Gertrude Chandler Warner

"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important piece of jewelry goes missing. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show is ruined?"--Jacket flap.

Benny is excited about having his first sleepover, but he and his friends are a little bit scared, too.

Benny anticipates making friends with the new kid down the street, but when he finds out that she's a girl, he is very disappointed.

Benny isn't too happy to run into his teacher during the weekend but the encounter turns out to have happy consequences.

After the Boxcar Children move in with their grandfather, they spend the summer having adventures on a private island.

The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in an enormous New England farmhouse. Near the house there is an old woodshed that holds a surprising secret that dates from the Revolutionary War.

"Years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this new version introduces young readers to a Boxcar Children classic." --

After a series of strange events, the Alden children must solve a mystery to help their friend Mike and his family.

The Boxcar Children are snowbound in a spooky old log cabin.

The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river.