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Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny didn't think the old trunk in their house held anything interesting. But an unusual statue they find inside leads them to the Reddimus Society, a secret guild dedicated to returning lost treasures to where they belong. Now the Aldens must help their new friends by traveling across the country with the statue and six mysterious boxes! Can the Boxcar Children keep these seven treasures out of the wrong hands?

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Sword of the Silver Knight, The Game Store Mystery, and The Mystery of the Orphan Train!

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar, The Mystery in the Cave, and The Mystery on the Train.

When four orphaned siblings must flee their town in the middle of the night to avoid being split up, a boxcar in the woods becomes their new home. Thanks to their practical skills, a helpful stray dog, and the kindness of strangers, the brothers and sisters are able to build a new life together. Acclaimed voice actor Jim Weiss reads Gertrude Chandler Warner's 1924 novel with warmth and humor.

The Boxcar Children love exploring the train, watching the beautiful scenery from the observation car, and eating in the dining car. But the train ride gets really interesting when they meet a young woman who has had something very valuable stolen from her.

This program is read by the author, Golden Globe–winning actor Eric Roberts. In this brutally candid memoir, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Eric Roberts pulls no punches about the ups and downs of his career and his sometimes stormy relationship with his famous sister, Julia. Eric...

Are you ready to embark on an exciting adventure through the history of transportation? Buckle up and get ready to zoom through time as you discover 100 amazing facts about how humans have moved from one place to another. From the earliest days of the wheel to the futuristic world of self-driving cars and space travel, this book takes you on an unforgettable journey through the evolution of transportation. Packed with jaw-dropping facts, incredible stories, and amazing discoveries, this book reveals the fascinating innovations that have shaped the way we travel today. Whether you’re a ...

Step off the plane, leave your Rhine river cruise, or arrive at a Swiss station with a suitcase—and know exactly what to do next. Weird Switzerland by Train is a practical, beginner-friendly guide to exploring Switzerland without a car. It explains the nuts and bolts of Swiss rail travel in clear, simple language, while still giving experienced travelers useful ways to save time, avoid stress, and travel more comfortably. Learn how to choose the right rail pass, use station help offices, read departure boards, find the correct platform, understand onboard displays, manage luggage, use ...

Zermatt may be car-free, but it is definitely not normal. Beneath the Matterhorn’s famous silhouette is a Swiss mountain village filled with electric taxis, rescue helicopters, mouse-proof barns, traffic-stopping goats, GPS-tracked sheep, underground funiculars, tiny trams, glacier tunnels, Victorian climbing rivalries, and a cable-car route that lets travelers eat lunch in Italy and return to Switzerland for dinner. Weird Zermatt Travel goes far beyond the usual postcard views. Discover the broken rope that helped create the Matterhorn legend, the women who raced toward the summit in ...

The Aldens are going to visit their cousins Joe and Alice. To the children’s delight, Joe and Alice live near a wonderful amusement park. The park holds everything the Boxcar Children could ask for—a beautiful merry-go-round, lots of rides and games, all the cotton candy they can eat—and a mystery!

Trains and railways have been moving humans and goods for more than 200 years. This series will delve into the histories of some of the most well-known passenger trains that still operate today.

I boarded that train for content for my AlphaTube channel. I disembarked with four hockey players who refuse to let me go. Two days on the Coast Starlight. Scenic views. Great footage for my travel channel. Then my heat hit somewhere between LA and Seattle. No suppressants strong enough. No escape from the narrow corridors. And one alpha in the observation car whose scent makes me forget my own name… and then tells me his pack is boarding at the next stop. Soren—the pack alpha whose commanding presence has me melting before he says a word. Crispin—the elegant strategist who takes me ...

On September 20, 1998, a Cuban-born former Red Army lieutenant named Jose Vigoa launched a series of raids on the Las Vegas Strip. During a 16-month spree, Vigoa robbed five world-class hotels, three armored cars, and one department store. The casinos hit were the MGM; the Desert Inn; the New York, New York; the Mandalay Bay; and the Bellagio. Lieutenant John Alamshaw, a 23-year-old veteran in charge of robbery detectives, was ordered to stop the robberies at all costs. He knew he was up against a mastermind. What he didn't know was that he was running out of time.

The Aldens visit an old Kansas inn that’s full of secrets! Nobody knows why a famous photographer visited the inn just to take a single picture. And what about the other legendary guest—a heroic young stranger who’d come west on an “orphan train?” A long-lost riddle just might solve all these mysteries!

From "one of the best thriller writers in the business" (Associated Press) comes a novel praised by Harlan Coben as "mesmerizing, gripping...the perfect blend of complex characters, plot twists galore, and great psychological suspense." Sometimes the person you thought you knew best... Turns out...

Mark Twain, con su característico humor satírico, narra una situación bizarra a bordo de un tren atascado por una tormenta de nieve. Los pasajeros, aislados y desesperados por la falta de provisiones, recurren a medidas extremas para sobrevivir. El protagonista, un observador astuto y algo cínico, relata con detalle cómo la cortesía y la civilización rápidamente se desmoronan ante el hambre.

"The Boxcar Children" is a classic children's tale by Gertrude Chandler Warner, originally published in 1924. "The Boxcar Children" tells the tale of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, who create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. Through the intervention of a doctor who treats Violet who has fallen ill, the children meet their grandfather. Unlike their erroneous perception of him, their grandfather turns out to be a kind man; they move in with him and the beloved boxcar a playhouse in the back yard.

Parents' easy guides for traveling with babies and toddlers!! Family vacations are fun, exciting and cherished memories for life. Parents, children’s and even toddlers enjoy it. However, we all know that traveling with infants and toddlers is not as simple as booking plane tickets, packing your bags and hopping on the plane. Just like everything else, traveling with infants, toddlers and kids take a lot of careful planning and detail preparation, whether you are traveling via airplane, train or taking a family road trip. This comprehensive book on family travel covers all the aspects of...

Sheriff's Deputies investigate the death of a man found on the railroad tracks, but Josephine and Aunt Clara are impatient and want to know what happened to their friend, Joey Gianelli. As the women follow the clues, a killer follows them.

Underground Railroad Poems: There’s a Train a ‘Comin, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, is a historic ride from the West Congo’s, to down South and onto the Uppity North, on the eastside of town. This melancholy poetic account carries loads of heavy freight and provides easy access to major attractions such as: Africa, slavery, “The Civil Rights Movement” and this so-called thing some call “freedom.” While Moses had the vision to make it plain, Harriet Tubman laid the groundwork for author Drummond-Brown’s mission, to network literature that needs to extend globally ...