The Boxcar Children Mysteries

# Title Published Plot Summary

1The Boxcar

Children

1924 as

"Box-Car

Children"

reissued

1942

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a

home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together,

and in the process they find a grandfather.

2Surprise

Island1949

Summer vacation on an almost private island

gives the Aldens a challenge. Also, their cousin

Joe is found.

3

The Yellow

House

Mystery

1953

The spooky old house on Surprise Island intrigues

Benny. The Aldens try to figure out why Bill

disappeared.

4Mystery

Ranch1958

Eccentric Aunt Jane needs help on her ranch. The

Aldens overturn a plot against her.

5Mike's

Mystery1960

Benny and his friend Mike are in trouble when

they are curious about a uranium mine.

6Blue Bay

Mystery1961

The Aldens find a castaway on a South Sea

island. How did he get there and who is he?

7

The

Woodshed

Mystery

1962A double puzzle involves an old friend of Aunt

Jane's, romance, and a chase.

8

The

Lighthouse

Mystery

1963Renting a lighthouse is unusual, but even more

so is an unfriendly boy's peculiar behavior.

9Mountain Top

Mystery1964

Marooned on a mountain, the Aldens survive a

landslide and find a Native American secret.

10Schoolhouse

Mystery1965

Benny's curiosity, while staying in a fishing

village, leads to capturing a swindler.

11Caboose

Mystery1966

A trip in a caboose at the end of a freight train

leads to an old clown and a search.

12Houseboat

Mystery1967

Floating down a lazy river, Benny finds a

blackmail scheme in progress.

13Snowbound

Mystery1968

A freak snowstorm isolates the Aldens in a

mountain cabin where they discover a coded

message.

14Tree House

Mystery1969

From a high perch Benny discovers a clue to a

hidden room with contents that surprise

everyone.

15Bicycle

Mystery1970

Many complications follow when a dog attaches

himself to the Aldens on a bicycle trip.

16Mystery In

The Sand1971

Living in a seaside mobile home, the Aldens

unravel the secret of two secluded women.

17

Mystery

Behind the

Wall

1973

The Aldens find a mystery when a visitor comes.

Who put the coins in a hiding place behind the

wall?

18Bus Station

Mystery1974

A puzzle in relationships concerns two boys

ejected from the bus station.

19

Benny

Uncovers A

Mystery

1976

The boys are falsely held responsible for a

missing vase, and in the process of investigating

uncover a mystery.

20The Haunted

Cabin Mystery1991

The Aldens visit Cap Lambert near Hannibal,

Missouri.

21

The Deserted

Library

Mystery

1991

The children try to clean up an old library so it

can receive landmark status, but someone else

tries to stop them.

22

The Animal

Shelter

Mystery

1991

When a calico cat appears at Grandfather's, the

children look for the founder of the town's animal

shelter.

23The Old Motel

Mystery1991

The Boxcar Children offer to help Aunt Jane's

friend, Kay, fix up her run-down motel.

24

The Mystery

Of The Hidden

Painting

1992

The discovery of a painting of the children's

grandmother involves the Aldens in a search for a

sapphire necklace.

25

The

Amusement

Park Mystery

1992

The Alden's investigation involves antique

wooden horses on a merry-go-round near Cousin

Joe's.

26

The Mystery

Of The Mixed

Up Zoo

1992

The Boxcar Children try to find out who's

responsible for causing some trouble at Edward

Marlow's zoo.

27The Camp Out

Mystery1992

A camp-out trip is almost spoiled by loud music

and the disappearance of a lantern-and

Grandfather!

28The Mystery

Girl1992 The Aldens see Nancy steal a T-shirt.

29The Mystery

Cruise1992

Someone is trying to keep Max Greene from

inheriting his great aunt's estate.

30

The

Disappearing

Friend

Mystery

1992

The Boxcar children and their new friend Beth

decide to form a service called The Boxcar

Helpers.

31

The Mystery

Of The

Singing Ghost

1992The Aldens cousins Joe and Alice are moving into

a house that is supposed to be haunted.

