While helping their grandfather prepare for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden children uncover a mystery surrounding the statue in the town square.
The Boxcar Children decide to investigate when it begins to appear that the Blackwells, new neighbors who have decorated their front gate with spiders, have something to hide.
When their grandfather arranges for them to spend two week at Sunny Oaks, the four Alden children enjoy settling into the routines of farm life but become suspicious about a mysterious horse locked in the stables.