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'The Boxcar Children' entire series

Description: The 4 Alden children are orphaned and on their own. They make their home in an abandoned railroad boxcar -- enjoy their resourcefulness and adventures! For students in grades 3-5. #series #kids


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Tree House Mystery

by David Cunningham and Gertrude Chandler Warner

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are helping their neighbors build a tree house. From the new tree house, the Aldens can keep an eye on the house next door. That house has a very old and special secret...and the Boxcar Children are determined to find out what it is!

Date Added: 08/14/2017


The Vampire Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner and Robert Papp

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?

Date Added: 08/14/2017


The Vanishing Passenger

by Robert Papp and Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Aldens are at the Greenfield train station to meet their favorite mystery writer! Gilbert Finch has agreed to come to their library and meet all of his fans. But when Finch's train arrives, there is no sign of him anywhere. The famous author has vanished! Will the Boxcar Children be able to find him?

Date Added: 08/14/2017


The Windy City Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Aldens are on their first trip to Chicago--the Windy City--and from Wrigley Field to the Sears Tower to Grant Park, there is so much to see. However, when they are given a series of clues in rhyme, they find themselves in the middle of two mysteries--to what are the clues leading and who is writing them?

Date Added: 08/14/2017


The Woodshed Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Boxcar Children visit the old farmhouse where Grandfather and Aunt Jane grew up! But people in the nearby town seem to think something isn't quite right about the house. As the Boxcar Children investigate, they start to uncover secrets about the farm's past—dating all the way back to the Revolutionary War!

Date Added: 07/18/2023


The Woodshed Mystery

by David Cunningham and Gertrude Chandler Warner

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer in an enormous Mew England farmhouse. There's an old woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret - a secret that dates from the Revolutionary War. The Boxcar Children don't know it yet, but they are about to uncover The Woodshed Mystery!

Date Added: 08/14/2017


The Yellow House Mystery

by Mary Gehr and Gertrude Chandler Warner

The boxcar children are determined to solve a mystery that surrounds a yellow house where a man disappeared years before.

Date Added: 08/14/2017


The Yellow House Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

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 mystery—and to a new adventure!What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

Date Added: 07/18/2023


The Zombie Project

by Robert Papp and Gertrude Chandler Warner

While at the Winding River Lodge, the Aldens hear about a zombie living in the surrounding forest! As the signs of zombie attacks start to mount, the Boxcar Children recruit the help of a reporter and some locals. But is someone hiding information? Or should the Boxcar Children really be afraid of things that go bump in the night?

Date Added: 08/14/2017



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