Arcadia Public Library

Four orphaned children make a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar and are united with their grandfather.

When their favorite author fails to arrive as scheduled to speak at the local library, the Alden children investigate how he could board a train and never be seen again.

Years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this new version introduces young readers to a Boxcar Children classic.

The Aldens visit Grandfather's friend at the Ogopogo Retreat and aided by puzzling clues, embark on a treasure hunt to prevent the retreat from being sold.

A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.

When the Aldens help a friend of their grandfather's to build the world's largest yo-yo, they soon discover that more than one person is trying to prevent them from finishing the job--and for more than one reason.

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny no longer have to live in an abandoned boxcar. They've found a new home with their grandfather. And when school's out for the summer, the kids get to spend vacation on their grandfather's private island.

When the Aldens agree to watch the house of a local author who has written a book about a vampire, they end up investigating activities that are suspiciously similar to those in his book.

The Alden children help out a storeowner at the Hope Harbor Mall and discover that someone is tampering with the merchandise shipments.

Helping Grandfather's friend, Mr. Yee, who has broken his arm and cannot tend a beloved vegetable plot, the Alden children begin investigating when they discover that vegetables have gone missing and that someone is vandalizing the garden.