Books in Boxcar Children Special series

One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. A super-special mystery for the Boxcar Children!Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and are going to help out at the Pretty Bird Pet Shop.The Aldens are thrilled to have the chance to work with the animals at the pet shop. But things just aren't going smoothly. The Alden's deliveries of pet supplies keep getting mixed up. And someone has let the birds out of their cages. It's up to the Boxcar Children to find out who's behind all the trouble!

The Ice Cream Mystery: The Aldens are helping out at the Greenfield Ice Cream Barn. They are learning to make ice cream and creating some new flavors. But they soon notice that the ice cream isn’t the only thing getting mixed up at the Ice Cream Barn. It appears that someone wants to shut the shop down! Can the Boxcar Children sort out this sticky mess before the Ice Cream Barn gets licked?The Midnight Mystery: The Alden children are staying at the home of a famous inventor known for her one-of-a-kind clocks. The clocks sound loudly at every hour, especially at midnight! But the clocks aren’t the only noise. Is the house haunted by the ghost of the inventor? The Aldens are determined to find out!The Mystery in the Fortune Cookie: When the Aldens go to their favorite Chinese restaurant, Benny can’t wait for the delicious fortune cookies! But when he opens his cookie, he finds a handwritten riddle! One cookie leads to another, and the Aldens soon realize they’ve bitten into another mystery!

For the Boxcar Children, New York City is bursting with things to see and places to go. But before the end of their first day there someone steals the priceless Elizabeth Star diamond from their friend Mr. Pound. The track clues through New York City's Central Park, down busy streets, and into glittering jewelry stores only to find they have too many suspects! It's the Big Apple's big mystery, and the Boxcar Children are going to solve it.The paperback edition of the special includes a fun-filled activity section with puzzles, crafts, and recipes.