Boxcar Children — family content & reading-order guide

Main series

1. Book 1The Boxcar Children1924 · Ages 7+
2. Book 2Surprise Island1949
3. Book 3The Yellow House Mystery1953
4. Book 4Mystery Ranch1958
5. Book 5Mike's Mystery1960
6. Book 6Blue Bay Mystery1961
7. Book 7The Woodshed Mystery1962
8. Book 8The Lighthouse MysteryNot yet reviewed1963
9. Book 9Mountain Top MysteryNot yet reviewed1964
10. Book 10Schoolhouse MysteryNot yet reviewed1965
11. Book 11The Caboose MysteryNot yet reviewed1966
12. Book 12Houseboat Mystery1967
13. Book 13Snowbound MysteryNot yet reviewed1968
14. Book 14Tree House MysteryNot yet reviewed1969
15. Book 15Bicycle Mystery1970
16. Book 16Mystery in the SandNot yet reviewed1971
17. Book 17Mystery Behind the WallNot yet reviewed1973
18. Book 18Bus Station MysteryNot yet reviewed1974
19. Book 19Benny Uncovers a MysteryNot yet reviewed1976
20. Book 21The Deserted Library Mystery1991
21. Book 23The Old Motel Mystery1991
22. Book 24The Mystery of the Hidden Painting1992
23. Book 25The Amusement Park Mystery1992
24. Book 27The Camp Out Mystery1992
25. Book 32The Mystery in the SnowNot yet reviewed1992
26. Book 33The Pizza Mystery1992
27. Book 34The Mystery HorseNot yet reviewed1993
28. Book 35The Mystery at the Dog ShowNot yet reviewed1993
29. Book 36The Castle Mystery1993
30. Book 37The Mystery of the Lost VillageNot yet reviewed1993
31. Book 43The Mystery on Stage1994
32. Book 48The Mystery Bookstore1995
33. Book 55The Mystery of the Secret Message1996
34. Book 56The Firehouse Mystery1997
35. Book 57The Mystery in San Francisco1997
36. Book 68The Basketball Mystery1998
37. Book 71The Ghost Town Mystery1999
38. Book 81The Mystery of the Midnight Dog2001
39. Book 82The Summer Camp Mystery2001
40. Book 85The Disappearing Staircase Mystery2001
41. Book 86The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain2001
42. Book 88The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse2002
43. Book 95The Midnight Mystery2003
44. Book 97The Radio Mystery2003
45. Book 102The Ghost of the Chattering Bones2005
46. Book 112The Ghost in the First Row2007
47. Book 133The Return of the Graveyard Ghost2013
48. Book 136The Mystery of the Soccer Snitch2014
49. Book 138The Mystery of the Missing Pop Idol2015
50. Book 139The Mystery of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones2015