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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 140
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
c2015.
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?".
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 137
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
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 123
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children have been chosen to compete against another team to look for clues on a game show.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1990, c1968
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 136
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A talented young soccer player in Greenfield is given the honor of being a child mascot at an international soccer tournament in Brazil, but when an anonymous letter insists that she doesn't deserve to go, the Aldens investigate" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 117
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When the Boxcar children help out in a local garden, they dig up one strange thing after another! First, the tomato plants seem to move every day. Find out how that can be.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 122
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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 112
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate the rumors of ghosts, disappearing props and a haunted seat in the Trap-Door Theater.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 114
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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 113
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 116
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens discover there's nothing more fun than a drive-in movie. But pranks and other odd things are happening at the Diamond Drive-In, and late at night, a ghost is seen walking around the empty lot. Is the old theater really haunted?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 104
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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 110
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
Author
Series
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 132
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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 103
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.
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