32The Mystery

In The Snow1993

When the Alden children accompany their

grandfather to the Snow Haven Lodge, a series of

odd occurrences threaten to disrupt the annual

winter games.

33The Pizza

Mystery1993

Grandfather Alden and the children stop at a

favorite pizza parlor. Things are very troubled

and the elderly owners need help. The children

stay to help and many unpleasant things happen

until several mysteries are solved.

34The Mystery

Horse1993

Grandfather Alden sends the children to a farm in

Sunny Oaks to work on a farm. They see that the

family is nice, but they are hiding something.

They see a beautiful chestnut brown horse that's

suppose to be a famous racing horse who

recently went missing. Why do they have this

famous horse and why are people so mysterious?

35 The Mystery

At The Dog

1993 One of Grandfather's friend and her daughter

come to visit with their dog who is in the local

Show dog show.

36The Castle

Mystery1993

The Alden Children go to a castle and search for a

treasure...

37

The Mystery

Of The Lost

Village

1993

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.

38

The Mystery

Of The Purple

Pool

1994

While staying at a hotel in New York City, the

Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks

plaguing the management and guests.

39The Ghost

Ship Mystery1994

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.

40The Canoe

Trip Mystery1994

The Boxcar Children are going on a canoe trip

with their Aunt Jane. They enjoy paddling across

the sparkling lake and camping under the stars.

But their trip really gets interesting when they

find a mysterious riddle leading them to hidden

treasure!

41

The Mystery

Of The Hidden

Beach

1994

The children are attending a Camp Coral in

Florida for a week. Where they learn about the

ocean and everything that is in it. They find a

hidden beach, but learn that it holds a terrible

secret.

42 The Mystery

Of The

Missing Cat

1994 The children are searching for Mr. Wood's cat,

Spotzie, that has disappeared. They immediately

come to the rescue with lost cat posters and

going door to door with a photograph. Along the

way they meet some strange characters, receive

frightening phone calls, and even find a cat that

looks like Spotzie, but is it?

43The Mystery

On Stage1994

A play of the Wizard of Oz is happening, but there

are strange things as well.

44The Dinosaur

Mystery1995

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.

45

The Mystery

Of The Stolen

Music

1995

In this book the Boxcar Children are excited to

hear the orchestra play, to meet the musicians,

and to learn how to make their own instruments.

But when a valuable item mysteriously

disappears, its is up to the children to find it.

46

The Chocolate

Sundae

Mystery

1995

The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream

and other items start disappearing from their

favorite ice cream parlor.

47

The Mystery

Of The Hot Air

Balloon

1995

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.

48The Mystery

Bookstore1995

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.

49 The Mystery

Of The Stolen

Boxcar

1995 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.

50Mystery In

The Cave1996

The four Aldens are rock hunting in Dragon's

Mouth Cavern, until Benny finds a sinkhole that

leads to underground caves. While exploring the

caves they realize that someone doesn't want

them there. But why? Can they solve this new

mystery?

51The Mystery

On The Train1996

The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train

trip from Boston to San Francisco.

52

The Mystery

Of The Lost

Mine

1996

On a camping trip to Arizona with their

grandfather, the Alden children search for a lost

gold mine.

53The Guide

Dog Mystery1996

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.

54The Hurricane

Mystery1996

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.

55

The Mystery

Of The Secret

Message

1996

While helping their grandfather prepare for

Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children

uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the

town square.

56 The Firehouse

Mystery

1997 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.

57

The Mystery

In San

Francisco

1997

While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar

children uncover a mystery involving fishing

boats and sabotage.

58The Mystery

At The Alamo1997

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are given the

opportunity to be extras in a movie about the

Alamo, but they are called upon to use their

sleuthing skills when Claire, the star of the film, is

implicated in the theft of a valuable ring.

59

The Outer

Space

Mystery

1997

The Boxcar children investigate the

disappearance of a student's research paper from

an observatory and the subsequent

disappearance of another student.

60The Soccer

Mystery1997

The Aldens are excited to be playing in their

summer soccer league, until someone begins

sabotaging the teams.

61The Growling

Bear Mystery1997

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.

62

The Mystery

Of The Lake

Monster

1998

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.

63 The Mystery

At Peacock

Hall

1998 At the request of their distant relative Althea, the

Boxcar Children arrive at her old Virginia mansion

and investigate the mysterious incidents

happening there.

64The Black

Pearl Mystery1998

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.

65The Cereal

Box Mystery1998

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.

66The Panther

Mystery1998

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.

67

The Mystery

Of The Stolen

Sword

1998

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

families' valuable antiques are being stolen.

68

The

Basketball

Mystery

1999

The Aldens investigate when the new coach of

their community basketball league has her Most

Valuable Player trophy stolen.

69The Movie

Star Mystery1999

The Aldens investigate when the arrival of several

suspicious characters in Greenfield coincides with

a mystery involving a popular boy actor.

70 The Mystery

Of The

Pirate's Map

1999 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.

71The Ghost

Town Mystery1999

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.

72The Mystery

In The Mall1999

The Alden children help out a storeowner at the

Hope Harbor Mall and discover that someone is

tampering with the merchandise shipments.

73

The

Gymnastics

Mystery

1999

When a russian gymnast, Katya, comes to stay

with the Alden family, unusual things start

happening at the gym and elsewhere.

74The Poison

Frog Mystery2000

The Aldens investigate when exotic and

endangered animals begin to disappear from the

zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.

75

The Mystery

Of The Empty

Safe

2000

The Aldens start a business producing birthday

parties and find themselves investigating a series

of robberies taking place during their parties.

76

The Great

Bicycle Race

Mystery

2000

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.

77

The Mystery

Of The Wild

Ponies

2000

While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina,

the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may

be a ghost.

78

The Mystery

In The

Computer

Game

2000

The Aldens, while testing the latest version of

their favorite computer game, are surprised to

find messages directed specifically at them.

79

The Mystery

At The

Crooked

House

2000

While staying at the Crooked House, the family

home of their housekeeper Mrs. McGregor, the

Aldens try to solve a riddle that will lead them to

a hidden treasure.

80The Hockey

Mystery2001

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.

81

The Mystery

Of The

Midnight Dog

2001

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.

82The Summer

Camp Mystery2001

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Bennie Alden arrive at

Camp Seagull, eager to begin a new week of

making friends and participate in the annual

camp Olympics. But someone is determined that

they won't win! Can they find out who before the

Olympics is ruined for everyone?

83The Copycat

Mystery2001

A series of practical jokes at a restored

nineteenth-century farmhouse makes the Aldens

wonder if the ghost of its builder is at work.

84

The Haunted

Clock Tower

Mystery

2001

The Aldens accompany their grandfather to his

class reunion and investigate the possibility of a

buried Civil War treasure, and of a ghost in the

bell tower, at Goldwin University.

85

The

Disappearing

Staircase

Mystery

2001

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.

86

The Mystery

On Blizzard

Mountain

2002

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.

87

The Mystery

Of The

Spider's Clue

2002

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.

88

The Mystery

Of The

Mummy's

Curse

2002

The Aldens are helping the Greenfield Museum

set up an exhibit about ancient Egypt, when all

sorts of strange things begin to go wrong! Is the

spooky sarcophagus really cursed, or is someone

trying to make sure the exhibit isn't successful?

The children are sure to find out, whether they're

ready or not!

89

The Mystery

Of The Star

Ruby

2002

The Aldens take part in a hunt at a gem mine and

discover that someone is out to sabotage the

contest.

90The Stuffed

Bear Mystery2002

When the Aldens visit friends in Vermont, they're

in for a teddy treat-the annual Bear Jamboree,

celebrating toy bears from all over the world! The

Aldens soon encounter an unbearable mystery: a

very rare and valuable bear has disappeared

from the toy hospital. Now it is up to the children

to track down the teddy thief!

