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  • Mystery of the Fallen Treasure

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Jessell

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2013)
    On their trip to Oregon, the Aldens are excited to find out that Watch has the right skills to be a search and rescue dog! When they start training him in the woods one of the first things he “rescues” is a backpack filled with valuable jewelry―and it fell out of a plane! How could that have happened? When the children try to return the backpack to its owner, the mystery becomes even deeper!
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  • The Election Day Dilemma

    Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Cousin Alice is running for mayor in her town, and the Aldens are helping with her campaign! But Alice’s campaign posters are torn down and painted over―and the same thing happens to her opponent! Then posters for a third candidate appear around town, but nobody has ever seen him in person. Will the town elect a mystery man for mayor? The Aldens are on the case!
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  • The Day of the Dead Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Oct. 1, 2018)
    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?
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  • Spooktacular Special

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Robert Papp

    Paperback (INDPB, Sept. 1, 2013)
    A ghost mystery in their very own boxcar, a zombie, and a pumpkin-headed creature provide plenty of spooky fun for the Aldens in these three adventures! Includes three Boxcar Children Mysteries: #100 The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar, #124 The Pumpkin Head Mystery, and #128 The Zombie Project.
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  • The Mystery of the Stolen Sword

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Charles Tang

    Paperback (INDPB, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Benny is determined to find the ghost that haunts Seymour Curtis' apple orchard, but a more earthly crime becomes important.
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  • The Pumpkin Head Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Gregory

    Audio CD (Oasis Audio, Dec. 14, 2012)
    Every fall at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides. Best of all, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny get to dress up in costumes and help with the fun. But something is haunting the farm . . . a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head!
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  • The Mystery at the Calgary Stampede

    Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Paperback (INDPB, Sept. 1, 2015)
    The Aldens head up north for the Calgary Stampede―a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! But when a valuable piece of jewelry from the festival's history vanishes, the children are on the case. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show?
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  • The Growling Bear Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Gregory

    Audio CD (Oasis Audio, April 28, 2015)
    The Aldens love exploring the many hiking trails around Yellowstone, especially Lost Cabin Trail. But suddenly, the trail is closed because of bear activity, and then the map disappears! Could someone be trying to keep the Aldens away from the trail? It’s a mystery — and the Boxcar Children are going to solve it!
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  • The Boxcar Children Deluxe Hardcover Boxed Gift Set

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Jessell

    Hardcover (INDPB, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Generation after generation, parents and grandparents have introduced their favorite childhood stories to their children. Now, there is a new deluxe hardcover boxed set just in time for holiday gift giving! The set includes the first three books in the classic series: #1 The Boxcar Children, #2 Surprise Island, and #3 The Yellow House Mystery, plus a bonus audio CD of The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm.
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  • The Vanishing Passenger

    Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2006)
    The famous mystery writer, Gilbert Finch, is coming to Greenfield to speak at the library, and the Aldens can't wait to meet him. When they go with Grandfather to pick Finch up at the train station, he is nowhere to be found.
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  • The Spy in the Bleachers

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Robert Papp

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, March 1, 2010)
    It's a big week at Cogwheel Stadium―the baseball team the Clayton Cogs are playing for the pennant! The Aldens are helping out at the ballpark, and they're glad to be part of the excitement. But the other team's batters seem to know the pitches too well, and it's clear someone in the stadium is stealing the Cogs' pitcher's signals. Now the Boxcar children must find out who is spying for the other team!
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  • The Haunted Legends Special

    Gertrude Chandler Warner

    Paperback (INDPB, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Wherever the Boxcar Children go, mysteries are bound to show up! These three spooky tales are perfect for Halloween: The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery (#84) When the Aldens learn that a valuable secret from the past lies hidden somewhere at Goldwin University, they think the clock tower might hold the key to uncovering it! The Ghost in the First Row (#112) The Trap-Door Theater has mysteries of its own―with rumors of ghosts, disappearing props, and even a haunted seat. The Sleepy Hollow Mystery (#141) The Aldens visit the legendary town of Sleepy Hollow where someone―or something―is scaring visitors. Three hauntingly good mysteries in one volume!
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