Author
Gertrude Chandler Warner
13 books · Grades 3–8 · 1 series
About
Gertrude Chandler Warner was a first-grade teacher who wrote The Boxcar Children for her students, using simple words that new readers could manage on their own. The four Alden children, who once lived in an old boxcar, went on to solve mysteries in more than 150 books, most of them written by other authors after her.
Books by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Boxcar Children

Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 3 AR pts
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…

#11 Caboose Mystery
Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

Grades 6–8 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

#15 Bicycle Mystery
Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

#22 The Animal Shelter Mystery
Grades 3–4 · GRL O · 3 AR pts
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…

Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
The Alden children go on a canoeing trip with Aunt Jane and find a stolen old coin collection.

Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

#87 The Mystery of the Spider’s Clue
Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

#89 The Mystery of the Star Ruby
Grades 3–5 · GRL O · 2 AR pts
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…

#127 Monkey Trouble
Grades 3–5 · 2 AR pts
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…

#128 The Zombie Project
Grades 4–6 · GRL P · 2 AR pts
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…