Gertrude Chandler Warner

First published in 1924, "The Box-Car Children" is the beloved children's classic by American grade school teacher and author, Gertrude Chandler Warner. It is the story of four orphaned siblings, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, and their adventures living in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. The children are having fun while living in the boxcar at first, though several adults in the community are aware of their situation and are keeping an eye...

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?

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.

When a local radio station holds a detective contest, the Aldens enthusiastically sign up, but when some of the clues turn out to be fake, they have a real mystery on their hands.

Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane's motel out of business, but the Alden children aren't going to let that happen.

The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.

Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion.

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.

When the Boxcar children help out in a local garden, they dig up one strange thing after another! First, the tomato plants seem to move every day. Find out how that can be.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.