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Time to read. Level 2 Reading with help
Boxcar children mysteries volume 4
The Boxcar Children

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English

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The Alden children head to their aunt's ranch for the summer and make an amazing discovery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.

2) Blue Bay mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2

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English

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Now vacationing with their grandfather in the South Seas, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are supposed to be on an uninhabited island. But they soon suspect someone else is there too, someone who may not want them around.

3) Mountain top mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

The Aldens climb a mountain and find a mystery! The hike up Old Flat Top was only supposed to take a day, but a dangerous rockslide changes everything to reveal a hidden cave that just may hold a legendary treasure!

4) Tree house mystery

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Series

Boxcar children mysteries volume 14
The Boxcar Children

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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Description

The Alden children are helping their new neighbors build a tree house when they discover an attic window that not even their neighbors knew about.

5) Benny uncovers a mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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

6) The boxcar children

Author

If you liked Mr. Popper's Penguins, you might like...
National Sibling Day

Series

Boxcar children mysteries volume 1
Pilot books
The Boxcar Children Graphic Novels

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.

7) The yellow house mystery

Author

The Boxcar Children Graphic Novels

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Description

The orphaned Alden family children, now living with their grandfather on his island, are intrigued by the mystery of the nearby empty yellow house. Not satisfied to leave its 40 year old story unfinished, they uncover a trail of clues that leads them to the woods of Maine.

8) The animal shelter mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors.

9) The disappearing friend mystery

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Series

The Boxcar Children
Boxcar children mysteries volume 30

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

At the same time that the Alden children's efforts to raise money for a new hospital wing are being sabotaged by nasty tricks, they find their attempts to befriend the new girl, Beth, frustrated by her strange behavior.

10) The mystery of the hidden painting

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.

11) The mystery of the purple pool

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

While staying at a hotel in New York City, the Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks plaguing the management and guests.

12) The growling bear mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

When the Aldens visit Yellowstone they discover a map showing the way to an old cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter lots of interference in their attempts to hike the trail.

13) The mystery in San Francisco

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.

14) The outer space mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

The Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a student's research paper from an observatory and the subsequent disappearance of another student.

15) The black pearl mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.

16) The mystery at the Crooked House

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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While staying at the Crooked House, the family home of their housekeeper Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens try to solve a riddle that will lead them to a hidden treasure.

17) The disappearing staircase mystery

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Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

When the Alden children join a group of volunteers to fix up an old house for senior citizens, they try to explain the puzzling behavior of their coworkers as well as investigate some unusual events.

18) The summer camp mystery

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Series

Oasis kids
Boxcar children mysteries volume 82
The Boxcar Children
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Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

The Aldens are spending a week at Camp Seagull on beautiful Claw Island. But as soon as camp begins, they realize that someone is not playing fair. Everything begins to go wrong for the Aldens — they lose their luggage, Henry misplaces the camp flag, and the campers on the other team use one of Jessie's ideas to score points for themselves. Are some campers so desperate to win the Olympics that they are willing to cheat? The Boxcar Children

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19) The mystery of the orphan train

Author

Series

Boxcar children mysteries volume 105
The Boxcar Children

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

The Aldens try to solve a series of mysteries which took place in a old hotel in Kansas which they visit.

20) The giant yo-yo mystery

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Series

Boxcar children mysteries volume 107
The Boxcar Children

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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