The Boxcar Children investigate when everything seems to go wrong for the Greenfield Museum as soon as the Museum displays a four-thousand-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy.
When the Aldens visit Yellowstone they discover a map showing the way to an old cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter lots of interference in their attempts to hike the trail.
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.
The Alden kids investigate a series of break-ins and vandalization at the local recycling center, where Mrs. MacGregor has recently shown them they can find a lot of great things.