the boxcar children list
TRANSCRIPT
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?