Franklin W Dixon
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
The story begins with Frank and Joe Hardy barely avoiding being hit by a speeding driver whom they notice has bright red hair. Later, this same red-haired driver attempts a ferryboat ticket office robbery and successfully steals a yellow jalopy called Queen from the Hardys' friend, Chet Morton. Due to one witness reporting that the villain had dark hair, the Hardys assume he is using a red wig. It is learned that the thief returned to Chet's home...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Fenton Hardy, the famous private detective and father of the Hardy Boys, asks his sons to help him with his latest case involving a criminal named Snattman and the illegal drug trade smuggling of stolen drugs. Hardy directs Frank and Joe to a house on the cliff, whose location overlooking Barmet Bay offers an excellent vantage point to watch for smugglers. The Hardys are tricked into the house by cries for help, and are trapped for a short time in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
1962.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
A series of bizarre events in their home town lead the Hardy Boys on a trail of robbers and kidnappers.
Something is amiss in Bayport, the Hardy boys' hometown. First there is trouble in Shantytown, then a strange black craft tries to ram Joe and Frank's boat, the Sleuth. That night the local bank is robbed. And later that same night the young detectives' pals, Chet Morton and Biff Hooper, mysteriously disappear after a masquerade party. Are the...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 3
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
1962.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"Drop case or else danger for you and your family." This warning addressed to Fenton Hardy not only alarms the famous investigator and his detective sons, but also puzzles them, because Mr. Hardy is working on more than one case. Which one prompted the threat? When more ominous warnings follow, Frank and Joe suspect there is a link between the counterfeiting case they are investigating and a secret case their father cannot discuss since it involves...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 8
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1966]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
When they are invited to spend Christmas vacation at the private island retreat of wealthy Elroy Jefferson, the Hardy boys become involved in two mysteries: the disappearance of Mr. Jefferson's grandson and the theft of a priceless collection of antique medals.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 5
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1963]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Timber wolves, a Rocky Mountain blizzard, and a mine cave-in are only a few of the perils Frank and Joe Hardy encounter during their search for the principal members of a notorious gang responsible for a payroll robbery. In the old Montana mining camp of Lucky Lode, the young detectives puzzle over a series of mysterious events. A piano-playing ghost haunts the long-abandoned dance hall. Eerie blue lights flash from the hilltop cemetery in the dark...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 07
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[©1964]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Triggered by the disappearance of a brilliant young professor, this mystery takes the Hardy boys first to Kenworthy College, where they find a puzzling message on an examination paper. But then their pal Chet Morton, with his new metal detector, and buddy Biff Hooper, turn up a clue that sends the young detectives on an exciting search in another direction -- to the Honeycomb Caves, on the seacoast. A hot-tempered hermit who considers the caves his...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 25
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
A chance meeting with a stranger on the road provides the Hardy brothers with a clue to a gang of local burglars.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 6
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1964]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
When the Hardy boys eagerly agree to assist their friend Jack Dodd and his father in locating a family treasure, the two young detectives are unaware of the baffling complications that will arise. The only clue to the long-lost treasure is a cryptic message written by a Pilgrim ancestor. But when Mr. Dodd and Jack are accused of stealing cars and then mysteriously disappear, Frank and Joe are confronted with a triple mystery. Have their friends run...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
When their detective father asks them to play burglar in order to protect a client's valuable invention from thieves, the Hardy boys find themselves involved in a large and dangerous conspiracy.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 12
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
1965.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Frank and Joe attempt to foil a ruthless espionage ring in their effort to sabotage the United States space program.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 24
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1966]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
When thieves hijack a collection of stuffed animals from a county auction, Frank and Joe Hardy pursue the getaway care and are drawn into a thrilling mystery.
When thieves hijack a collection of stuffed animals from a country auction, Frank and Joe Hardy pursue the getaway car and are drawn into a thrilling mystery. The recently acquired interest of their best pal, chubby Chet Morton, in taxidermy as a hobby adds fresh twists to the puzzle. At the...
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 29
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
1968.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 9
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1965]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Valuable electronic parts containing platinum are being stolen from shipments made by Stanwide Mining Equipment Company's cargo planes, and Frank and Joe Hardy are called upon to assist their world-renowned detective father in solving the case.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
1970.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
After the new hydrofoil they are guarding is stolen, the Hardy boys face frequent danger in solving a mystery involving criminals who operate by signs of the zodiac.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 15
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
The Hardy boys and their father solve a mystery involving inexplicable crashes of highspeed race cars being used to test an experimental turbine motor.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 39
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English