Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Alden children go to care for their Aunt Jane on her ranch and discover a new mystery as they try to bring her out of her doldrums.

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.

The Boxcar Children
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, four orphaned siblings, suddenly appear in a small town. The children make a home for themselves in an abandoned red boxcar they discover in the woods. Ambitious and resourceful, the plucky children make a happy life for themselves—until Violet gets too sick for her brothers and sister to care for her.

Surprise Island
Adventure abounds as Henry, Jessie, Violet,...

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

Six children help solve the mystery of a missing spyglass that has kept two brothers feuding for years.

While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.

A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.

"The Aldens are at Wildcat Crossing, a recreated frontier town full of cowboy fun. But when horses disappear and other pranks threaten to ruin the Wild West show, the Boxcar Children must find out who's the varmint causing all the trouble"-- Provided by publisher.

The Alden children suspect someone of trying to sabotage the local dog show.