Boxcar children
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IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
440L
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Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children are determined to solve the mystery that surrounds an old yellow house on their grandfather's property. Strange things have happened in that house where long ago a man disappeared.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
540L
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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."--
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Boxcar children volume 9
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A family starts out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting. In fact, it becomes an adventure for the former "boxcar" family. They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.
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Boxcar children volume 10
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
The Boxcar children become suspicious of a man they see snooping in the library and are determined to find out his secret.
11) Caboose mystery
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Boxcar children volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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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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Boxcar children volume 12
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
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.
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"A sudden snowstorm traps the Aldens in a mountain cabin! The cabin is cozy, but the children hear strange noises at night and find a coded message carved into the closet door. Can the children crack the code and solve their snowbound mystery?"--
15) Bicycle mystery
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Boxcar children volume 15
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.
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Boxcar children volume 16
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
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.
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Boxcar children volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.
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Boxcar children volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 21
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.
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Boxcar children volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.
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Boxcar children volume 26
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.
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Boxcar children volume 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
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.
28) The mystery girl
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Boxcar children volume 28
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While helping run Jerry Taylor's general store, the Alden children investigate his mysterious employee Nancy.
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Boxcar children volume 29
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While on a cruise with their grandfather, the Alden children help discover who is behind the mysterious troubles of the ship--disconnected phone lines, engine trouble, a man overboard--and still have fun sightseeing, eating, and swimming.
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Boxcar children volume 30
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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.
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Boxcar children volume 31
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While helping fix up the old house their cousins have bought, the Aldens hear stories about its being haunted and find evidence suggesting that there may be a ghost there.
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Boxcar children volume 32
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
440L
Description
When the Alden children accompany their grandfather to the Snow Haven Lodge, a series of odd occurrences threaten to disrupt the annual winter games.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
520L
Description
"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.
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Boxcar children volume 34
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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.
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Boxcar children volume 35
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Description
The Alden children suspect someone of trying to sabotage the local dog show.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 36
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children have another mystery to solve when they visit a castle and must figure out which of the guests has stolen the Stradivarius violin.
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Boxcar children volume 37
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting a Navaho Indian reservation in New Mexico, the Aldens try to save a forest under threat of development by proving it is the site of a lost, buried village, but someone is sabotaging their dig.
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Boxcar children volume 38
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While staying at a hotel in New York City, the Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks plaguing the management and guests.
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Boxcar children volume 39
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
While visiting the seaport town of Ragged Cove, Massachusetts, the Alden children find the ship's log of the Flying Cloud, shipwrecked in 1869, supposedly during a mutiny.
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Boxcar children volume 40
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While canoeing and backpacking near Timberwolf Lake, the Aldens receive strange warnings to stay away from the area and stumble upon clues to a missing cache of stolen coins.
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Boxcar children volume 41
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting the Florida Keys, the Aldens encounter suspicious characters, strange incidents at night, and a plot to steal valuable coral.
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Boxcar children volume 42
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The mysterious disappearance of a reclusive neighbor's cat involves the Boxcar children in some complicated detective work.
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Boxcar children volume 43
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens become involved in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz," which is systematically and mysteriously being sabotaged.
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Boxcar children volume 44
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
640L
Description
When the Aldens go to the Pickering Natural History Museum to assist with the opening of a dinosaur exhibit, their work is hampered by a series of mysterious happenings.
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Boxcar children volume 45
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children are thrilled when a famous orchestra comes to their town to perform, and when an original Mozart score turns up missing, they solve the mystery of its disappearance.
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Boxcar children volume 46
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Description
The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream and other items start disappearing from their favorite ice cream parlor.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 47
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Fountas & Pinnell
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Description
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.
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Boxcar children volume 48
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When their grandfather buys a bookstore at auction in New Orleans, the Alden children help clean it up and discover that several people seem to be obsessed with the store and its contents.
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Boxcar children volume 49
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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.
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Boxcar children volume 50
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While exploring the caves around Dragon's Mouth Cavern, a series of unusual and somewhat frightening events convinces the Alden children that someone does not want them around.
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Boxcar children volume 51
Description
The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train trip from Boston to San Francisco.
