description
The famous mystery writer, Gilbert Finch, is coming to Greenfield to speak at the library, and the Aldens can't wait to meet him. When they go with Grandfather to pick Finch up at the train station, he is nowhere to be found.
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Boxcar children volume 107
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English
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 108
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English
Description
The Aldens are visiting Grandfather's friend, Amy, at the Ogopogo Retreat in Canada. Amy rents cabins to tourists who hope to see the mysterious underwater creature, the Ogopogo, swimming in the lake. Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny can't wait to try to spot the Ogopogo from their cabin. Amy tells the children about a riddle that an old friend left for her in one of the cabins that could lead to a small treasure. The children need to find the treasure,...
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Boxcar children volume 109
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English
Description
The entire town is excited about the summer music festival. The largest attraction this year will be the popular Greenfield Four. The day before the show, The Greenfield Four arrive at the rehearsal hall to find all of their instruments missing!
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Boxcar children volume 110
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English
Description
The Aldens are preparing for a yard sale when they find an old wooden mask in the trash behind a neighbor's house. Violet notices that the mask looks like a Native American mask that she had read about. When the children go to the library to learn more about the mask, they discover that they have found an old Native American mask from the Hopi tribe. When the children learn there will be an Intertribal Pow-Wow at the park over the weekend, they plan...
111) The Seattle Puzzle
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Boxcar children volume 111
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English
Description
The Aldens are on vacation in Seattle! On their first day of sightseeing, they start the day at the Hungry Heart Diner where a mystery falls right into their laps! Benny finds a riddle taped to the bottom of their table.
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The ghost in the first row , Boxcar children volume 112
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Boxcar children volume 113
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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 fun new treasure-hunting game.
114) A Horse Named Dragon
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Boxcar children volume 114
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English
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The Aldens are spending a week at a rescue ranch that takes in horses whose owners can no longer care for them. The children help with chores, and Jessie looks after a horse named Dragon. But soon two of the oldest horses are missing from the pasture.
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Boxcar children volume 115
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English
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The Aldens sign up for the Great Detective Race, a contest being held by a local radio station in which contestants much search all over Greenfield for clues that, when solved, will eventually lead to a grand prize. But a saboteur is planting false clues to mislead participants, and it's up to the Aldens to find out who and why.
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The ghost at the drive-in movie , Boxcar children volume 116
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The mystery of the traveling tomatoes , Boxcar children volume 117
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118) The Spy Game
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Boxcar children volume 118
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English
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When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friends backyard, its just the beginning of the spy game a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that theres a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway?
119) The Dog-Gone Mystery
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Boxcar children volume 119
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English
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When a dog training school opens in Greenfield, the Boxcar Children bring Watch in to learn some new tricks! But at the very first class, a Dalmatian goes missing did the dog run away, or was he stolen? And when a second dog vanishes at the next class, its clear that the Aldens have a dog-gone mystery to solve!
120) The Vampire Mystery
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Boxcar children volume 120
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English
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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. Hudsons house! Since vampires dont exist, the children soon realize that someone must be trying to scare people away! Who brought the old legend back to life and why?
121) Superstar Watch
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Boxcar children volume 121
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English
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The Wundermutt dog food company is searching for a very special dog to be in their commercials, and the Aldens bring their dog, Watch, to the tryouts! But plenty of other dog owners are hoping their dogs get the job too including a dog that's already famous. Does Watch have what it takes to be a star?
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Boxcar children volume 122
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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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 chosen to be on an exciting new show! A camera crew is following the Aldens around the city of Philadelphia as they compete with another team in a search for clues. But the search isnt easy, and someone is giving them the wrong directions! Who is trying to ruin the game?
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Boxcar children volume 124
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English
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Every fall at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides. Best of all, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny get to dress up in costumes and help with the fun. But something is haunting the farm . . . a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head!
125) The Cupcake Caper
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Boxcar children volume 125
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English
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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 Aldens follow the clues to a cupcake contest where they must use their mystery-solving skills - and their taste buds - to find the thief!
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The clue in the recycling bin , Boxcar children volume 126
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127) Monkey Trouble
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Boxcar children volume 127
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English
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Its spring, and all the baby animals are being born a perfect time to visit the zoo. The Aldens and their friends are taking pictures there for a photo contest. But when cameras go missing and a girl is accused of cheating, the Boxcar Children must find out just who is monkeying with the contest!
128) The Zombie Project
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Boxcar children volume 128
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English
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While staying at the Winding River Lodge, the Aldens hear an old legend about a zombie who lives in the forest! Everyone knows zombies arent real but when Benny sees a strange figure lurching through the woods, the Boxcar Children begin to wonder if the old legend is true after all!
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Boxcar children volume 129
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English
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!
130) The Garden Thief
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Boxcar children volume 130
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English
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Something strange is happening in the community garden! Who's stealing all the veggies?
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Boxcar children volume 131
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English
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The Aldens are visiting the New Jersey shore and enjoying the beach and the boardwalk attractions. A family friend has just bought an amusement pier, and the children are excited to help out. But there are rumors that the rides aren't safe, and someone has stolen a zombie from the haunted house! Can the Boxcar Children find out what's behind all the trouble?
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Boxcar children volume 132
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English
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On their trip to Oregon, the Aldens are excited to find out that Watch has the right skills to be a search and rescue dog! When they start training him in the woods one of the first things he "rescues" is a backpack filled with valuable jewelry--and it fell out of a plane! How could that have happened? When the children try to return the backpack to its owner, the mystery becomes even deeper!
