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Summary: Charmingly antiquated
Review: Frank and Joe Hardy are two swell and keen fellows.
When I was nine, this was one of the only books that I ever put down in my life. When I picked it back up at 12 years of age, I liked it so much I read about sixty other books in the series.
This series lacks a lot of things when measured up against its competitors. It has no magic, very little humor (and even less funny humor), and the characters all sound like they walked out of Pleasantville. The Hardys are so square they make the Scooby Doo gang look like P. Diddy's posse. The world of the Hardy boys is free from dysfunction; they're never even tempted to do anything immoral, and a vast gulf separates them from any modern child who might try reading them.
Despite all this, the series has a certain charm to it. The gee whizzes and oh gollies are funny without meaning to be, and the earnestness with which the Hardys set out to solve mysteries is refreshing in its simplicity. Each mystery is presented in such a way that the reader can have fun trying to second-guess the characters, and the methods that they use to solve the case should appeal to the logic-minded reader.
This book is fairly short and easy to read. I suggest that you give it a shot, because if it appeals to you, you'll have hundreds of hours of enjoyment ahead of you.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: Hardy Boys #1 is a good book to me. I think you should read this book because it is action packed, full of suspense, and highly reccomended. that is why I vote it 4 stars.
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Summary: Shades of My Misspent Youth
Review: Hopefully, the reader will not mind if I wax nostalgic for a paragraph, but The Hardy Boys were an important part of my childhood. I got one book on the holidays and one for my birthday for some 5 years straight, and these were my entire personal library for some time. I owe all the thousands of books I have come to enjoy to a royal elephant, a detective pig, and Frank and Joe, the two inquisitive sons of Fenton Hardy. Now it is forty-some years later, and the temptation to see if I could go back again is simply too strong.'The Tower Treasure' is the very first, in which Frank and Joe start out trying to track down a stolen car for a friend, and suddenly find themselves embroiled in a jewel theft at the Tower Mansion. The father of another of their friends is a suspect, and the boys join with their father in the effort to bring the right man to justice. What makes these books work is that, while the plots are not particularly convolute, the books are peopled with many delightful characters and narrative. Adventures are had, wonderful secrets are divulged, the bad are punished and the good rewarded. In this day and age of equivocal messages, the clean, straightforward approach to life of Frank and Joe Hardy is like a breath of fresh air. I found the book quite engaging, even after all these years. I was quite envious of the Hardys, who even had their own motorcycles, and I find flickers of the same feelings even today. After all, I still don't have a motorcycle. I wish I could have grown up solving mysteries and adventuring with my sibling and father, but books like 'The Tower Treasure' turned out to be the next think. I learned a lot from Frank and Joe, and I think those values are still worth promoting.
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Summary: Shades of My Misspent Youth
Review: Hopefully, the reader will not mind if I wax nostalgic for a paragraph, but The Hardy Boys were an important part of my childhood. I got one book on the holidays and one for my birthday for some 5 years straight, and these were my entire personal library for some time. I owe all the thousands of books I have come to enjoy to a royal elephant, a detective pig, and Frank and Joe, the two inquisitive sons of Fenton Hardy. Now it is forty-some years later, and the temptation to see if I could go back again is simply too strong. 'The Tower Treasure' is the very first, in which Frank and Joe start out trying to track down a stolen car for a friend, and suddenly find themselves embroiled in a jewel theft at the Tower Mansion. The father of another of their friends is a suspect, and the boys join with their father in the effort to bring the right man to justice. What makes these books work is that, while the plots are not particularly convolute, the books are peopled with many delightful characters and narrative. Adventures are had, wonderful secrets are divulged, the bad are punished and the good rewarded. In this day and age of equivocal messages, the clean, straightforward approach to life of Frank and Joe Hardy is like a breath of fresh air. I found the book quite engaging, even after all these years. I was quite envious of the Hardys, who even had their own motorcycles, and I find flickers of the same feelings even today. After all, I still don't have a motorcycle. I wish I could have grown up solving mysteries and adventuring with my sibling and father, but books like 'The Tower Treasure' turned out to be the next think. I learned a lot from Frank and Joe, and I think those values are still worth promoting.
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Summary: A good book to read, even for those who do not like to read.
Review: I am not very fond of reading, but as soon as I picked up this book I could not put it down. I found it very interesting to see where each clue lead the Hardy boys and what they planned to do with each clue. I also feel this book had a "hidden message" that showed the power of friendship and honest. I feel that it shows that if you stick with the morals you set and have self-respect you can overcome anything that comes you way.
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Summary: What a Treasure!
Review: I choose Tower Treasure because my teacher recommended it because I told her I was interested in mystery books,and it was a good choice.
This book is about two young teenage boys who want to be detectives like their father.They are out to solve a mystery of stolen jewels.This is a mystery they want to solve quick to clear a friend's father who is innocent.During their journey they find many clues,but to find out the amazing ending you'll have to read it.
I would recommend this book for readers who enjoy mystery books.It is exciting as you near the end,but you have to give it a chance in the beginning.I'm sure you'll enjoy this mystery book.
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Summary: What a Treasure!
Review: I chose Tower Treasure because my teacher recommended it because I told her I was interested in mystery books,and it was a good choice. This book is about two teenage boys who want to be detctives ,like their father.They are out to solve a mystery of stolen jewels.They want to solve it soon to clear their friends dad, who is suspected of the robbery.During there journey they find many clues.Will they solve it?Read it to find out the amazing ending. I would recommend
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Summary: WHAT A TREASURE !
Review: I chose Tower Treasure because my teacher recommended it because I told her I was interested in mystery books,and it was a good choice. This book is about two teenage boys who want to be detctives ,like their father.They are out to solve a mystery of stolen jewels.They want to solve it soon to clear their friends dad, who is suspected of the robbery.During there journey they find many clues.Will they solve it?Read it to find out the amazing ending. I would recommend
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Summary: The First of a Classic Series
Review: I first read this book when I was twelve years and it was one of the first of many Hardy Boys I read. Unfortunately, in my youth I read the 1960's version, but this version, written in the 1920's, is much much better (I'm 39 now and read it to my son). I think the most interesting thing about this book is that a lot of the problems that today's parents/teachers/politicians complain about are the main topic in this story. Without giving away the storyline, it has car jacking, crime, violence, false judgments of youths, neglected children and murder. I guess it just goes to show that the good old days weren't always what they seem to be. Briefly the storyline is as follows. A rich person house is broken into and jewelry, money, and bonds are stolen. The Hardy boys investigate and find out that this burglary is related other things going on in town. Eventually, the boys with the help of their father solve the mystery. A nice bonus for this book is that for those of you who always wanted to know about Franklin W. Dixon, a very brief biography is presented.
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Summary: I like the book because I like mysteries.
Review: I learned not to give up on anything even if it seems hopeless. I learned not to ruin people's houses just to solve the mystery. I also learned that I shouldn't solve a mystery just for money. I learned to solve the mystery for my friends and family. The endings don't keep me reading, and it is not scary.
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