91

The Mystery

At Skeleton

Point

2002

The Aldens investigate to see if a ghost has

stolen valuable statues from their grandfather's

Skeleton Point mansion.

92The Tattletale

Mystery2003

The Aldens are getting strange notes from a

mystery messenger! It is time for the annual

Greenfield art contest, and the Alden children are

right in the middle of things, meeting the artists

and learning all about art! But when they receive

a mysterious message signed by the "Tattletale,"

they realize that not everything about the art

world is as it seems. What could the Tattletale

want from the Aldens -- and who is this

mysterious message-writer?

93The Comic

Book Mystery2003

The Alden children are searching for a rare comic

book of their favorite superhero, Captain

Fantastic. They finally find the comic and

something else, too-a strange note inside,

"signed" by the comic's creator. The Aldens

realize the note is a fake. But when they start to

investigate, the mysterious note is stolen! It looks

like someone wants to sabotage a superhero. The

Aldens will need their super powers of

investigation to catch this comic book culprit!

94The Ice Cream

Mystery2003

The owner of the Greenfield Ice Cream Barn has

two new partners: her granddaughter Brianna

and the horse Butterscotch. Benny is a frequent

customer of the Ice Cream Wagon, run by

Brianna with Butterscotch's help. But somebody

is trying to shut down the Ice Cream Barn. Can

the Aldens find the ice cream saboteur before the

Ice Cream Barn is licked?

95 The Midnight

Mystery

2003 The Boxcar children are attending an Invention

Convention at the home of an eccentric artist

known for her whimsical, wonderful, one-of-a-kind

clocks. The clocks sound loudly at every hour,

especially at midnight, when the children are

treated to a hilarious concert of chirping,

clanging, chiming, and gonging. But the clocks

aren't the only noise the kids hear at midnight.

Something or someone is tapping in the night. Is

someone inventing trouble for the convention?

96

The Mystery

In The

Fortune

Cookie

2003

The Aldens break into a mystery after cracking

open a cookie! When the Aldens go to dinner at a

local Chinese restaurant, they find a surprise in

Benny's fortune cookie-a handwritten riddle! One

cookie leads to another, and soon the trail of

clues leads the children to a mysterious name-

Drum Keller.

97The Radio

Mystery2003

The Aldens are actors in a live mystery show

being broadcast on an old-fashioned AM radio

station. But that is not the only mystery the

Boxcar children are part of—it is starting to look

like the radio station is haunted! Why would a

ghost want to sabotage a radio show? Can the

Aldens save the radio station before its listeners

are scared away?

98

The Mystery

Of The

Runaway

Ghost

2004

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?

99 The Finders

Keepers

Mystery

2004 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.

Can the Boxcar Children discover the treasure in

the attic before someone else finds it first?

10

0

The Mystery

Of The

Haunted

Boxcar

2004

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?

10

1

The Clue In

The Corn

Maze

2004

There is a fair and in the fair there is a corn

maze. The problem is, the maze gets dirtied by

someone! Who is that person?

10

2

The Ghost Of

The

Chattering

Bones

2005

The Alden children knew they would be

investigating a mystery at Eton Place, but they

had no idea there would be a ghost there, too! An

old family friend, Norah Eton, believes there is a

valuable piece of jewelry hidden somewhere on

her property, but she only has one small clue to

help the Aldens find it. Will they be able to find

the treasure, or will the ghost of the Chattering

Bones scare them away first?

10

3

The Sword Of

The Silver

Knight

2005

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. But the pompous

King Richard, who ts to forget that he's an actor

and not a real king, seems to think the sword

belongs to him. And the beautiful Princess

Annabel may also have something to hide. Can

the Boxcar Children find the sword and solve the

mystery before the fair moves on to Silver City?

10 The Game 2005 When a new store called the Game Spot opens in

4 Store Mystery

their town, the Aldens are thrilled. But it is not

fun and games when the other stores at

Crossroads mall are robbed. What's more, letters

are disappearing from the sign in front of the

shopping center!