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Boxcar children volume 52
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
On a camping trip to Arizona with their grandfather, the Alden children search for a lost gold mine.
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Boxcar children volume 53
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When they help out at a guide dog training school, the Alden children meet several people who seem obsessed with a particular dog named Ginger.
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Boxcar children volume 54
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting a friend of their grandfather's on Sullivan's Island, off the coast of South Carolina near Charleston, the Boxcar Children encounter mysterious activities related to rumors of a buried pirate treasure.
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The mystery of the secret message , Boxcar children volume 55
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 56
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children draw upon their resourcefulness to save the neighborhood firehouse from being torn down, while they also face a series of mysterious incidents connected with it.
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Boxcar children volume 57
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.
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Boxcar children volume 58
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While sightseeing at the Alamo, the Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a priceless ring from the Alamo museum.
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Boxcar children volume 59
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a student's research paper from an observatory, and the subsequent disappearance of another student.
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Boxcar children volume 60
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens are excited to be playing in their summer soccer league, until someone begins sabotaging the teams.
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Boxcar children volume 61
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Aldens visit Yellowstone they discover a map showing the way to an old cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter lots of interference in their attempts to hike the trail.
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Boxcar children volume 62
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting Lake Lucille in the Adirondack Mountains, the Aldens hear stories about a monster in the lake and then encounter evidence that it may be real.
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Boxcar children volume 63
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
At the request of their distant relative Althea, the Boxcar Children arrive at her old Virginia mansion and investigate the mysterious incidents happening there.
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Boxcar children volume 64
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.
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Boxcar children volume 65
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Alden children set out to solve a jewelry store robbery, they find they must also deal with a mysterious thief who steals their favorite cereal.
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Boxcar children volume 66
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Alden children and their grandfather visit Everglades National Park in Florida to solve the mystery of a missing ranger, they discover that a panther provides a clue.
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Boxcar children volume 67
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the family's valuable antiques are being stolen.
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Boxcar children volume 68
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
The Aldens investigate when the new coach of their community basketball league has her Most Valuable Player trophy stolen.
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Boxcar children volume 69
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens investigate when the arrival of several suspicious characters in Greenfield coincides with a mystery involving a popular boy actor.
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Boxcar children volume 70
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While the Aldens are visiting a friend of Grandfather's at the beach, Benny finds a long-lost piece of a map to a legendary pirate treasure, a discovery that brings unwanted attention from fortune hunters.
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Boxcar children volume 71
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting a recent purchase of Grandfather's, a ghost town in the Rocky Mountains, the Aldens encounter a mystery involving a run-down motel and a woman who may be a ghost.
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Boxcar children volume 72
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children help out a storeowner at the Hope Harbor Mall and discover that someone is tampering with the merchandise shipments.
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Boxcar children volume 73
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens try to help a visiting Russian gymnast who is surrounded by mysterious people and events and who seems to have a secret.
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Boxcar children volume 74
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
The Aldens investigate when exotic and endangered animals begin to disappear from the zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 75
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens start a business producing birthday parties and find themselves investigating a series of robberies taking place during their parties.
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Boxcar children volume 76
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens participate in a three-day bicycle ride and soon find that someone seems to be intent on keeping others from completing the event.
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Boxcar children volume 77
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.
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Boxcar children volume 78
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens, while testing the latest version of their favorite computer game, are surprised to find messages directed specifically at them.
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Boxcar children volume 80
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
When a professional hockey player comes to Greenfield with plans to build an ice skating rink, the Alden children suspect that someone in town wants to stop the project.
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Boxcar children volume 81
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While visiting a small town in Alabama, the Aldens hear mysterious howls at midnight, leading them to wonder if an old local legend about a ghost dog is true.
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Boxcar children volume 82
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens are spending a week at Camp Seagull on beautiful Claw Island. But as soon as camp begins, they realize that someone is not playing fair. Everything begins to go wrong for the Aldens they lose their luggage, Henry misplaces the camp flag, and the campers on the other team use one of Jessies ideas to score points for themselves. Are some campers so desperate to win the Olympics that they are willing to cheat? The Boxcar Children are...
