At the same time that the Alden children's efforts to raise money for a new hospital wing are being sabotaged by nasty tricks, they find their attempts to befriend the new girl Beth frustrated by her strange behavior.

A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection.

When the Alden children accompany their grandfather to the Snow Haven Lodge, a series of odd occurrences threaten to disrupt the annual winter games.

The Alden children discover a secret recipe for sweet buns while they are snowbound in an old hunter's cabin.

People say nothing interesting happens in the village of Port Elizabeth but, on a visit there, the Boxcar Children find a big mystery at the schoolhouse. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic.

The Alden children investigate when Mrs. Murray's jewels are stolen during a party for the Starlight Skating Troupe.