10

5

The Mystery

Of The

Orphan Train

2005

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 legary guest-a

heroic young stranger who'd come west on an

"orphan train?" The children discover a long lost-

riddle that just might solve all these mysteries-if

only they can solve it!

10

6

The Vanishing

Passenger2006

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. Henry, Jessie,

Violet, and Benny need to solve this mystery

quickly. Otherwise, Finch's archrival, Daniel

VanBuren, will speak at the library instead of

Finch!

10

7

The Giant Yo

Yo Mystery2006

The Aldens are helping one of Grandfather's

friends break a world record by building the

world's largest yo-yo! As they help with the

project strange things begin to happen. First

someone follows them, and then the plans for the

yo-yo turn up missing. Someone is trying to

sabotage the yo-yo before its launched!

It seems there are a few people in Greenfield who

don't want this yo-yo completed. The Boxcar

Children will piece the evidence together to get

to the bottom of this mystery.

10

8

The Creature

In Ogopogo

2006 The Aldens are visiting Grandfather's friend, Amy,

at the Ogopogo Retreat in Canada. Amy rents

Lake

cabins to tourists who hope to see the mysterious

underwater creature, the Ogopogo, swimming in

the lake. Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny can't

wait to try to spot the Ogopogo from their cabin.

Amy tells the children about a riddle that an old

friend left for her in one of the cabins that could

lead to a small treasure. The children need to find

the treasure, and fast—otherwise, Amy will have

to sell the retreat. As the riddle starts to unfold,

strange things start to happen around the lake.

Something is moving around in the water late at

night, and someone doesn't want the Aldens

helping Amy. Will the Boxcar Children crack the

riddle before it is too late?

10

9

The Rock And

Roll Mystery2006

The entire town is excited about the summer

music festival—especially the Aldens, who have

been asked to help with the show. The largest

attraction this year will be the popular Greenfield

Four. A big-time music producer is going to be in

the crowd to catch the show, and Greenfield

residents hope their favorite local group will be

famous soon.

The day before the show, The Greenfield Four

arrive at the rehearsal hall to find all of their

instruments missing! The band insists that they

won't play without them, and now it is up to the

Boxcar Children to find the instruments before

the show. Who would want to sabotage the

band's big show? Does someone want to steal the

Greenfield Four's spotlight, or is the theft an act

of revenge? The Aldens are on the case in this

music festival mystery.

11

0

The Secret Of

The Mask

2007 The Aldens are preparing for a yard sale when

they find an old wooden mask in the trash behind

a neighbor’s house. Violet notices that the mask

looks like a Native American mask that she had

read about. When the children go to the library to

learn more about the mask, they discover that

they have found an old Native American mask

from the Hopi tribe. When the children learn

there will be an Intertribal Pow-Wow at the park

over the weekend, they plan to deliver the mask

to its rightful owners.

But Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny soon find out

that they’re not the only people interested in the

history of the old wooden mask. A strange man is

following them around, and an antique dealer is

looking for more than her fair share at the Boxcar

yard sale. When the mask is stolen from their

garage, the Aldens vow to find it before the

weekend Pow-Wow. But with such little evidence,

will they be able to find the mask in time?

11

1

The Seattle

Puzzle2007

While on vacation in Seattle, the Aldens discover

a series of clues that have them traveling all over

the city, and wondering to what the series of

clues leads.

11

2

The Ghost In

The First Row2007

The Aldens are visiting Aunt Jane in Elmford. She

tells the children that she has tickets for them to

see a mystery play at the Trap-Door Theater.

Each day at rehearsal something strange has

happened to the front-row seat once occupied by

the benefactor-popcorn all over the floor, an old

costume laid out, a spotlight shining on her

empty seat. Is the benefactor's ghost haunting

the theater, or is one of Elmford's living residents

up to no good?

11

3

The Box That

Watch Found2007

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 fun new treasure-

hunting game, and soon Henry, Jessie, Violet, and

Benny are looking all over town for cleverly

hidden boxes.

But they're not the only ones on the trail for

clues! When several of the treasure boxes go

missing, the game is ruined for everyone. Who

would steal the boxes-and why?

