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...

Four orphaned children make a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar and are united with their grandfather.

"The Boxcar Children are used to finding missing things. But this time they aren't looking for a lost or stolen object--they're looking for lost memories! After a bad accident, a local shop owner is having a hard time remembering his past. The children are happy to help out until the man's memory returns. But someone is holding a grudge, and they're taking it out on the shop! Can the Alden's help the shop owner piece together his past and find...

When Henry's magic teacher, The Amazing Arthur, goes missing right before the Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show, Henry and his sibilings look into Arthur's disappearance.

"When a rare snow leopard goes missing in the mountains of India, the Aldens must track down the animal known as the ghost of the Himalayas." --back cover

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

"When an oil spill takes place off the coast of Connecticut, the Aldens are happy to volunteer to help clean up the animals affected, including a rare species of shore bird. But could more have been done to prevent the spill? As the Aldens take up the case, it leads them on an adventure to help other endangered animals around the world."--publisher's website.

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.

The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.

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.