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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.

Someone or something is making a mysterious tapping sound at midnight in the home of a famous inventor known for her one-of-a-kind clocks. There is an invention convention taking place in the home and the Alden children are competitors at the convention. Does the mysterious tapping mean trouble for the convention? The children are determined to find out.

The children, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discover adventure in surrounding wild life, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.

"The Aldens visit a dinosaur dig in Montana and soon become involved in a mystery involving missing dinosaur bones" -- Provided by publisher.

The Alden children suspect that the other guests are somehow involved when things begin to disappear at the bed and breakfast where they are staying in Washington, D.C.

"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important piece of jewelry goes missing. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show is ruined?".

After the Boxcar Children move in with their grandfather, they spend the summer having adventures on a private island.

The Boxcar Children are spending their vacation on a farm. They learn to do everything from milking cows and making homemade jam to raising a barn. Then one day they spot a beautiful horse locked up in a stable. Who is the mystery horse? And why is it hidden?

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