title: The Woodshed Mystery (The Boxcar Children Graphic Novels)
author:  Gertrude Chandler Warner 
description: The Aldens discover a secret dating back to the Revolutionary War in the house where they are staying.
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  **The Woodshed Mystery**
  
   **GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER**  
   **Illustrated by David Cunningham**
  
   **ALBERT WHITMAN & Company, Chicago, Illinois**
  
    
    
    
    
    
  
  To all readers everywhere,  
  including Guam, who have written to me  
  about the Boxcar Children,  
  this new mystery is dedicated.
  
  ![](Images/image00060.jpeg)
  
   **Contents**
  
  CHAPTER
  
  1 _A Farm for Sale_
  
  2 _Making Plans_
  
  3 _Grandfather Takes Over_
  
  4 _The Potato Pit_
  
  5 _An Old Flintlock Gun_
  
  6 _Exploring the Woodshed_
  
  7 _Clues from an Old Book_
  
  8 _A Light in the Dark_
  
  9 _What Was in the Box_
  
  10 _Back to the Woodshed_
  
  11 _A New Discovery_
  
  12 _Too Much Excitement_
  
  13 _Just in Time!_
  
  14 _A Treasure Bag_
  
  15 _Letter from Long Ago_
  
  16 _Aunt Jane’s Surprise_
  
  About the Author
  
  ![](Images/image00058.jpeg)
  
   **CHAPTER** **1**
  
   _ **A Farm for Sale**_
  
   **T** he telephone gave a long, loud ring. Supper was over. Benny Alden was
  going through the hall. He answered it.
  
  “Telephone, Grandfather!” 