When they help out at a guide dog training school, the Alden children meet several people who seem obsessed with a particular dog named Ginger.

When the Alden children set out to solve a jewelry store robbery, they find they must also deal with a mysterious thief who steals their favorite cereal.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny arrive at the Alamo to find that a movie is being made there -- and they are going to be in it. But then things start to go wrong on the movie set, and a priceless ring from the Alamo museum disappears. Are the two things connected? It is up to the Boxcar Children to solve this new puzzle!

"The old abandoned school in Silver City is being fixed up as an art center and the Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the place. But the other volunteers are scared by the spooky goings-on in the school--doors lock by themselves, and chalkboard messages appear out of nowhere! Will the Aldens find out the secret of the haunted school?"--

"During auditions for the show 'Pop Star Sensation' at the local mall, one of the judges, a famous pop star, disappears, and the Aldens must find out where she went"--

"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--

While helping their grandfather prepare for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the town square.

The Aldens investigate when a new store called the Game Spot opens in town and the neighboring shops are robbed.

While on a cruise with their grandfather, the Alden children help discover who is behind the mysterious troubles of the ship--disconnected phone lines, engine trouble, a man overboard--and still have fun sightseeing, eating, and swimming.

While canoeing and backpacking near Timberwolf Lake, the Aldens receive strange warnings to stay away from the area and stumble upon clues to a missing cache of stolen coins.