Gertrude Chandler Warner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Determined to make it on their own, they set out to find a safe place to live. They discover an old, red boxcar that provides shelter from a storm. Against all odds, they make it into their home-and become The Boxcar Children.
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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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The Aldens are spending the summer on their aunt's ranch out west. The ranch is a beautiful place, but Aunt Jane is an unhappy woman who hasn't spoken to their grandfather in years. Can the Boxcar Children help mend things between them?
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Boxcar children volume 50
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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While exploring the caves around Dragon's Mouth Cavern, a series of unusual and somewhat frightening events convinces the Alden children that someone does not want them around.
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Boxcar children volume 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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While on a camping trip with their grandfather, the Alden children try to find out about the loud music and missing food that threatens to scare away other campers.
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Boxcar children volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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The Aldens' friend Max says nothing interesting happens in Port Elizabeth. But when the children visit the small fishing village and come across a man snooping around the local library, they prove that every town has it's mysteries.
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Boxcar children volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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The Boxcar Children visit the old farmhouse where Grandfather and Aunt Jane grew up! But people in the nearby town seem to think something isn't quite right about the house. As the Boxcar Children investigate, they start to uncover secrets about the farm's past-dating all the way back to the Revolutionary War!
10) Blue Bay mystery
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Boxcar children volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Benny's friend accompanies the Aldens to the South Seas for a vacation on a supposedly deserted island where they find an unusual mystery.
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Boxcar children volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are the ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.
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Boxcar children volume 26
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.
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Boxcar children volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The Aldens take a trip to the New England coast and get to stay in a lighthouse! But strange things happen after it gets dark-an unknown woman is seen walking around, and the Watch wakes up growling late at night. Can the Boxcar Children shed light on a seaside mystery?
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Boxcar children volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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A rock slide strands the Aldens on a mountain! But being stuck on Old Flat Top isn't all bad. As the children wait for rescue, they discover that a secret cave has opened up-on that just might hold legendary treasure!
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Boxcar children volume 56
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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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.
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Boxcar children volume 69
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The Aldens investigate when the arrival of several suspicious characters in Greenfield coincides with a mystery involving a popular boy actor.
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Boxcar children volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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The Alden family rents a houseboat to drift down the river, and encounters a mystery in the little towns along the river, involving a fast black car.
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Boxcar children volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.