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1) The spy game
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 118
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 16
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
1971
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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
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
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 154
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
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 22
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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 34
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
©1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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 27
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 30
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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 125
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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 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?".
14) The robot ransom
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 147
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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 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
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are investigating strange events at a hotel that some people say is haunted, and it seems like every room holds a new surprise. In this interactive, choose-your-path mystery, readers will put their sleuthing skills to the test, making decisions that will either help the Aldens crack the case or lead them deeper into the haunted hotel.
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?
18) The mystery girl
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 28
Publisher
A. Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While helping run Jerry Taylor's general store, the Alden children investigate his mysterious employee Nancy.
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 158
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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.
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