Boxcar children
Author
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Alden children discover clues that could help them figure out why a man vanished from a run-down yellow house on Surprise Island"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children head to their aunt's ranch for the summer and make an amazing discovery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Description
After the Alden siblings visit their Great-Aunt Jane's ranch in a mining town, there is a mysterious fire which damages three houses, but Benny's friend Mike notices a strange man in a blue hat in the paper and Mike and Benny suspect he may be the culprit.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in an enormous New England farmhouse. There's an old woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret--a secret that dates from the Revolutionary War. Suddenly their summer becomes an adventure.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"People say nothing interesting happens in the village of Port Elizabeth but, on a visit there, the Boxcar Children find a big mystery at the schoolhouse. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic."--Amazon.
11) Caboose mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children have an adventure as they journey along with the Little North Railroad in two cabooses rented for the summer by their grandfather.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are spending a week on a houseboat! Throughout the journey, the children have the feeling they are being watched--and they are. Someone wants something that's hidden on their boat, and they'll stop at nothing to get it.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
"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"--Title verso page.
15) Bicycle mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
The four Aldens take shelter in an old abandoned house during a rainstorm while on a bicycle trip to their Aunt Jane's house when a lost dog finds them.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Benny's friend Rory comes for a visit, the children find an old picture of their house. This leads them on a treasure hunt. When they find a journal hidden behind the wall of their guest room, it leads the Aldens on a search for a valuable collection. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children myseries classic.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 21
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane's motel out of business, but the Alden children aren't going to let that happen.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the Alden children see odd lights coming from a closed amusement park and they receive a phone call warning them to stay away, they are determined to figure out what is going on at the park"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 26
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on a camping trip with their grandfather, the Alden children try to find out about the loud music and missing food that threatens to scare away other campers.
28) The mystery girl
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 28
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While helping run Jerry Taylor's general store, the Alden children investigate his mysterious employee Nancy.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 29
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on a cruise with their grandfather, the Alden children help discover who is behind the mysterious troubles of the ship--disconnected phone lines, engine trouble, a man overboard--and still have fun sightseeing, eating, and swimming.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 30
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the same time that the Alden children's efforts to raise money for a new hospital wing are being sabotaged by nasty tricks, they find their attempts to befriend the new girl Beth frustrated by her strange behavior.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 31
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While helping fix up the old house their cousins have bought, the Aldens hear stories about its being haunted and find evidence suggesting that there may be a ghost there.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 32
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar Children are spending their winter vacation at Snow Haven Lodge. 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!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens visit their old friends, the Piccolos, at their pizzeria. When they learn the restaurant isn't doing well, they offer to help. But the oven doesn't work, the electricity shuts off, and then someone hands out fake coupons! Who wants to shut down the Piccolos' Pizzeria?"--Back cover.
