The Aldens' boxcar is the perfect place for games, picnics, sleepovers, and fun. But is it also the perfect place for ghosts? When strange things start happening there, Benny is convinced that the boxcar is haunted. Will the Aldens be able to scare away the spook...or is it good-bye, boxcar?
When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his fortune cookie. He loves breaking them open and reading the messages inside. But instead of a fortune, Benny finds a handwritten riddle. Illustrations.
When the Boxcar Children learn that a valuable secret from the past lies hidden somewhere at Goldwin University, they think the clock tower might hold the key to discovering it.
The Alden children are visiting a gem mine that is holding its annual gem-hunting competition. It's not long before Jessie makes a fabulous find, but just when she's about to win the contest for finding the biggest ruby, her gem disappears.
The Alden children take a trip back in time when their Aunt Jane surprises them with a visit to Wagner Farmhouse, an old Victorian manse that has been turned into a seemingly haunted museum. Illustrations.