Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.

"What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a deserted island? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic."--

The Alden children, who are spending the summer in a lighthouse on the New England coast, are disturbed by a mysterious woman walking the lighthouse grounds.

Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion.

The Boxcar children become suspicious of a man they see snooping in the library and are determined to find out his secret.

"A family moves into the house next door! The Boxcar Children decide to make friends with their new neighbors by building a tree house with them. In the process, they notice a window in their neighbor's house that nobody knows about. Does the old home have a secret?"--

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

While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.

A hip new doughnut shop known for its bizarre recipes is opening up in Greenfield. At first, the owners of the other doughnut shop in town, Delilah's, aren't worried. But, when the new shop starts making doughnuts that look just like some of Delilah's greatest hits, the Boxcar Children must figure out if it's just a coincidence or if someone, from the new shop is stealing Delilah's recipes.

The Boxcar children uncover a mystery when they compete in several contests at the county fair.