When Benny and Henry get summer jobs at a department store in town, they don't expect to be solving mysteries at work. But when an expensive vase disappears, the salespeople receive strange notes, and the jewelry display is tampered with, it's up to Benny to uncover the truth!

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

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

Benny finds a set of keys and he'd like to find the person they belong to. All he has are just a few clues. Soon Benny and Watch are looking all over Greenfield. Will the clues lead them to the right person? Full color.

This ultimate Boxcar Children collection includes the original 19 titles, written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, that launched the international bestselling series. Now up to more than 145 adventures, the series follows Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden as they investigate a variety of mysterious circumstances and reach out to lend a helping hand wherever possible! This 20-book set includes the paperback editions of books 1 through 19, an exclusive consumable activity book with quizzes, puzzles, crafts, and games, a real magnifying glass, and a sticker sheet. Packaged in a deluxe keepsake case with magnetic door closures and a drawer for storing top secret clues and notes, this bookshelf can hold more than 50 Boxcar Children Mysteries. An essential starter set for new-to-chapter-book readers or the perfect gift for nostalgic superfans, this deluxe group of titles is sure to provide entertainment and delight for years to come. Includes: #1: The Boxcar Children #2: Surprise Island #3: The Yellow House Mystery #4: Mystery Ranch #5: Mike’s Mystery #6: Blue Bay Mystery #7: The Woodshed Mystery #8: The Lighthouse Mystery #9: Mountain Top Mystery #10: Schoolhouse Mystery #11: Caboose Mystery #12: Houseboat Mystery #13: Snowbound Mystery #14: Tree House Mystery #15: Bicycle Mystery #16: Mystery in the Sand #17: Mystery Behind the Wall #18: Bus Station Mystery #19: Benny Uncovers a Mystery • Deluxe keepsake case with magnetic door closures and drawer • Exclusive Boxcar Children activity book (128 pgs) • Magnifying glass • Sticker sheet

Benny isn't too happy to run into his teacher during the weekend but the encounter turns out to have happy consequences

The first complete guide-for use by adults and children-to creating fun and educational book clubs for kids. As authors of The Book Club Cookbook, the classic guide to integrating great food and food-related discussion into book club gatherings, Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp hear a common refrain from parents, librarians, teachers, community leaders and kids themselves: "How about writing a book for kids' book clubs?" Indeed, in recent years youth organizations, parents, libraries, schools, and our local, state, and federal governments have launched thousands of book clubs for children as a way to counter falling literacy rates and foster a love of reading. Based on surveys representing five hundred youth book clubs across the country and interviews with parents, kids, educators, and librarians, The Kids' Book Club Book features: _- the top fifty favorite book club reads for children ages eight to eighteen; _- ideas and advice on forming great kids' book clubs-and tips for kids who want to start their own book clubs; _- recipes, activities, and insights from such bestselling children's book authors as Christopher Paolini, Lois Lowry, Jerry Spinelli, Nancy Farmer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Andrew Clements, Laurie Halse Anderson, Norton Juster, and many others. From recipes for the Dump Punch and egg salad sandwiches included in Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie to instructionson how to make soap carvings like the ones left in the knot-hole of a tree in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, this book provides a bounty of ideas for making every kids' book club a success.