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...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 34
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their grandfather arranges for them to spend two week at Sunny Oaks, the four Alden children enjoy settling into the routines of farm life but become suspicious about a mysterious horse locked in the stables.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 36
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Alden children are fixing up an old castle that will be turned into a museum, but they have to solve the mystery hidden within the castle's walls"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 37
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting a Navaho Indian reservation in New Mexico, the Aldens try to save a forest under threat of development by proving it is the site of a lost, buried village, but someone is sabotaging their dig.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 38
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
While staying at a hotel in New York City, the Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks plaguing the management and guests.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 39
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
While visiting the seaport town of Ragged Cove, Massachusetts, the Alden children find the ship's log of the Flying Cloud, shipwrecked in 1869, supposedly during a mutiny.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 40
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 41
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting the Florida Keys, the Aldens encounter suspicious characters, strange incidents at night, and a plot to steal valuable coral.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 42
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While investigating the disappearance of Spotzie, Mr. Woods's beloved cat, the Alden children discover that they are being followed by a strange man, receive threatening phone calls, and uncover a number of mysterious suspects in the catnapping. Simultaneous.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 43
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens become involved in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz," which is systematically and mysteriously being sabotaged.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 44
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Aldens go to the Pickering Natural History Museum to assist with the opening of a dinosaur exhibit, their work is hampered by a series of mysterious happenings.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 45
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children are thrilled when a famous orchestra comes to their town to perform, and when an original Mozart score turns up missing, they solve the mystery of its disappearance.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 46
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream and other items start disappearing from their favorite ice cream parlor.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 47
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Benny wants adventure and finds it as he and the other Alden children help uncover the plan of those who would prevent ballooning from coming to Lloyd's Landing.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 48
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 49
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children plan to ride in their boxcar at the Greenfield Founders' Day Parade, but the newly refurbished boxcar is stolen a couple of days before the big event.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 50
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
While exploring the caves around Dragon's Mouth Cavern, a series of unusual and somewhat frightening events convinces the Alden children that someone does not want them around.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 51
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train trip from Boston to San Francisco.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 52
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a camping trip to Arizona with their grandfather, the Alden children search for a lost gold mine.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 53
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When they help out at a guide dog training school, the Alden children meet several people who seem obsessed with a particular dog named Ginger.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 54
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting a friend of their grandfather's on Sullivan's Island, off the coast of South Carolina near Charleston, the Boxcar Children encounter mysterious activities related to rumors of a buried pirate treasure.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 55
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While helping their grandfather prepare for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the town square.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 56
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children draw upon their resourcefulness to save the neighborhood firehouse from being torn down, while they also face a series of mysterious incidents connected with it.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 57
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 58
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are given the opportunity to be extras in a movie about the Alamo, but they are called upon to use their sleuthing skills when Claire, the star of the film, is implicated in the theft of a valuable ring.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 59
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a student's research paper from an observatory and the subsequent disappearance of another student.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 60
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are excited to be playing in their summer soccer league, until someone begins sabotaging the teams.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 61
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Aldens visit Yellowstone they discover a map showing the way to an old cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter lots of interference in their attempts to hike the trail.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 62
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting Lake Lucille in the Adirondack Mountains, the Aldens hear stories about a monster in the lake and then encounter evidence that it may be real.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 63
Language
English
Formats
Description
A distant relative asks for the help of the Boxcar children when enigmatic events start happening at her mansion.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 64
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 65
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Alden children set out to solve a jewelry store robbery, they find they must also deal with a mysterious thief who steals their favorite cereal.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 66
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Alden children and their grandfather visit Everglades National Park in Florida to solve the mystery of a missing ranger, they discover that a panther provides a clue.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 67
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the families' valuable antiques are being stolen.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 68
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate when the new coach of their community basketball league has her Most Valuable Player trophy stolen.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 69
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate when the arrival of several suspicious characters in Greenfield coincides with a mystery involving a popular boy actor.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 70
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While the Aldens are visiting a friend of Grandfather's at the beach, Benny finds a long-lost piece of a map to a legendary pirate treasure, a discovery that brings unwanted attention from fortune hunters.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 71
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting a recent purchase of Grandfather's, a ghost town in the Rocky Mountains, the Aldens encounter a mystery involving a run-down motel and a woman who may be a ghost.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 72
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children help out a storeowner at the Hope Harbor Mall and discover that someone is tampering with the merchandise shipments.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 73
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens try to help a visiting Russian gymnast who is surrounded by mysterious people and events and who seems to have a secret.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 74
