Gertrude Chandler Warner

While helping out part time in a pet shop, the Alden children discover an employee who is smuggling and selling exotic animals.

When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his favorite part of the meal--dessert. He loves breaking open the fortune cookies and reading the messages inside. This time instead of a fortune, he finds a hand-written riddle! One cookie leads to another and the Aldens soon realize they've bitten into another mystery. Who is leaving the Aldens the mysterious cookie clues, and why?

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

Orphans Henry, Jessie, Vioet and Benny Alden are all alone and trying to make it on their own. When they shelter in a boxcar during a storm, they decide to turn it into their home.

"The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It's piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!"--P. [4] of cover.

The Aldens set out to prove the innocence of their old friend Mike, who has been accused of starting a fire.

The four Alden children and their new friend Lars uncover a mystery during a trip to an island in the South Seas.

"In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations--all around the world! The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they're supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help of a puzzle in a papyrus scroll, they figure out their next mission--to deliver a tiny ancient pharaoh statue to an archaeologist at the Pyramids! Along the way they outwit...

The Aldens follow a clue to Beijing, China, where they uncover their next mission, to return a mysterious clay artifact to its rightful owner. Their journey leads them to a scenic section of the Great Wall, but a thief threatens to ruin their trip and endanger their precious cargo. The Aldens' next clue brings them to an elephant reserve in Thailand, but when their contact acts suspiciously, they worry someone close to them may be working for the...

The Alden children have a home with their grandfather now, but their adventures are just beginning! The first surprise comes when they learn they'll be spending the summer on their private island. A kind stranger who lives there is always happy to help the children out, but does this new friend have a secret?