Ms. Bradley's father and her brother's children decide to visit for the summer. The Alden kids to everyone's surprise make the attempt to reach out and make friends with the Herdman kids. This with the Alden children's odd behavior that isn't normal for children leads to gossip and problems as usual. Disclaimer - I don't own Boxcar Children or the Best-Worst Christmas Pageant. This is one of the stories I missed double archiving here on Wattpad. It was originally written in April of 2013.