The Boxcar Children: The Sleepy Hollow Mystery

Ages 7 to 10, Grades 2 to 5

The Alden children were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! While on a trip to Sleepy Hollow, NY, the Boxcar Children encounter what seems to be a real "headless horseman"! Beloved by generations of families, this illustrated chapter book series is full of wholesome excitement, danger, and mystery.

The Aldens visit the upstate New York town where the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was set and discover a headless horseman mystery all their own! Their friend's ghost tour business is threatened by a spooky figure on horseback who is throwing gory pumpkins. Who―or what―is haunting Sleepy Hollow?

Story Locale:Sleepy Hollow, NY

Series Overview: Boxcar Children "Holiday Specials" Pub Plan:

Fall 2024

The Pumpkin Head MysteryThe Election Day DilemmaThe Great Turkey HeistThe Mystery at Snowflake InnSummer 2025

The Sleepy Hollow MysteryThe Day of the Dead Mystery

About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar 

Children Mysteries.

Author Hometown: Putnam, CT