boxcar children (fictional characters)

Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet Alden, spending the summer out west, decide to investigate when their friend Mike's house burns down and he is blamed for starting the fire.

Four orphaned children, afraid to go live with their grandfather, set up housekeeping in an abandoned boxcar and are doing fine until one of them becomes ill.

When the Aldens visit Yellowstone they discover a map showing the way to an old cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter lots of interference in their attempts to hike the trail.

The Aldens become involved in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz, " which is systematically and mysteriously being sabotaged.

The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters--and they're orphans. The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home.

While helping out part time in a pet shop, the Alden children discover an employee who is smuggling and selling exotic animals.

When their favorite pizza restaurant almost goes out of business, the Alden children try to help their friends stay open while they find out who is behind all their problems.

A graphic novel adaptation of the Boxcar Children mystery involving a friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand.

A graphic novel featuring the adventures of the Boxcar Children, as Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny fix up an old castle and uncover an amazing secret.