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Boxcar children volume 83
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
A series of practical jokes at a restored nineteenth-century farmhouse makes the Aldens wonder if the ghost of its builder is at work.
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Boxcar children volume 84
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
The Boxcar Children investigate the secret of the clock tower at Goldwin University.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 85
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Alden children join a group of volunteers to fix up an old house for senior citizens, they try to explain the puzzling behavior of their coworkers as well as investigate some unusual events.
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Boxcar children volume 86
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off.
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Boxcar children volume 87
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When an elderly friend is injured, the Alden children offer to help him with his window-washing business in their small town of Greenfield and agree to help him solve a riddle that has arrived in a mysterious invitation.
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The mystery of the mummy's curse , Boxcar children volume 88
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Author
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Boxcar children volume 89
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens take part in a hunt at a gem mine and discover that someone is out to sabotage the contest.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 90
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens visit Peggy and Doc Firmin's sheep farm and get a behind-the-scenes look at a teddy bear workshop. When a rare and valuable teddy bear disappears, it's up to the Alden children to track down the thief.
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Boxcar children volume 91
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're exploring a haunted house!
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Boxcar children volume 92
Description
The town of Greenfield is having an art contest to celebrate the work of local artists. The Boxcar Children are getting to know the artists and the gallery owner and learning all about art. But could the gallery be filled with stolen paintings?
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Boxcar children volume 93
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Boxcar Children, suspicious when someone steals the note they found inside the pages of a "Captain Fantastic" comic book, team up with the superhero's creator to find out who is selling fake copies of the comics.
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Boxcar children volume 94
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Boxcar Children rush to get the scoop when it becomes apparent that someone is trying to shut down the Ice Cream Barn.
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Boxcar children volume 95
Description
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 arent the only noise. Is the house haunted by the ghost of the inventor? The Aldens are determined to find out!
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Boxcar children volume 96
Description
When the Aldens go to their favorite Chinese restaurant, Benny cant 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 theyve bitten into another mystery!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 97
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
510L
Description
The Alden children are helping out at a radio station, and they're going to be actors in a live mystery show. But when strange things keep happening, people in town say the station is haunted. Can the Boxcar Children catch the radio ghost before the station's listeners are scared away?
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Boxcar children volume 98
Description
When the Aldens visit their friend Fran in Wisconsin, they can't wait to hear her tell the story of the runaway ghost. Fran's family ghost hasn't been spotted in years, but the Aldens still shiver at the spooky tale of the ghost's bell clanging after dark. Then Violet hears a mysterious ringing in the middle of the night and the children start to wonder--could the runaway ghost be back?
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Boxcar children volume 99
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden's neighbor, Lina, thinks there's treasure hidden in her attic and she wants the Boxcar Children to help her find it. Of course, the children are eager to help search—but it appears they aren't the only ones looking for the treasure.
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Boxcar children volume 100
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens' boxcar is the perfect place for games, picnics, sleepovers, and fun. But is it also the perfect place for ghosts? When strange things start happening there, Benny is convinced that the boxcar is haunted. Will the Boxcar Children be able to scare away the ghost ... or is it good-bye, to their boxcar?
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Boxcar children volume 102
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While vacationing at a friend's country home, the four Alden siblings try to find a long-missing, priceless brooch and investigate the existence of a ghostly stream.
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Boxcar children volume 103
Description
A Medieval Fair has come to town, and the Aldens get grandfather's permission to volunteer their time. Benny becomes a page to the Silver Knight, a top suspect when the valuable antique sword used in the fair goes missing.
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Boxcar children volume 104
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens investigate when a new store called the Game Spot opens in town and the neighboring shops are robbed.
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Boxcar children volume 105
Description
The Aldens visit an old Kansas inn that's full of secrets! Nobody knows why a famous photographer visited the inn just to take a single picture. And what about the other legendary guest--a heroic young stranger who'd come west on an "orphan train?"
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Boxcar children volume 106
Description
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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Boxcar children volume 107
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Aldens help a friend of their grandfather's to build the world's largest yo-yo, they soon discover that more than one person is trying to prevent them from finishing the job--and for more than one reason.
