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Summary: The Alden children have discovered a mystery close to home, it appears their beloved boxcar is haunted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WARWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: The Boxcar children spend the summer with their Aunt Jane and discover the secret to her unhappiness and of Mystery Ranch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 1953
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WAR #4Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: The Aldens take a cross-country trip on a caboose, and find mystery and adventure along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Whitman 1966
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WARWorley, Rob M.
Summary: The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It's piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WORGarretson, Dee
Summary: "In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations all around the world! The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they're supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help of a puzzle in a papyrus scroll, they figure out their next mission to deliver a tiny ancient pharaoh statue to an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BCGA 2Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GARDunn, Joeming W.
Summary: Four young people find a lost pedigreed dog on a bicycle trip and, while trying to find its home, run into dog thieves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WARDunn, Joeming W.
Summary: When the Aldens float a rented houseboat down the river, they begin to notice strange things are happening in the river towns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2011
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Summary: "A peaceful Shaker community is rocked by a series of bizarre accidents, but is there more to them than first appears? Fresh from facing allegations of witchcraft and murder, travelling weaver Will Rees, his heavily pregnant wife Lydia and six adopted children take refuge in Zion, a Shaker community in rural Maine. Shortly after their arrival, screams in the night reveal a drowned body ... but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KUHFluke, Joanne
Summary: During the Christmas party at Lake Eden's community center, Hannah Swensen stumbles upon a murder when Martin Dubinski's new wife, a former Las Vegas showgirl, is found dead with Hannah's mother's silver cake knife buried in her cleavage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2004
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Summary: Describes common urban legends, including how they can form, why they are popular, and how modern technology allows urban legends to spread around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398.2 STERivkin, Jennifer.
Summary: With its claws and fangs and hunting for blood in the night, el Chupacabra is the stuff of nightmares. Many people insist that this mysterious Mexican monster is real, while others proclaim it a bedtime story. This intriguing volume uses a presentation of firsthand accounts and more to encourage well-rounded research and critical thinking skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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Summary: The Wendigo is a demon that has the power to possess humans and make them do terrible things. Or so the Native American legends say. Readers will delve into the earliest known accounts of the Wendigo, additional firsthand stories throughout history, and modern scientific research to learn critical thinking skills and determine for themselves the solution to this mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVRivkin, Jennifer
Summary: Explores the characteristics, origins, anecdotal sightings, and appearance in popular culture of the Loch Ness monster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Almost two hundred years have passed since the first reported sighting of the Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, but scientists and mystery buffs still debate whether or not it exists. The ancient myths, firsthand accounts, and controversial evidence associated with this creature make this book one that every curious mind is sure to love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVRivkin, Jennifer
Summary: Provides information about UFOs, including where they have been spotted, conspiracy theories, and possible explanations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVDuffield, Katy.
Summary: Recounts some of the incidences of missing ships and airplanes and other mysterious events believed to have occured in the area of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle, and suggests possible explanations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.94 DUFRivkin, Jennifer
Summary: Explores the characteristics, origins, anecdotal sightings, and appearance in popular culture of bigfoot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 RIVDudley, William
Summary: Investigates the history of the belief in unicorns, looking at the evidence and anecdotes that have historically been presented as proof of their existence, as well as recent theories by experts on what that evidence means.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398 DUDWoods, Mae.
Summary: A biography of the famous cartoonist who created the comic strip, "Peanuts."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Pub. 2000