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The return of the graveyard ghost , Boxcar children volume 133
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The mystery of the stolen snowboard , Boxcar children volume 134
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The mystery of the Wild West bandit , Boxcar children volume 135
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The mystery of the soccer snitch , Boxcar children volume 136
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The mystery of the grinning gargoyle , Boxcar children volume 137
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The mystery of the missing pop idol , Boxcar children volume 138
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Stolen dinosaur bones , Boxcar children volume 139
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The mystery at the Calgary Stampede , Boxcar children volume 140
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Boxcar children volume 141
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English
Description
The Aldens visit the upstate New York town where the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was set and discover a headless horseman mystery all their own! Their friend's ghost tour business is threatened by a spooky figure on horseback who is throwing gory pumpkins. Who--or what--is haunting Sleepy Hollow?
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The legend of the Irish castle , Boxcar children volume 142
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 143
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English
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The Aldens are excited to meet their favorite celebrity: Walter the Cat, who makes the funniest videos on the Internet! And when this celebrity cat inherits a million dollars from his owner, he becomes even more famous! But someone seems to be angry about the will and is stealing things from Walter's house. Is this cat too famous for his own good?
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Boxcar children volume 144
Language
English
Description
The old abandoned school in Silver City is being fixed up as an art center and the Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the place. But the other volunteers are scared by the spooky goings-on in the school: doors lock by themselves, and chalkboard messages appear out of nowhere! Will the Aldens find out the secret of the haunted school?
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Boxcar children volume 145
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English
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Cousin Alice is running for mayor in her town, and the Aldens are helping with her campaign! But Alice's campaign posters are torn down and painted over, and the same thing happens to her opponent! Then posters for a third candidate appear around town, but nobody has ever seen him in person. Will the town elect a mystery man for mayor? The Aldens are on the case!
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Boxcar children volume 146
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English
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A hip new doughnut shop known for its bizarre recipes is opening up in Greenfield. At first, the owners of the other doughnut shop in town, Delilah's, aren't worried. Their shop has been a fixture downtown since just after World War II. But when the new shop starts making doughnuts that look just like some of Delilah's greatest hits, the Boxcar Children must figure out if it's just a coincidence or if someone from the new shop is stealing Delilah's...
147) The Robot Ransom
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Boxcar children volume 147
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English
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Henry and Jessie have signed up to be in a robotics competition with a team from school. But someone from another team isn't playing by the rules. Can the Aldens use their sleuthing skills and what they've learned about technology to find the culprit and save the day?
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Boxcar children volume 148
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English
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The Aldens are visiting a small town known for its harvest festival. The town is beautiful in the fall, but rumors of the harvest moon and a werewolf are keeping people away. Can the Aldens get to the bottom of who-or what-is causing such a stir?
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Boxcar children volume 149
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English
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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?|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...
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Boxcar children volume 150
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English
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The Boxcar Children stumble across a 100-year-old time capsule with a mysterious journal inside. It contains clues that lead the children around Greenfield and through the history books in search of a lost treasure. But questions remain. Who wrote the journal? And after 100 years, will there be enough evidence to find the hidden treasure?
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Boxcar children volume 151
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English
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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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Boxcar children volume 152
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English
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Black cats? Broken mirrors? The number thirteen? The owner of the art deco apartment building in nearby Silver City believes in all kinds of superstitions. The Aldens aren't so sure about most of them, but there's one thing they do know: something strange is going on the thirteenth floor. Are they just coincidences, or is the building manager onto something?
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Boxcar children volume 153
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English
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A bad storm hits Greenfield and leaves behind a mystery! With no power or internet, the Boxcar Children will need to put the pieces together the old-fashioned way. It's been a while since the children have powered down. Can they figure out what's going on while being unplugged?
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Mystery at Camp Survival , Boxcar children volume 154
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The mystery of the forgotten family , Boxcar children volume 155
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The skeleton key mystery , Boxcar children volume 156
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Science fair sabotage , Boxcar children volume 157
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The Great Greenfield Bake-Off , Boxcar children volume 158
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The beekeeper mystery , Boxcar children volume 159
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Boxcar children volume 160
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English
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The Aldens try to find a missing magician.
Henry is learning to perform magic tricks from The Amazing Arthur and is excited to participate in Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show. But then The Amazing Arthur goes missing. Is his disappearance part of a new magic trick or a mystery? The Aldens try to find a missing magician.
Henry is learning to perform magic tricks from The Amazing Arthur and is excited to participate in Greenfield Magic...
161) Raptor Rescue, The
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Boxcar children volume 161
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English
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The Raptor Rehab Center's reputation is at stake!
Can the Aldens figure out who's responsible for the bad press before the center gets shut down for good? 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. Who could the culprit be, and why would they...
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X marks the spot , Boxcar children volume 163
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Secret of Superstition Mountain , Boxcar children volume 164
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Boxcar children volume Prequel
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English
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Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm.
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A dramatic disappearance: a Boxcar Children book
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Jessie Alden thinks her days of solving mysteries are over. With her new role at the student newspaper, as well as classes, friends, and boys, there's a lot to keep up with. And Jessie always likes to be prepared. But when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent's business, and she also finds out the club she's writing her first feature on seems to know something about it, Jessie realizes her...
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When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie finds herself stuck between her feuding best friends. As she helps Charla investigate how this happened, they find that someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and it could spell trouble for her mom's legal case. In order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel's help. But when some messages go out, they're...