The Boxcar Children

Summer is here! The temperatures are no doubt heating up and hopefully you are enjoying outdoor activities. Usual summer activities include biking, swimming, and goofing off, but don't forget about reading! You don't want your brain to grow cobwebs over the summer. You can spend rainy days browsing through the bookshelves at the library or curl up with a good book at home.

The Boxcar Children is a popular mystery series that includes nearly 100 books. You can follow the adventures of Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden. They were orphans who had lived in an abandoned boxcar in the woods until their grandpa found them. They have solved mysteries of all types from The Mystery of the Old Attic to The Poison Frog Mystery. Therefore, there's a mystery to satisfy all tastes.

I read The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain - #86 and loved it! It was not only fun to think about snow in July, but to read about a haunted mountain. This mystery involves a ghost by the name of Stagecoach George, some suspicious townspeople, and stolen treasure. There are plenty of peculiar ghostly happenings in this tale that gave me goose bumps. Plus, the interesting characters and action keep you guessing until the very end. I highly recommend this book for mystery fans!

SYNOPSIS:


Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're setting off on a wild winter adventure!
The Aldens are helping to map out a new trail on Blizzard Mountain. As the young explorers traipse through a frozen wilderness, they learn that this winter wonderland holds a hidden secret. There's treasure buried somewhere on the mountain! The children begin to search for it - but are they the only ones? Someone is trying to chase the Aldens off the mountain. Is Blizzard Mountain haunted by a snowy ghost, or is someone after the treasure? The Aldens are determined to find out and finish blazing their trail!

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