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Boxcar children volume 108
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens visit Grandfather's friend at the Ogopogo Retreat and aided by puzzling clues, embark on a treasure hunt to prevent the retreat from being sold.
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Boxcar children volume 109
Description
The entire town is excited about the summer music festival. The largest attraction this year will be the popular Greenfield Four. The day before the show, The Greenfield Four arrive at the rehearsal hall to find all of their instruments missing!
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Boxcar children volume 110
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
111) The Seattle Puzzle
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Boxcar children volume 111
Description
The Aldens are on vacation in Seattle! On their first day of sightseeing, they start the day at the Hungry Heart Diner where a mystery falls right into their laps! Benny finds a riddle taped to the bottom of their table.
112)
The ghost in the first row , Boxcar children volume 112
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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 113
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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.
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Boxcar children volume 114
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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 115
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A local radio station is holding the Great Detective Race, and the Boxcar Children have entered the contest! They solve riddles and search all over town for clues leading to the grand prize. But when some of the clues turn out to be fake, it's clear that someone is playing unfairly! Who could be trying to ruin the race - and why?
116)
The ghost at the drive-in movie , Boxcar children volume 116
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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 117
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens help the owner of a local restaurant water the fruits and vegetables in his garden and remove the weeds. But when they notice that some of the tomatoes have been moved, they discover a new mystery has sprouted in Greenfield.
118) The spy game
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 118
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Boxcar Children discover an old wedding photograph and a riddle while on a visit at a neighbor's house, and they embark on a spy game designed by the house's original owner.
119) The dog-gone mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 119
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When they take their dog, Watch, for obedience training, the Alden children discover that some of the dogs in the class have vanished and decide to try to solve the mystery of their disappearance.
120) The vampire mystery
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 120
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Aldens agree to watch the house of a local author who has written a book about a vampire, they end up investigating activities that are suspiciously similar to those in his book.
121) Superstar Watch
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 121
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children stumble upon a mystery when they enter their dog, Watch, in a contest that could lead to fame and fortune, but where things keep going wrong.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 122
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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 123
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Boxcar Children have been choosen to compete against another team to look for clues on a game show.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 124
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
The Boxcar Children investigate a mysterious ghost with a glowing pumpkin head at a friend's farm.
125) The cupcake caper
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 125
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children are searching for the thief trying to steal the secret recipe for Mama Tova's cupcakes.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 126
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children are volunteering at the recycle center and become suspicious when the place is vandalized.
127) Monkey trouble
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 127
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While spending two days touring a zoo to see the baby animals, the four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, help catch an escaped monkey, participate in a photography contest, and investigate a missing camera.
128) The zombie project
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 128
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While staying at the Winding River Lodge, the Alden siblings investigate tales of a zombie haunting a lake in the woods.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 129
Description
There's going to be a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town of Greenfield except the turkey is missing! The Aldens are helping out at a new food pantry, collecting donations and putting up signs. But someone keeps moving the signs, and when the main course for the big town dinner disappears, the Boxcar Children have a mystery to solve!
130) The garden thief
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 130
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children discover another mystery when they agree to help injured Mr. Yee tend to his plot in the community garden and find out that vegetables are going missing and plots are being vandalized.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 131
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 132
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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.
