Books by Gertrude Chandler Warner

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens hope to find the treasure hidden at Peacock Hall. But when a face appears in a window, they realize there may be more than just one mystery to the mansion!

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens search their home for hidden treasure. Hidden behind the wall of their guest room, a mysterious journal leads the Aldens on a search for a valuable collection. 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.

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens are sight-seeing in New York City. But before the end of their very first day in the city someone steals the priceless Elizabeth Star Diamond from their friend Mr. Poundâand the Boxcar Children spring into mystery-solving action. They track clues through New York City's Central Park, down busy streets, and into glittering jewelry stores only to find that they have too many suspects! Can they figure out which one is the thief?

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Book SynopsisGrandfather and the children are visiting Broken Moon Pond, where Grandfather used to vacation as a child. The children are enchanted by the beautiful wilderness. But they soon encounter a strange set of coincidences, mishaps, and mysteries that threaten to spoil everyone's fun. When one night they see an empty boat rowing itself across the water, the Aldens wonder if the pond is really haunted, as the townspeople claim!

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Book SynopsisOn their trip to Oregon, the Aldens are excited to find out that Watch has the right skills to be a search and rescue dog! When they start training him in the woods one of the first things he rescues is a backpack filled with valuable jewelryâand it fell out of a plane! How could that have happened? When the children try to return the backpack to its owner, the mystery becomes even deeper!

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens agree to help Grandfather's friend fix up Skeleton Point, an old mansion. But they never expected what they would find on the grounds of this dilapidated estate. Skeleton Point is filled with old skeletons belonging to its former owner, and townspeople have seen the skeletons walking through the house. Suddenly, the mansion's valuable statues begin to disappear.

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Book SynopsisThe 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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Book SynopsisThe 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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Book SynopsisThe 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. A theater patron who loved mysteries left her life savings to improve the theater and to hold a yearly contest with a cash prize awarded to the best mystery playwright in town. The Aldens can't wait to find out everything there is to know about the old Trap-Door Theater. But there is more than one mystery going on. Each day at rehearsal something strange has happened to the front-row seat once occupied by the benefactorâpopcorn all over the floor, an old costume laid out, a spotlight shining on her empty seat. Is the benefactorâs ghost haunting the theater, or is one of Elmfordâs living residents up to no good? There is only one thing the Aldens like better than a mysteryâtwo mysteries for the price of one!

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Book SynopsisOne day in the park, the Aldens' dog, Watch, comes across a mysterious box with a note inside. Congratulations! the note says. âœYouâve found it!â 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 theyâre 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 boxesâand why?

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Book SynopsisOne day in the park, the Aldens' dog, Watch, comes across a mysterious box with a note inside. Congratulations! the note says. âœYouâve found it!â 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 theyâre 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 boxesâand why?

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Book SynopsisThe 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 unfoldâwhy 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?

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Book SynopsisThe 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's clear that someone is playing unfairly. Could another contestant in the Great Detective Race be trying to stop the Boxcar Children from winning?

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens are helping the owner of a local restaurant grow delicious food in a garden. They work hard to water and weed and take care of the fruits and vegetables that are growing. But soon the children notice the strangest thingâthe plants are moving. The tomato plants aren't in the same spot they were planted in! How could that be happening? Then, when fruits and vegetables start to vanish from the garden, itâs clear that a brand new mystery is sprouting for the Boxcar Children.

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Book SynopsisIt'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 judgesâher favorite pop star, Madlynn Rose. But just before the show starts, Madlynn vanishes! Can the Aldens track down the superstar before itâs too late?

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Book SynopsisIt'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 judgesâher favorite pop star, Madlynn Rose. But just before the show starts, Madlynn vanishes! Can the Aldens track down the superstar before itâs too late?

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens are visiting a real dinosaur dig in Montana, in an area full of fossils and caves! But the bones of a rare dinosaur have gone missing, and when the children begin to search for clues they hear strange noises in the caves and discover mysterious tracks! Why are bones disappearing? And could there be a real-life dinosaur on the loose?

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Book SynopsisThe Aldens are visiting a real dinosaur dig in Montana, in an area full of fossils and caves! But the bones of a rare dinosaur have gone missing, and when the children begin to search for clues they hear strange noises in the caves and discover mysterious tracks! Why are bones disappearing? And could there be a real-life dinosaur on the loose?

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Book SynopsisThere's an exciting new exhibit at the Aldens' local zoo. But disaster strikes when a pair of rare ferrets is stolen, followed by two California condors. It seems the animals are being taken by someone who works for the zoo! Can the Boxcar Children stop a thief who has keys to all the cages?

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Book SynopsisThis fall-flavored adventure for the Boxcar Children takes the Aldens to a New England farm that has more than its share of strange occurrences. Every year at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides, but this year something is haunting the old placeâa mysterious specter with a glowing pumpkin head that warns guests to stay away! It's up to the Aldens to find out whoâor whatâis behind the scare.

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Book SynopsisOne stormy afternoon, the Aldens take a shortcut through the Greenfield Cemetery and discover a strange local superstition! According to legend, itâs good luck to leave presents in a certain spot in the cemeteryâand bad luck to anyone who doesnât. But since thereâs no such thing as ghosts, there must be a reason for this weird tradition. The Boxcar Children are determined to find out what it is.

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Book SynopsisOne stormy afternoon, the Aldens take a shortcut through the Greenfield Cemetery and discover a strange local superstition! According to legend, itâs good luck to leave presents in a certain spot in the cemeteryâand bad luck to anyone who doesnât. But since thereâs no such thing as ghosts, there must be a reason for this weird tradition. The Boxcar Children are determined to find out what it is.

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Book SynopsisThe entire town is excited about the summer music festivalâespecially 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's 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.

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Book SynopsisPeople say nothing interesting happens in the village of Port Elizabeth but, on a visit there, the Boxcar Children find a big mystery at the schoolhouse. 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.

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Book SynopsisDuring a surprise snowstorm, the Aldens find an adventureand a mystery!When a snowstorm forces the Aldens to shelter in a cabin, they come across a coded message. Can they solve the mysterious puzzle? 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.

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Book SynopsisIt's a big week at Cogwheel Stadiumâthe baseball team the Clayton Cogs are playing for the pennant! The Aldens are helping out at the ballpark, and they're glad to be part of the excitement. But the other team's batters seem to know the pitches too well, and it's clear someone in the stadium is stealing the Cogs' pitcher's signals. Now the Boxcar children must find out who is spying for the other team!

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Book SynopsisLos Aldens estÃn visitando a TÃa Jane cuando una casa cerca, se quema. El amigo de ellos Mike lo estÃn culpando por el encendio. PuedÃn los Aldens encontrar al verdadero criminal? Està juego incluye la versiÃn de la historia en espaÃol y inglÃs.

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