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.

When the Alden children accompany their grandfather to the Snow Haven Lodge, a series of odd occurrences threaten to disrupt the annual winter games.

When Lord Cucuface, head of Madeline's school, takes a telescope from the attic during a surprise inspection, its ghostly owner convinces Madeline to help get it back, with help from neighbor Pepito and her fellow orphans.

Annie, who lives at mean Miss Hannigan's orphanage, gets the chance for a new life when the very wealthy Daddy Warbucks invites her to stay at his home for Christmas then offers to adopt her.

The Boxcar Children are spending the summer out west on Mystery Ranch where they must help their friend, Mike, prove he is innocent of starting a fire.

"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's a mysterious stranger on the island who must keep his identity a secret. And that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children on Surprise Island!"--Page 4 of cover.

The Boxcar Children are vacationing on an uninhabited South Seas island, but soon suspect that someone else may be there too-- someone who may not want them around!

The Boxcar Children are spending the summer mountain climbing in New England, where they encounter a dangerous rockslide, a cave, and a secret treasure, among other adventures!

Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the author.