Tim Gregory
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Boxcar children volume 93
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English
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The Alden children are searching for a rare comic book of their favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic. They finally find the comic and something else, too--a strange note inside, signed by the comics creator. The Aldens realize the note is a fake.
42) Surprise Island
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"The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize there is more to the island--and to their new friend--than meets the eye."--Publisher's description.
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Boxcar children volume 131
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English
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"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--
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Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children are determined to solve the mystery that surrounds an old yellow house on their grandfather's property. Strange things have happened in that house where long ago a man disappeared.
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Boxcar children volume 67
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English
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The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the families' valuable antiques are being stolen.
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Dr. Jace Rawlings' open-heart surgery patients hover between life and death. But the messages they bring back following their near-death experiences predict the deaths of people around him and point a finger of suspicion straight at him. Facing a firestorm of controversy and danger, Dr. Rawlings had come to Kenya to establish a heart-surgery program for the poor, but the turmoil of political intrigue and spiritual warfare will put his marriage, career,...
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Boxcar children volume 139
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English
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"The Aldens visit a dinosaur dig in Montana and soon become involved in a mystery involving missing dinosaur bones"--
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English
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Snowbound mystery : It's an unusual winter vacation for the Alden family when a huge snowstorm traps them in the wood! Tree house mystery: The Alden children are helping their neighbors build a tree house. Bicycle mystery : The Alden's are making the journey to their Aunt Jane's house on an overnight bicycle trip.
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Mystery ranch: The Alden's visit their mysterious Aunt Jane at her run-down ranch and make a surprising discovery! Mike's mystery : A nearby house burns down while the Boxcar Children are staying with their Aunt Jane and their friend Mike is blamed for starting the fire! Blue Bay mystery : The Alden's 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?
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Schoolhouse mystery : The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in a tiny, quiet New England fishing village, and the Alden's are teaching! Caboose mystery : When the Alden's spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again and this time, they're staying in caboose No. 777. Houseboat mystery : The Alden's are spending the summer traveling on a houseboat, but someone is watching them and wants something on the boat.
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Boxcar children volume 29
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English
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While on a cruise with their grandfather, the Alden children help discover who is behind the mysterious troubles of the ship--disconnected phone lines, engine trouble, a man overboard--and still have fun sightseeing, eating, and swimming.
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The woodshed mystery: The Alden children are staying at the New England farmhouse where their grandfather grew up and find a surprising secret. The lighthouse mystery: When the Alden's take a summer trip to the New England coast, they have a fun place to stay: a lighthouse! Mountain top mystery: The Alden's climb a mountain and find a mystery.
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Mystery in the sand: A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.
Mystery behind the wall: A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.
Bus station mystery: The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted...