Boxcar Children
Explore the available book guides below. Choose a title for its reading information, chapter questions, and other resources.
13 books with resources
Explore the books
Books with resources on Rise to Reading, listed by book number.
No matching books. Try another title or book number, or choose “Show all books.”
Books in this series
13 books with resources
Book 5 Mike’s Mystery
Grades 3–5
The Alden children go to Mystery Ranch for summer vacation and run into Mike, an old friend from Surprise Island. The four friends are puzzled as Mike’s house is set on fire and he’s blamed for it. They know Mike didn’t do it, so they spend their vacation…
Available resources: Questions
Book 10 Schoolhouse Mystery
Grades 3–5
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…
Available resources: Questions
Book 11 Caboose Mystery
Grades 3–5
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 14 The Tree House Mystery
Grades 6–8
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 15 Bicycle Mystery
Grades 3–5
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…
Available resources: Questions
Book 22 The Animal Shelter Mystery
Grades 3–4
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 40 The Canoe Trip Mystery
Grades 3–5
The Alden children go on a canoeing trip with Aunt Jane and find a stolen old coin collection.
Available resources: Questions
Book 56 The Firehouse Mystery
Grades 3–5
The Greenfield Fire Station is going to be torn down so the Alden children try to fix it up, but someone keeps trying to ruin their plans. The children are on the case until their culprit is found.
Available resources: Questions
Book 61 The Growling Bear Mystery
Grades 3–5
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 87 The Mystery of the Spider’s Clue
Grades 3–5
The four Alden children receive an invitation to a mystery. Their friend Sam is a window washer and has been in a bicycle accident. He gets a letter full of riddles that if he can solve the mystery, he’ll inherit a millionaire’s money. The Alden’s eagerly work to…
Available resources: Questions
Book 89 The Mystery of the Star Ruby
Grades 3–5
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 127 Monkey Trouble
Grades 3–5
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 128 The Zombie Project
Grades 4–6
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.
Available resources: Questions