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate when exotic and endangered animals begin to disappear from the zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 75
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens start a business producing birthday parties and find themselves investigating a series of robberies taking place during their parties.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 76
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens participate in a three-day bicycle ride and soon find that someone seems to be intent on keeping others from completing the event.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 77
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 79
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While staying at the Crooked House, the family home of their housekeeper Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens try to solve a riddle that will lead them to a hidden treasure.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 80
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
When a professional hockey player comes to Greenfield with plans to build an ice skating rink, the Alden children suspect that someone in town wants to stop the project.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 81
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting a small town in Alabama, the Aldens hear mysterious howls at midnight, leading them to wonder if an old local legend about a ghost dog is true.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny--four children who used to live alone in a boxcar and now reside with their grandfather--arrive at Camp Seagull overflowing with excitement, but they soon realize that some of the other campers are not above cheating in the annual camp Olympics.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 83
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A series of practical jokes at a restored nineteenth-century farmhouse makes the Aldens wonder if the ghost of its builder is at work.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 84
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens accompany their grandfather to his class reunion and investigate the possibility of a buried Civil War treasure, and of a ghost in the bell tower, at Goldwin University.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 85
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Alden children join a group of volunteers to fix up an old house for senior citizens, they try to explain the puzzling behavior of their coworkers as well as investigate some unusual events.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 86
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 87
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
When an elderly friend is injured, the Alden children offer to help him with his window-washing business in their small town of Greenfield and agree to help him solve a riddle that has arrived in a mysterious invitation.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
When the Alden children help the curator of the Greenfield Museum set up a traveling exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifacts, the display seems to be undergoing a run of bad luck and the children wonder whether it might be under a curse.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 89
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens take part in a hunt at a gem mine and discover that someone is out to sabotage the contest.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 90
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens try to find the thief who stole a very rare teddy bear from the toy hospital at the teddy bear festival.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 91
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate to see if a ghost has stolen valuable statues from their grandfather's Skeleton Point mansion.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 92
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate when an artist who is participating in an art gallery contest is accused of being an imposter.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 93
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar Children, suspicious when someone steals the note they found inside the pages of a "Captain Fantastic" comic book, team up with the superhero's creator to find out who is selling fake copies of the comics.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 94
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar Children rush to get the scoop when it becomes apparent that someone is trying to shut down the Ice Cream Barn.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 95
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar Children try to find out if someone who makes tapping sounds at midnight plans to sabotage a convention for inventors.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 96
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar children have dinner at a Chinese restaurant and get a handwritten riddle in a fortune cookie.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 97
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar children are helping out at a radio station where strange things are happening.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 98
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, visiting their friend Fran in Wisconsin, become suspicious when it appears that Fran's family ghost, which has not been seen in years, is staging a comeback.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 99
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children agree to help their neighbor search for treasure she believes is hidden in her attic, but the quest becomes urgent when they realize that someone else is trying to find it first.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 100
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny begin to dig into the past of the old boxcar turned playhouse in their back yard and discover clues about why it is being haunted.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 101
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens visit a farm that's famous for its corn maze and the festival held there every year. But someone is damaging the maze at night. Can the Boxcar Children catch the culprit and save the festival?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 102
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
While vacationing at a friend's country home, the four Alden siblings try to find a long-missing, priceless brooch, while also investigating the existence of a ghostly stream.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 103
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 104
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate when a new store called the Game Spot opens in town and the neighboring shops are robbed.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 105
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens try to solve a series of mysteries which took place in a old hotel in Kansas which they visit.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 106
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their favorite author fails to arrive as scheduled to speak at the local library, the Alden children investigate how he could board a train and never be seen again.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 107
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Aldens help a friend of their grandfather's to build the world's largest yo-yo, they soon discover that more than one person is trying to prevent them from finishing the job--and for more than one reason.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 108
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens visit Grandfather's friend, Abby, at the Ogopogo Retreat, and attempt to help the woman get more business for her resort, even though something is trying to stop them.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 109
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Boxcar children must track down an instrument thief in time to save Greenfield's music festival from disaster.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 110
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
111) The Seattle puzzle
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 111
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Alden children accompany their grandfather on a trip to Seattle, they discover clues throughout the city, seemingly planted just for them.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 112
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens investigate the rumors of ghosts, disappearing props and a haunted seat in the Trap-Door Theater.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 113
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One day in the park, the Aldens' dog, Watch, comes across a mysterious box with a note inside. 'Congratulations!' the note says. 'You've found it!' The box is part of a game called Geocaching. Soon, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are searching all over town for hidden boxes and making friends with other kids in the geocaching club. But is one of the club members a thief?" -- p. [4] of cover.
114) A horse named Dragon
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 114
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are helping out at a rescue ranch for horses. Jessie's favorite is a beautiful horse named Dragon. When Dragon and other horses disappear from the pasture, the Boxcar children must saddle up for a mystery. What's happening to the horses at the Dare To Dream Ranch?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 115
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A local radio station is holding the Great Detective Race, and the Boxcar Children have entered the contest! They solve riddles and search all over town for clues leading to the grand prize. But when some of the clues turn out to be fake, it's clear that someone is playing unfairly! Who could be trying to ruin the race - and why?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 116
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
While visiting the Diamond Drive-In with their grandfather, the Boxcar Children investigate a series of pranks and ghost sightings at the outdoor theater.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 117
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden children are helping grow vegetables in a restaurant owner's garden, but when the tomato plants are moved from their original position the children begin to suspect that the move is connected to a robbery at the local bank.
118) The spy game
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 118
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the children uncover a strange puzzle in a friend's back yard, it's the start of a "spy game" leading to gold. But first they must make sense of an old photo and a riddle, and learn just who is behind this mystery within a mystery.
119) The dog-gone mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 119
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When they take their dog, Watch, for obedience training, the Alden children discover that some of the dogs in the class have vanished and decide to try to solve the mystery of their disappearance.
120) The vampire mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 120
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens agree to watch the house of a local author who has written a book about a vampire, they end up investigating activities that are suspiciously similar to those in his book.
121) Superstar Watch
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 121
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children stumble upon a mystery when they enter their dog, Watch, in a contest that could lead to fame and fortune, but where things keep going wrong.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 122
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
The Aldens help out at a minor league stadium and investigate when it appears someone in the ballpark is stealing the home team pitcher's signals and relaying them to the batters of the other team.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 123
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children have been choosen to compete against another team to look for clues on a game show.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 124
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden visit the Beckett farm and investigate the appearance of a ghost with a glowing pumpkin head that warns guests to stay away.
125) The cupcake caper
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 125
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
People line up around the block to buy Mama Tova's cupcakes. But who could be trying to steal her secret recipe? The Boxcar Children follow clues to a cupcake contest, where they must use their mystery-solving skills to find a thief.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 126
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are volunteering at the local recycling center, where they find plenty of things that can be reused, including a pinata that Benny takes home. But when the center is vandalized, the Boxcar children have a mystery to solve. Is there treasure amidst the junk?
127) Monkey trouble
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 127
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
While spending two days touring a zoo to see the baby animals, the four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, help catch an escaped monkey, participate in a photography contest, and investigate a missing camera.
128) The zombie project
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 128
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
While staying at the Winding River Lodge, the Alden siblings investigate tales of a zombie haunting a lake in the woods.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 129
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
The four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, uncover a mystery while volunteering at a food pantry for the needy.