11

4

A Horse

Named

Dragon

2008 The Aldens are spending a week at the Dare to

Dream Ranch, a rescue ranch that takes in horses

whose owners can no longer care for them. The

children help with chores, and Jessie is thrilled to

be looking after a beautiful horse named Dragon.

But when two of the oldest horses are missing

from the pasture, a mystery begins to unfold-why

would someone want to steal two old, sick

horses? Then Dragon disappears, too, and the

children discover that one of the horses has paint

on its coat. Just what's going on at the ranch,

anyway?

11

5

The Great

Detective

Race

2008

The local radio station is putting on the Great

Detective Race, where contestants must solve

riddles and search all over Greenfield for clues

leading to the grand prize! One of the prizes

would make a perfect gift for Mrs. MacGregor, so

the Aldens sign up for the contest. Soon they're

following the riddles' clues all over town. But

when some of the clues turn out to be fake, it is

clear that someone is playing unfairly. Could

another contestant in the Great Detective Race

be trying to stop the Boxcar Children from

winning?

11

6

The Ghost At

The Drive In

Movie

2008

The Aldens discover there's nothing more fun

than a drive-in theater, where they can eat

popcorn in the car and watch movies under the

stars! But pranks and other things keep

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?

11

7

The Mystery

Of The

Traveling

Tomatoes

2008

The Aldens are helping one of Grandfather's

friends by working at her restaurant. She has

hired them to do all sorts of work from growing to

weeding her garden. When vegetables start

moving around the children begin to grow

suspicious. Everyone around town seems to have

something to hide, leading the Aldens through a

new type of mystery!

11

8

The Spy

Game

2009 When the Boxcar Children visit a neighbor’s

house, a mysterious old wedding photo and a

riddle lead them on a “spy game” devised long

ago by the original owner of the house. When the

children hunt for clues they discover amazing

things, like a stone path whose pieces fit together

into a jigsaw puzzle! But soon the children begin

to suspect that there's a mystery inside the

mystery. They read about a similar puzzle in one

of their new Detective Club books, and they meet

a woman who looks eerily like the bride in the old

wedding photo. Just who is behind this spy game?

11

9

The Dog Gone

Mystery2009

When a new dog obedience business opens in

Greenfield, the Aldens decide to enroll Watch for

a refresher course. At the first class a Dalmatian

goes missing, and everyone wonders if the dog

ran away or was stolen. But when a malamute

disappears at the second class, Henry, Jessie,

Violet, and Benny know they have a mystery on

their hands. Could the thief be the class's

instructor, the Dalmatian's owner, the dog

groomer, or the owner with the very obedient

dog?

12

0

The Vampire

Mystery2009

The Aldens meet Mr. Hudson, a local author who

is best known for his novel about a vampire. But

rumors of a real vampire are going around town -

a vampire who haunts the graveyard behind Mr.

Hudson's house! But since vampires don't exist,

the children soon realize that someone must be

trying to scare people away from Greenfield! Who

brought the old legend back to life - and why?

12

1

Superstar

Watch2009

A big Hollywood agent wants Watch to appear in

a commercial for a new kind of dog food! Even

though Watch seems to love the food on-camera,

he won't touch it at home. Someone at the studio

has been switching the brand and the Aldens

must find out the truth behind the cover-up.

Should Watch still do the commercial even

though he doesn't like the product?

12

2

The Spy In

The Bleachers2010

It's a big week at Cogwheel Stadium -- the

baseball team the Clayton Cogs is 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 stadioum is stealing the Cogs' pitcher's

signals. Now the Boxcar children must find out

who is spying for the other team!

12

3

The Amazing

Mystery Show2010

The Boxcar Children have been chosen to play in

an exciting new game show! A camera crew is

following the Aldens around the city of

Philadelphia and they compete with another

brother-and-sister team in a search for clues. The

search isn't easy, though, especially when

someone has tampered withthe Aldens' map and

stolen one of Benny's treasures! Why is their

team being sabotaged?