Finding a rare comic book at a convention, the Alden children investigate a fake note signed by the comic's creator.

The Alden children discover that someone wants the great white shark gone from the Ocean Adventure Park.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny try to find a human explanation for the missing statues at Skeleton Point.

When the Alden children receive a mysterious message signed by the "Tattletale," they begin to ask questions about a snapdragon that appears in a number of paintings at the local gallery.

"What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a deserted island? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic"--Publisher's description.

When their grandfather buys a bookstore at auction in New Orleans, the Alden children help clean it up and discover that several people seem to be obsessed with the store and its contents.

While visiting their cousin's pineapple plantation in Hawaii, the Aldens hear a local legend about a black pearl with a curse on it and investigate mysterious incidents on and around the plantation.

"The legendary creatures around the world. In this adventure, the children travel to Iceland to look into stories of mischievous elves causing trouble. The legends of huldufolk, or hidden people, go back a long way in the country, but are elves really the cause of the problems,or is there a more natural explanation for the strange events on the island?"--Provided by publisher.