130) The garden thief
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
The Alden children discover another mystery when they 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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 131
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe."--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 132
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
During a trip to Oregon, the Aldens are astonished when Watch discovers a backpack filled with valuables, a finding that compels them to learn what happened and return the backpack to its rightful owner.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 133
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 134
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities--especially snowboarding. But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 135
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens are at Wildcat Crossing, a recreated frontier town full of cowboy fun. But when horses disappear and other pranks threaten to ruin the Wild West show, the Boxcar Children must find out who's the varmint causing all the trouble"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 136
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A talented young soccer player in Greenfield is given the honor of being a child mascot at an international soccer tournament in Brazil, but when an anonymous letter insists that she doesn't deserve to go, the Aldens investigate"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 137
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
When the Aldens visit a university campus, they must solve a mystery involving an old library whose stone gargoyles seem to move on their own.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 138
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"During auditions for the show 'Pop Star Sensation' at the local mall, one of the judges, a famous pop star, disappears, and the Aldens must find out where she went"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 139
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens visit a dinosaur dig in Montana and soon become involved in a mystery involving missing dinosaur bones"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 140
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important piece of jewelry goes missing. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show is ruined?"--Jacket flap.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 141
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the town of Sleepy Hollow, the Aldens discover an old legend that's come back to life! Their friend's ghost-tour business is being disrupted by a spooky figure on horseback who throws pumpkins in the streets and frightens everyone. Has the headless horseman returned to haunt the town? The Boxcar Children must find out before the ghost tours are ruined!"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 142
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens visit Ireland and stay in a beautiful castle that's now a hotel. But at night they see a mysterious figure who walks with a lantern, and think it could be one of the legendary banshees"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 143
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are excited to meet their favorite celebrity--Walter the Cat, who makes the funniest videos on the Internet! And when this celebrity cat inherits a million dollars from his owner, he becomes even more famous! But someone seems to be angry about the will and is stealing things from Walter's house. Is this cat too famous for his own good?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 144
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The old abandoned school in Silver City is being fixed up as an art center and the Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the place. But the other volunteers are scared by the spooky goings-on in the school--doors lock by themselves, and chalkboard messages appear out of nowhere! Will the Aldens find out the secret of the haunted school?"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 145
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Cousin Alice is running for mayor, and the Boxcar Children must find out which of her opponents is using sneaky tricks to win the race!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 146
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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. 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 recipes."--Amazon.com.
147) The robot ransom
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 147
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jessie and Henry's robotics team is competing in a big tournament. But when their robot is stolen, the Aldens have a high-tech mystery to decode!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 148
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens are helping out at a harvest festival in a town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. But something in the hills is scaring people away! Are the local rumors about a werewolf true?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 149
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are visiting friends for a big Dia de los Muertos celebration. The kids love learning about the holiday and helping out - that is until mysterious events threaten to ruin everyone's preparations. Can the Aldens figure out what's going on and help their friends save the celebration?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 150
Language
English
Description
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?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what's going on and help save the sea turtles?"--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 152
Language
English
Description
"When the Alden siblings visit their grandfather's friend in an apartment building, they begin to wonder about the many mysterious events that keep happening on the thirteenth floor of that building."--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 153
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Aldens are visiting Port Elizabeth when a bad storm rolls in, knocking out the power--and leaving behind a mystery! Can the powered-down Aldens figure out what's going on?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 154
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children know how much work it takes to live in the wilderness. They also know how much fun it can be! The children love exploring and learning new things at a primitive skills summer camp. But when strange things start happening around the camp, they need to use another of their favorite skills--mystery solving!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 155
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Boxcar Children are helping a friend find out more about their family's history. But what they find is a mystery going back generations! Can the Aldens help their friend unlock secrets of the past--and present?" --
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 156
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens try out a Halloween escape room. The puzzles are fun to solve. But when eerie events start scaring people away, the children find a much bigger case to crack"--WorldCat.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 157
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jessie wants her science fair project to make a difference. So when she gets the chance to test a local creek for pollution, she can't wait to get started. But when things start going wrong with her experiment, Jessie and her siblings don't just have an experiment to investigate, they have a mystery to solve!"--WorldCat.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 158
Language
English
Description
"Jessie and Benny are participating in the Great Greenfield Bake-Off, a local baking competition for kids. But ingredients get mixed up during the competition and then the power goes out. Is someone trying to put an end to the contest?" -- provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 160
Language
English
Description
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?
161) The raptor rescue
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 161
Language
English
Description
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 want to cause trouble for injured birds?
162) X marks the spot
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 163
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When the children find a letter written in riddles in Aunt Jane's attic, they believe it may contain clues to a hidden treasure on the island, but they soon discover they are not the only ones treasure hunting.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during a blizzard.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, but when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes.
167) Talk of the town
Author
Series
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie discovers someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and in order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel's help, but when some messages go out, they are hard to take back.
