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CHILDREN'S BOOKS • THE HARDY BOYS
All entries are listed by series and chronologically:
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Created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1927, this timeless series of books features teenage sleuths Frank and Joe
Hardy as they unravel countless mysteries, many seemingly supernatural. Books one through sixteen and twenty-two
through twenty-four were authored by Leslie McFarlane under the house name of Dixon. Between 1959 and 1973, the
existing thirty-eight titles were substantially revised, not only to bring the brothers' adventures up-to-date
technologically, but also to modernize outdated slang and correct racial stereotypes; in some cases, only
minor changes were made, whereas other books were scrapped and entirely rewritten. Since the original canon of
fifty-eight books was finalized in 1979, The Hardy Boys have been resucitated numerous times, with hundreds of
new entries in both the original and various spin-off series. The Hardy Boys has also been immortalized in other
media, including numerous television adaptations--both live-action and animated--since 1955. The overwhelming
popularity of The Hardy Boys also inspired another juvenile detective series, Nancy Drew, which capitalized on
an interested audience of girls and young women.
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First Series (circa 1950s)
Second Series (circa 1960s/1970s)
The Hardy Boys #3: The Secret of the Old Mill
The Hardy Boys #5: Hunting for Hidden Gold
The Hardy Boys #11: While the Clock Ticked
The Hardy Boys #13: The Mark on the Door
The Hardy Boys #16: A Figure in Hiding
The Hardy Boys #20: Mystery of the Flying Express
The Hardy Boys #21: The Clue of the Broken Blade
The Hardy Boys #22: The Flickering Torch Mystery
The Hardy Boys #28: The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
The Hardy Boys #31: The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
The Hardy Boys #31: The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
The Hardy Boys #34: The Hooded Hawk Mystery
The Hardy Boys #36: The Secret of Pirates' Hill
The Hardy Boys #37: The Ghost at Skeleton Rock
The Hardy Boys #38: The Mystery at Devil's Paw
The Hardy Boys #41: The Clue of the Screeching Owl
The Hardy Boys #50: Danger on Vampire Trail
The Hardy Boys #51: The Masked Monkey
The Hardy Boys: Detective Handbook
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