Books like The Ghost Ship Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

When the Boxcar Children stumble upon a castaway on a South Sea island, they must unravel how he arrived and discover his secrets.

The Alden siblings uncover a bubbling mystery of pranks at a New York City hotel, turning detective fun into a family adventure.

The young Alden children work at their cousin’s general store, uncovering secrets surrounding the enigmatic employee Nancy.

The Alden family rents a houseboat to drift down the river, where they uncover a mystery in the river towns involving a fast black car.

When the Alden children board a Mississippi paddle‑wheel steamer, they travel to an old family friend’s cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and uncover unsettling activities that threaten the quiet town.

A summer adventure on Aunt Jane’s ranch leads the Alder children to a hidden mystery involving a stranger once drawn to her.

On a family cruise, the Alden siblings uncover the mystery behind a ship’s technical problems while enjoying shore excursions and sea adventures.

The Alden children, part of the Boxcar Children, visit a castle and uncover a theft mystery when a Stradivarius violin goes missing, forcing them to identify the guilty guest.

In the Boxcar Children series, the four Alden siblings aid a new boy and confront a mysterious stranger hunting a hidden treasure in an old library.

The Alden siblings investigate the mystery of missing carousel horses at a local amusement park.

Three siblings investigate a zoo where animals and exhibits are being swapped, confronting pranksters and a town council determined to shut it down, all while protecting the animals and their grandfather's friend.

The Alden children join their grandfather at Snow Haven Lodge, where strange events threaten the beloved annual winter Games.

Orphan siblings Alden try to raise money for a new hospital wing, but sabotage and a mysterious new friend, Beth, threaten their plans, turning their town adventure into a small‑scale mystery.

When someone tries to shut down Aunt Jane's motel, the Boxcar Children fight back to keep their family's home and their beloved community alive.

Siblings Benny and Lyle start a summer job at a bustling department store, only to find themselves entangled in a series of strange happenings that put them under suspicion.

When the Alden siblings discover that a greedy contractor plans to tear down an old woman's animal shelter, they unite with the children from the Boxcar community to protect the shelter and the animals it holds.

In the Boxcar Children series, the Alden siblings investigate the disappearance of their late grandmother’s necklace, combining family bonds, detective work, and suspense in this juvenile mystery.

When the Alden cousins renovate a long‑abandoned house, they uncover creepy tales of a ghost and startling clues that hint the spirit may be real.

Four siblings stay at a farm, where they uncover the secret behind a locked horse in the stables.

The Alden siblings visit Greenfield Cemetery, where a local superstition demands offerings to appease a ghost. Determined to uncover the truth, they investigate the rumor and confront the mysterious spirit.

It's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, where she is living with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Francisco. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day. Lexie's class has been raising money to ship a doll to the children of Japan in a friendship exchange, and when Lexie learns that the girl who writes the best letter to accompany the doll will be sent to the farewell ceremony in San Francisco, she knows she just has to be the winner. It is 1926, and one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, where she is living with her strict grandparents. Can a ship carrying Friendship Dolls to Japan be Lexie's ticket to see her fun-loving mother again?

Three spooky adventures following the Boxcar Children as they uncover mysterious ghosts in a Southern town, a haunted drive‑in, and a cemetery tomb.