One Day the Aldens children are inside their grandfather's house on a rainy day. Benny Alden is bored. The older children try to help him find something to do. Then thier grandfather tells them that he has to go to New York on business and invites them along. The children agree. So their grandfather calls his hotel in New York to make reservations them.

Once thier, the Aldens discover that thier reservations has been cancelled. The assistant manger helps them out and finds them a room. His name is Don Parker. The hotel's name is The Plymouth Hotel.

Thier room # is 502. The manger of the hotel is Joan Ames. The next day, Mr. Alden tells his grandchildren that there is a pool on the roof. There is a glass-enclosed deck up there.

The children goes for a swim and meets the person in charge of the pool. His name is Mike.

Benny discovers that the pool's water was dyed purple. Mike does not believe Benny until he sees it.

But who did it and why? Later on the Aldens and Grandfather has breakfeast at the coffee shop. Benny orders Blueberry pancakes for breakfeast. But the salt and the sugar has been mixed up. The other Aldens has ether salt or sugar on thier breakfeast. But not Benny's. He used syrup.

Can the Aldens find out who did it?

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are helping to set up for a fair. Then Violet gets a mysterious picture that holds a hidden message. There is an argument about where the minute man statue should stand. And then it is stolen. Can the boxcar children find it in time for it's relocation?

In this episode, Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny ae helping their cousins fix up the house they just bought. But then they begin to here strange noises, see strange dresses, and find windows open were they weren't before. Can the Boxcar Children get to the bottom of this before it is to late?

I read The Mystery of the Star Ruby for a project at Waukazoo Elementary. I thought it was a good book because it is a boxcar mystery and the kids are detectives that solve mysteries and they are in the same family. I think others would read it that are ages 8-11. I would recommend this book to kids from elementary school.

Who stole the music? Find out in this mystery, just one of the fantstic stories of those kid detectives, The Boxcar Children!

I read the book called The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain as a project for Waukazoo Elementary. I thought it was a great book. I like it because it is full of action and mysterious parts. I think others read it from ages 8-11 of age. I will recommend this book for fans of the Boxcar Children series books.

Hi, Just thought you would like to know that Your Conflict Cookbook has been revised and is now listed in Amazon.com as The New Conflict Cookbook: A Parent/Teacher guide for Helping Young People Deal with Anger and Conflict. Thanks, Judy Warner

Written after Gingrich's acension as Speaker of the House, this book provided many things, both trivial and significant, that I wanted to know about Newt Gingrich. Where he came from, how we grew up, personal life & influences, and how his political philosophy was formulated and developed over the course of his career. He changed the strategy of the Republican House minority and charted it's course to become the majority party long before it occurred after the elections of 1994. For that he deserves credit for long-term planning and strategy, and his constant drive to achieve his political and societal goals for America--whether love him or hate him--he must be given the serious credit for start, development, and eventual shift. Gingrich was the ultimate Machiavelian politician. The ends justified the means. He threw bombs, toppled Jim Wright and uncovered some of the pompous transgressions of House members. Newt didn't live in a glass however. GOPAC was another siginificant achievement of his. I highly recommend this book. I am aware that there are several Gingrich books available now that are more updated.

A fabulous and profoundly insightful book that answers some very significant (and perhaps unconscious) questions: Why are we compelled to scare our children? And why do children delight in being terrified? An absolute must for both parents and students of folklore.

Great book! really broke down the notes help me look at the art of guitar playing in a different way. I really uderstood it I would recomend it to anyone! Even a beginner could understand it. Sincerely, Pete.E.Ramirez