Category Archives: Boxcar Children

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #22 The Animal Shelter Mystery

The Animal Shelter Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-4; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 3.0

The Alden children are helping out at the local animal shelter for the summer.  Some mean men have come into town and threatened an older woman out of her home.  The children hurry to beat the clock to protect the woman and her land. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #14 The Tree House Mystery

The Tree House Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 6-8; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts 2.0

New neighbors move in next to the Aldens.  Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny help the new young boys build a tree house and work together as they solve the mystery about a hidden room in the big house. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #40 The Canoe Trip Mystery

 The Canoe Trip Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Alden children go on a canoeing trip with Aunt Jane and find a stolen old coin collection. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #11 Caboose Mystery

Caboose Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

Grandfather takes the Alden children on an adventure on a caboose of a train.  They find out the caboose they're in used to be a circus caboose.  The Aldens spend their vacation trying to find out what happened to the beautiful necklace of a circus performer. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #10 Schoolhouse Mystery

Schoolhouse Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 3.0

Max is Benny Alden's friend from school.  He challenges Benny that he won't be able to find adventure on a small island north of Greenfield.  Benny's family takes the challenge and they end up saving the islander's their treasures an d helping an old woman who's a hermit on the island. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #15 Bicycle Mystery

 Bicycle Mystery

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Alden children take off on an bicycle adventure riding to Aunt Jane's farm.  They run into a mystery as a cute little dog follows them on the way and they don't know who he belongs to.  Knowing it's wrong to keep the dog, the children look for clues trying to get the lost dog home. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #128 The Zombie Project

The Zombie Project

by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 4-6; Genre - Fiction; GRL P; AR pts: 2.0

Grandfather drops off the Alden children at a lodge outside of Greenfield.  The children get spooked by the old zombie legend when they see strange things and even what looks like a zombie. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children # 89 The Mystery of the Star Ruby

The Mystery of the Star Ruby

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Alden children enter a contest when they go visit an old mine and get to search for gems of all kinds.  But they run into trouble when Jessie’s star ruby gets stolen. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #127 Monkey Trouble

 Monkey Trouble

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; AR pts: 2.0

Its spring break and the Alden children head to the zoo for a special tour and photo contest.  One of their friend’s cameras goes missing and the children are stumped as they try to find out where it disappeared to. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #61 The Growling Bear Mystery

The Growling Bear Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

Grandfather takes the Alden children to Yellowstone.  They get to help out at the Old Faithful Lodge and hear about a lost cabin.  They begin searching for it, but run into lots of problems.  One of those problems is bears. Continue reading