The Great Turkey Heist
The Boxcar Children Mysteries: Book #129
- By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
- Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Description
There's going to be a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town of Greenfield — except the turkey is missing! The Aldens are helping out at a new food pantry, collecting donations and putting up signs. But someone keeps moving the signs, and when the main course for the big town dinner disappears, the Boxcar Children have a mystery to solve!
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The Boxcar Children Mysteries Series

Los chicos del vagon de carga (Spanish Edition)
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner & Timothy Andres Pabon
Narrated by: Timothy Andres Pabon
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Henry, Jessie, Violet y Benny son niños huérianos. ¿Encontrarán un hogar donde puedan seguir siendo una familia? Read more »
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La isla de las sorpresas (Spanish Edition)
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Timothy Andres Pabon
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
¡Los niños del vagon de carga, ahora tienen casa con su abuelo, peró sus adventuras están comenzando! La primera aventura es de pasar el verano en su isla privada en campaña. La isla esta llena de sorpresas incluyendo a un buen hombre con un secreto. Esté juego incluye la versión de la historia en español y inglés. Read more »
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El misterio de la casa amarilla (Spanish Edition)
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Timothy Andres Pabon
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Hace muchos años un hombre desapareció do la casa amarilla de la isla de las sorpresas. ¡Los hermanos Alden han encontrado una pista para resolver este intrigante misterio! Read more »
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El rancho del misterio (Spanish Edition)
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Timothy Andres Pabon
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Los hermanos Alden visitan el rancho viejo y venido a menos de su misteriosa tia Jane... ¡Y pronto hacen un sorprendente descubrimiento! Read more »
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Mystery Ranch
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens visit their mysterious Aunt Jane at her run-down ranch and make a surprising discovery! Read more »
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El misterio de Mike (Spanish Edition)
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Timothy Andres Pabon
Length: 1 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Mientras los niños Alden visitan a la tia Jane, se incendia una casa vecina. Su amigo Mike es acusado de haber iniciado el fuego. ¿Podran lost Alden encoutrar al verdadero criminal? Read more »
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Mike's Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The Alden children are visiting Aunt Jane when a nearby house burns down. Their friend Mike is blamed for starting the fire! Can the Aldens help find the real criminal? Read more »
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Blue Bay Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are excited to visit a deserted South Seas island. But soon they discover clues that they are not alone. Is someone on the island watching them? Read more »
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The Woodshed Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
The Alden children are staying at the New England farmhouse where their grandfather grew up. There are many stories and legends about the old farm, and there's a woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret... a secret that dates all the way back to the Revolutionary War! Read more »
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The Lighthouse Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
When the Aldens take a summer trip to the New England coast, they have a fun place to stay: a lighthouse! But strange things happen after it gets dark - an unknown woman is seen walking around, and Watch, the Aldens' dog, wakes up growling late at night. Can the Boxcar Children shed light on a seaside mystery?
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Mountain Top Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
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! Read more »
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Schoolhouse Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny once lived on their own in a boxcar... The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in a tiny, quiet New England fishing village. The little schoolhouse doesn’t have a proper teacher, so the Aldens are teaching! There’s also a very old library where nobody ever goes — nobody, that is, except for a mysterious... Read more »
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Caboose Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
When the Aldens spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again - this time, they're staying in Caboose No. 777. The number is hard to forget, and indeed, the children meet people at each stop who seem to know it well. It turns out Caboose No. 777 has an unusual past - one that comes with its very own mystery! Read more »
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Houseboat Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are spending the summer traveling on a houseboat! Throughout their journey, the children have the feeling that they’re being watched. Someone is watching them — and the thing that he wants is somewhere on their boat! He’ll stop at nothing to get it and it’s up to the Boxcar Children to figure out why! Read more »
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Snowbound Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
It’s an unusual winter vacation for the Alden family when a huge snowstorm traps them in the woods! Luckily, the log cabin where they’re staying is cozy — only there are strange noises in the night and a mysterious code carved into the closet door. The rescue is a long wait for the Boxcar Children, but the cabin is full of secrets. Read more »
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Tree House Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The Alden children are helping their neighbors build a tree house. From the tree house, the children discover they can see into the attic of the house next door . . . and they notice a window that not even their neighbors know about! Does the old house have a secret? Read more »
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Bicycle Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are making the journey to their Aunt Jane’s house on an overnight bicycle trip. But on their first night, the children are caught in a rainstorm and have to take shelter in an old abandoned house, when a most unusual mystery — a lost dog — finds them! Read more »
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Mystery in the Sand
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
The Alden family is spending sunny days at the shore and summer nights in the mobile home right on the beach! One morning Benny finds a gold necklace in the sand, and a search for its owner begins a trail of clues that leads to Tower House, the strange old mansion nearby. What will the Boxcar Children find there? Read more »
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Mystery Behind the Wall
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens have found a mystery under their very own roof! When the children found an old journal behind the closet wall in the guest room, they never dreamed it would lead them on a search for valuable coins. What happened to the girl who wrote the journal — and what is she trying to tell them? Read more »
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Bus Station Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are bound for the Science and Hobby Fair, but when a bad storm hits, they’re forced to stay in the bus station. Before they know it, the Boxcar Children are in the middle of a mystery involving a polluted river, two strange boys, and a bus station manager who knows more than anyone suspects... Read more »
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Benny Uncovers a Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
Benny and Henry are working all summer at Furman’s, the biggest store in town, but they hadn’t expected that solving mysteries would be part of their job! When an expensive vase disappears, the salespeople receive odd notes, and the jewelry display is tampered with, it’s up to Benny to uncover the truth! Read more »
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The Haunted Cabin Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are going with grandfather to visit his friend, old Cap Lambert, a retired riverboat pilot who lives in a cabin in the woods. To get there, the Boxcar Children take a wonderful trip down the Mississippi in a paddlewheel boat. But when they arrive at Cap Lambert’s cabin, they find some mysterious things are going on. Spooky phone... Read more »
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The Deserted Library Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are helping save an old library that’s about to be torn down. If they fix it up, it might be given landmark status! But after all their hard work, it’s very clear someone is trying to destroy the library. But who? Read more »
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The Animal Shelter Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens must find a way to solve many mysteries, and all before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday!
Strange things are happening in Greenfield where the Boxcar Children live. Stray cats and dogs appear on doorsteps, but the animal shelter is forced to close, and a nice old woman disappears. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are very worried about Mrs.... Read more »
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The Old Motel Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Aunt Jane takes the Aldens to stay with her friend, Kay, who owns an old, shabby motel in Florida. Kay is ready to sell the motel, when the children offer to help fix it up and put it back in business. But they soon learn that someone is trying to make sure it stays out of business . . . forever. Read more »
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The Mystery of the Hidden Painting
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens find a mysterious painting hidden in the attic. The children learn that it is a portrait of their grandmother, whom they never knew, wearing the necklace Grandfather gave her when they were married. The necklace disappeared on their first anniversary — and was never found. Can the Boxcar Children track down a necklace missing for so... Read more »
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The Amusement Park Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are going to visit their cousins Joe and Alice. To the children’s delight, Joe and Alice live near a wonderful amusement park. The park holds everything the Boxcar Children could ask for — a beautiful merry-go-round, lots of rides and games, all the cotton candy they can eat . . . and a mystery! Read more »
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The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The zoo is wonderful — it has seals and giraffes and elephants and tigers, and Benny’s favorite, a little monkey named Amos. It also has a mystery. Someone is mixing up signs, switching off electricity, and endangering the animals’ lives. If the Boxcar Children want to save the animals, they’ll have to solve the mystery — and fast! Read more »
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The Camp-Out Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Grandfather is taking the Aldens on a camping trip. The children enjoy the camp-out — setting up the tent, hiking in the woods, and especially making delicious food over the campfire. But some strange things begin to happen. Loud music plays in the middle of the night. Their lantern disappears. And then they receive a frightening note. It looks... Read more »
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The Mystery Girl
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are working in a general store, to help out a friend of Aunt Jane’s. It seems to the children that the young girl who works in the store is behaving very strangely. She seems nervous and won’t answer any questions about her past. Then a strange man comes to the store asking about her. What secret is the mystery... Read more »
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The Mystery Cruise
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are on a cruise in the Caribbean! No sooner has the cruise begun than things start to go wrong. The ship’s radio breaks. It appears someone has fallen overboard — but it turns out to be a false alarm. And then there’s engine trouble! Is someone deliberately tampering with the ship? It’s a mystery — good thing the Boxcar Children are... Read more »
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The Disappearing Friend Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children decide to raise money to help the Greenfield hospital. At Beth’s suggestion, they form a service called The Boxcar Helpers — to babysit, wash cars, mow lawns, and care for pets. But Beth keeps disappearing. And then other things start to go wrong. Is someone trying to put them out of business? Read more »
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The Mystery of the Singing Ghost
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children are excited because their cousins are moving to Greenfield. They decide to fix up the house that cousins Joe and Alice have bought. There’s just one problem: it seems to be haunted — by a ghost that sings! Is someone trying to keep Joe and Alice from moving in? Read more »
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The Mystery in the Snow
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
