Reading order
Boxcar Children — family content & reading-order guide
Use the numbered lists below to read each reviewed series in order. Prequels are labeled separately when the catalogue identifies them.
Series order comes from the Dickens & Rumi catalogue sequence data. Open any volume for its individual content guide.
Series
Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner; Charles Tang
Main series
- Book 1The Boxcar ChildrenNot yet reviewed1924
- Book 2Surprise IslandNot yet reviewed1949
- Book 3The Yellow House MysteryNot yet reviewed1953
- Book 4Mystery RanchNot yet reviewed1958
- Book 5Mike's MysteryNot yet reviewed1960
- Book 6Blue Bay MysteryNot yet reviewed1961
- Book 7The Woodshed MysteryNot yet reviewed1962
- Book 8The Lighthouse MysteryNot yet reviewed1963
- Book 9Mountain Top MysteryNot yet reviewed1964
- Book 10Schoolhouse MysteryNot yet reviewed1965
- Book 11The Caboose MysteryNot yet reviewed1966
- Book 12Houseboat MysteryNot yet reviewed1967
- Book 13Snowbound MysteryNot yet reviewed1968
- Book 14Tree House MysteryNot yet reviewed1969
- Book 15Bicycle MysteryNot yet reviewed1970
- Book 16Mystery in the SandNot yet reviewed1971
- Book 17Mystery Behind the WallNot yet reviewed1973
- Book 18Bus Station MysteryNot yet reviewed1974
- Book 19Benny Uncovers a MysteryNot yet reviewed1976
- Book 20The Haunted Cabin MysteryNot yet reviewed1991
- Book 21The Deserted Library MysteryNot yet reviewed1991
- Book 22The Animal Shelter Mystery1991
- Book 23The Old Motel MysteryNot yet reviewed1991
- Book 24The Mystery of the Hidden PaintingNot yet reviewed1992
- Book 25The Amusement Park MysteryNot yet reviewed1992
- Book 26The Mystery of the Mixed-Up ZooNot yet reviewed1992
- Book 27The Camp-Out MysteryNot yet reviewed1992
- Book 28The Mystery GirlNot yet reviewed1992
- Book 29The Mystery Cruise1992
- Book 30The Disappearing Friend Mystery1991
- Book 31The Mystery of the Singing Ghost1992
- Book 32The Mystery in the Snow1992
- Book 33The Pizza MysteryNot yet reviewed1993
- Book 34The Mystery HorseNot yet reviewed1993
- Book 35The Mystery At the Dog ShowNot yet reviewed1993
- Book 38The Mystery of the Purple Pool1994
- Book 41The Mystery of the Hidden Beach1994
- Book 42The Mystery of the Missing Cat1994
- Book 45The Mystery of the Stolen Music1995
- Book 46The Chocolate Sundae Mystery1995
- Book 49The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar1995
- Book 51The Mystery on the Train1996
- Book 53The Guide Dog Mystery1996
- Book 65The Cereal Box Mystery1998
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