133)
The return of the graveyard ghost , Boxcar children volume 133
Author
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 134
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities--especially snowboarding. But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 135
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The Aldens are at Wildcat Crossing, a recreated frontier town full of cowboy fun. But when horses disappear and other pranks threaten to ruin the Wild West show, the Boxcar Children must find out who's the varmint causing all the trouble"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 136
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 137
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
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 138
Description
It's a big day at the Silver City Mall, where hundreds of people are lined up to audition for the show Pop Star Sensation! The Aldens are in line, too, because Violet wants to meet one of the judges--her favorite pop star, Madlynn Rose. But just before the show starts, Madlynn vanishes! Can the Aldens track down the superstar before it's too late?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 139
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Boxcar children aere trying to track down a dinosaur bone thief, but while following tracks they encounter a whole new mystery.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 140
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
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?""--Jacket flap.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 141
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"In the town of Sleepy Hollow, the Aldens discover an old legend that's come back to life! Their friend's ghost-tour business is being disrupted by a spooky figure on horseback who throws pumpkins in the streets and frightens everyone. Has the headless horseman returned to haunt the town? The Boxcar Children must find out before the ghost tours are ruined!"--Jacket flap.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 142
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens travel to Ireland to explore castles. While visiting Duncarraig Castle the children discover a cloaked figure roaming around.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 143
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens are excited to meet their favorite celebrity--Walter the Cat, who makes the funniest videos on the Internet! And when this celebrity cat inherits a million dollars from his owner, he becomes even more famous! But someone seems to be angry about the will and is stealing things from Walter's house. Is this cat too famous for his own good?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 144
Description
The old abandoned school in Silver City is being fixed up as an art center and the Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the place. But the other volunteers are scared by the spooky goings-on in the school: doors lock by themselves, and chalkboard messages appear out of nowhere! Will the Aldens find out the secret of the haunted school?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 145
Description
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!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 146
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A hip new doughnut shop known for its bizarre recipes is opening up in Greenfield. At first, the owners of the other doughnut shop in town, Delilah's, aren't worried. Their shop has been a fixture downtown since just after World War II. But when the new shop starts making doughnuts that look just like some of Delilah's greatest hits, the Boxcar Children must figure out if it's just a coincidence or if someone from the new shop is stealing Delilah's...
147) The Robot Ransom
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 147
Description
Henry and Jessie have signed up to be in a robotics competition with a team from school. But someone from another team isn't playing by the rules. Can the Aldens use their sleuthing skills and what they've learned about technology to find the culprit and save the day?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 148
Description
"The Aldens are helping out at a harvest festival in a town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. But something in the hills is scaring people away! Are the local rumors about a werewolf true?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 149
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 150
Description
"The Aldens find a hidden time capsule! Inside is a journal with clues to a treasure hunt. Who wrote the journal? And after a hundred years, can the Boxcar Children find the treasure?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 151
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what's going on and help save the sea turtles?" --
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 152
Description
When the Alden siblings visit their grandfather's friend in an apartment building, they begin to wonder about the many mysterious events that keep happening on the thirteenth floor of that building.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 153
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Aldens are visiting Port Elizabeth when a bad storm rolls in, knocking out the power--and leaving behind a mystery! Can the powered-down Aldens figure out what's going on?
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 154
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 skillsmystery solving!"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 155
Description
"The Boxcar Children are helping a friend find out more about their familys history. But what they find is a mystery going back generations! Can the Aldens help their friend unlock secrets of the pastand present?"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 156
Description
The Aldens are visiting a small town known for its fall festival, and while Grandfather is off taking in the fall colors, the children try out the town's newest attraction--a Halloween escape room! The Aldens love solving the puzzles to get out of the room, and they don't mind the spooky theme. The problem is, someone--or something--is making things downright scary for other customers!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 157
Description
Jessie wants her science fair project to make a difference. So when she gets the chance to test a local creek for pollution, she can't wait to get started. But when things start going wrong with her experiment, Jessie and her siblings don't just have an experiment to investigate, they have a mystery to solve!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 158
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.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 159
Description
The Aldens are excited to learn about beekeeping. But when equipment goes missing, they have more than honey to harvest -- they have a mystery to solve!
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 160
Description
When Henry's magic teacher, The Amazing Arthur, goes missing right before the Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show, Henry and his siblings look into Arthur's disappearance.
161) The raptor rescue
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 161
Description
Can the Aldens figure out who's responsible for the bad press before the center gets shut down for good? Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are excited to learn more about raptors when they volunteer at a rehab center for wild birds. But not long after they arrive, a series of strange events makes it seem like someone might be trying to sabotage the center. Who could the culprit be, and why would they want to cause trouble for injured birds?
162)
X marks the spot , Boxcar children volume 163
Author
163)
Secret of Superstition Mountain , Boxcar children volume 164
Author
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during a blizzard.
165)
A dramatic disappearance: a Boxcar Children book
Author
167) Talk of the town
Author
Series
Jessie files volume 2
Description
When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie discovers someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and in order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel's help, but when some messages go out, they are hard to take back.