The lodge is having its annual winter carnival, and the Boxcar Children sign up to compete in events like skiing, skating, sledding, and building snow and ice sculptures. But no sooner has the competition begun than the children have a mystery to solve! Read more »
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The Pizza Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children are helping out at a pizzeria. The pizzeria is run by their old friends the Piccolos, who’ve been having lots of troubles keeping their business going. Working at the little restaurant is so much fun, but the children wonder . . . is someone deliberately trying to shut down Piccolos’ Pizzeria? Read more »
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The Mystery Horse
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children are spending their vacation on a farm. They learn to do everything from milking cows and making homemade jam to raising a barn. Then one day they spot a beautiful horse locked up in a stable. Who is the mystery horse? And why is it hidden? Read more »
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The Mystery at the Dog Show
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children are going to a dog show. They meet all kinds of dogs, from a spotted Dalmatian to a big, hairy sheepdog. But then strange things start happening at the dog show, and no one knows why. Can the children solve the mystery and save the day? Read more »
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The Castle Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are going to visit a castle! Built long ago, the castle is now being turned into a museum. As the Boxcar Children help to restore it, they see mysterious lights and hear strange music. Faces appear in windows — and then disappear. Can the children solve the mystery hidden within the castle’s walls? Read more »
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The Mystery of the Lost Village
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children learn lots of interesting things about the Navajos – but best of all is a legend about an ancient Native American village that once existed nearby. Curious, the children begin digging there and uncover some valuable artifacts. But it seems someone wants the village to stay buried! Read more »
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The Mystery of the Purple Pool
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and they’re going on an exciting trip to New York City! The children have a great time visiting the Empire State Building and ice skating at Rockefeller Center. But they discover something very strange at the hotel swimming pool:... Read more »
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The Ghost Ship Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children are spending time in a New England fishing village. They learn of an old legend about a ship that sank just off the coast. No one knows what really happened to the ship, and the townspeople say it reappears on dark, stormy nights. Can the children find out the truth about the ghost ship?
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The Canoe Trip Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children are going on a canoe trip with Grandfather and Aunt Jane. They enjoy paddling across the sparkling lake and camping under the stars. But their trip really gets interesting when they find a mysterious riddle leading them to hidden treasure! Read more »
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The Mystery of the Hidden Beach
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The children are attending Camp Coral, where they learn about the ocean and all the things in it — coral, fish, dolphins, and other sea creatures. They find a beautiful hidden beach, but then learn that it holds a terrible secret. Once again, the Boxcar Children must come to the rescue! Read more »
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The Mystery of the Missing Cat
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 1 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
When the Aldens hear that Mr. Wood’s cat, Spotzie, is missing, they immediately help out by putting up LOST CAT posters and going door-to-door with a photograph of the cat. But along the way they meet some strange characters, receive frightening phone calls, and even find a cat that looks just like Spotzie — but is it? It seems that the more... Read more »
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The Mystery on Stage
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children have a chance to be in a real play — The Wizard of Oz! Jessie is chosen for the Cowardly Lion. Benny will play a munchkin. Even Watch has a part and all the Aldens are helping with the show. Then mysterious things begin to happen. Someone makes a threatening phone call and a costume is destroyed. Maybe the show won’t go on —... Read more »
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The Dinosaur Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
The four Aldens like visiting the large old museum owned by their grandfather’s friend. But then Jessie sees a huge, scary shadow moving in the room where the dinosaur skeletons are on display. And bones from the enormous Tyrannosaurus rex disappear. They must find the missing bones and solve the mystery before an exhibit is scheduled to open —... Read more »
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The Mystery of the Stolen Music
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
An orchestra is coming to town! The children are excited to hear the orchestra play, to meet the musicians, and to learn how to make their own instruments. The orchestra is also displaying a very valuable, old piece of music. But when it mysteriously disappears, it’s up to the Boxcar Children to find it! Read more »
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The Chocolate Sundae Mystery
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are helping out at their favorite ice cream store in town, the Shoppe. When very strange things begin to happen, the Shoppe is in danger of losing its customers and going out of business. Can the Boxcar Children solve the mystery and save the Shoppe before it’s too late? Read more »
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The Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The Aldens are so excited when they get to meet other ballonists, learn how hot air balloons work, and even help the crew launch a balloon. Then, things start to go wrong. Someone is trying to ruin the rally, and the Boxcar Children might not get the chance to ride in a hot air balloon after all - unless they solve the mystery in time. Read more »
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The Mystery Bookstore
By: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
Length: 1 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The Boxcar Children and their grandfather are going to New Orleans. The Aldens like exploring the city. Most of all, they like helping Grandfather's friend clean up her old, dusty bookstore. They discover lots of interesting things in the store, especially a beautiful set of fairy tales. But then mysterious things start to happen. One of the... Read more »
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