Boxcar children

Author:
Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890
Chandler Warner, Gertrude
MacLachlan, Patricia
Deutsch, Stacia
 
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1.
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5 stars
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Four orphans take shelter in an old, red boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it on their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home.
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2.
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3.8 stars
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Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny share a mysterious island for the summer with their grandfather. Four children learn the joys of independence when they are allowed to spend their summer vacation on a small island.
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Series Volume:
3.
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4.5 stars
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Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children travel to Maine, take canoes into the wilderness and live in a house exactly like the one on Surprise Island, except the Maine house is brown, not yellow. They then untangle the mystery of the two houses.
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4.
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Violet and Jessie begin an adventure when they journey to Centerville to keep Aunt Jane company on the family ranch.
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5.
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5 stars
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Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet Alden meet Mike Wood and a strange chain of events begins when they spend the summer at Mystery Ranch. Mike's house is mysteriously burned down, a man in a blue hat appears, and the Alden's uranium mine is in danger of being sabotaged.
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Series Volume:
6.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a deserted island? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic."--Publisher's description.
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Series Volume:
7.
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5 stars
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The Alden children are staying at the New England farmhouse where their grandfather grew up. There are many stories and legends about the old farm, and there's a woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret - a secret that dates all the way back to the Revolutionary War!
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Series Volume:
8.
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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live in a boxcar. Now they have adventures everywhere they go. At a lighthouse, the children find a mystery in the night!
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Series Volume:
9.
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5 stars
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When the Alden family climbs to the top of Old Flat Top Mountain, they encounter a mysterious mountain cave, a perilous rockslide, and a secret treasure.
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Series Volume:
10.
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5 stars
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In this story about the boxcar children, Benny's curiosity while on vacation in a fishing village leads to the capture of a swindler. Grandpa Alden and the Alden children encounter danger, excitement, adventure, and mystery in a quiet island fishing village. "Grandpa Alden and the Alden children encounter danger, excitement, adventure, and mystery in a quiet island fishing village."--
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Series Volume:
11.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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The Alden children find mystery and adventure as they journey along the Little North Railroad in two cabooses rented for the summer by their grandfather. Describes the adventures of the Alden family as they ride across country in a caboose that has a strange history--or is it a mystery?
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Series Volume:
12.
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The Alden family rents a houseboat to drift down the river, and encounters a mystery in the little towns along the river, involving a fast black car. "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."--
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Series Volume:
13.
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1 stars
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A family, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discovers adventure in surrounding wild life, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.
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Series Volume:
14.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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Six children help solve the mystery of a missing spyglass that has kept two brothers feuding for years.
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Series Volume:
15.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.
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Series Volume:
16.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.
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Series Volume:
17.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.
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Series Volume:
18.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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"The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river."--
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19.
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Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion.
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Series Volume:
20.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
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Series Volume:
21.
Average Rating:
2 stars
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At an old library, the Alden children discover a boy who needs their help and a stranger who is after a valuable object they found in the library.
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22.
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The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors.
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Series Volume:
23.
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Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane's motel out of business, but the Alden children aren't going to let that happen.
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Series Volume:
24.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.
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25.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.

26.  The mystery of the mixed-up zoo

 
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27.  The camp-out mystery

 
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28.  The mystery girl

 
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29.  The mystery cruise

 
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30.  The disappearing friend mystery

 
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31.  Mystery of the singing ghost

 
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32.  The mystery in the snow

 
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Series Volume:
33.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"The Boxcar Children are helping at a pizzeria, but it seems that someone is trying to shut it down. Can they find out who is causing trouble? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic."--Amazon.

34.  The mystery horse

 
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35.
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5 stars
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The Alden children suspect someone of trying to sabotage the local dog show.

36.  The castle mystery

 
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37.  The mystery of the lost village

 
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37.
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38.
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The Boxcar children look into various pranks that are pestering the guests and staff of the New York hotel where they are staying.

39.  The ghost ship mystery

 
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40.  The canoe trip mystery

 
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41.  The mystery of the hidden beach

 
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42.  The mystery of the missing cat

 
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42.

43.  The mystery on stage

 
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44.  The dinosaur mystery

 
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44.

45.  The mystery of the stolen music

 
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46.  The chocolate sundae mystery

 
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46.
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Series Volume:
47.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Benny wants adventure and finds it as he and the other Alden children help uncover the plan of those who would prevent ballooning from coming to Lloyd's Landing.

48.  The mystery bookstore

 
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48.
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Series Volume:
49.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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.

50.  Mystery in the cave

 
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50.

51.  The mystery on the train

 
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51.
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Series Volume:
52.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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On a camping trip to Arizona with their grandfather, the Alden children search for a lost gold mine.
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Series Volume:
53.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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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Series Volume:
54.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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.

55.  The mystery of the secret message

 
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55.
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Series Volume:
56.
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The Boxcar children decide to help restore a historic firehouse when the town council starts thinking about demolishing it. Soon enough they realize that someone is hindering their efforts.

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Series Volume:
57.
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While visiting their aunt and uncle in San Francisco the Alden children visit Fisherman's Wharf. After they ride on their uncle's boat they discover something fishy is going on in the wharf and someone doesn't want Uncle Andy to catch any fish.

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Series Volume:
58.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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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.

59.  The outer space mystery

 
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59.

60.  The soccer mystery

 
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60.
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Series Volume:
61.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Alden children find a map that shows how to find a gold loot hidden in an old cabin in Yellowstone, but when they go to investigate they are met with interference.

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Series Volume:
62.
Average Rating:
2.7 stars
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The Aldens find evidence that the stories about a monster in Lake Lucille might be real.

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Series Volume:
63.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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A distant relative asks for the help of the Boxcar children when enigmatic events start happening at her mansion.

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Series Volume:
64.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Aldens investigate the incidents happening around their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii.

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Series Volume:
65.
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While investigating a jewelry store robbery the Aldens must also figure out who's stealing their favorite cereal.

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Series Volume:
66.
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A panther provides a clue so the Boxcar children can solve the mystery of a missing ranger at the Everglades National Park in Florida.

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Series Volume:
67.
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A haunted orchard turns out to be a crime scene when the Aldens discover that valuable antiques have been stolen.

68.  The basketball mystery

 
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68.
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Series Volume:
69.
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A mystery involving a popular boy actor coincides with the arrival of many dubious people to Greenfield.

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Series Volume:
70.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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While at the beach Benny discovers a treasure map that alerts unwanted fortune hunters.

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