The hardy boys the tower treasure book report

I read the thing but cant remember as much as this provides. Hardy invites frank and joe to go to the applegate mansion. The book ranks 55th on publishers weekly s alltime bestselling childrens book list for the united states, with 2,209,774 copies sold as of 2001. The book ranks 55th on publishers weeklys alltime bestselling childrens. Frank and joe hardy both want to become detectives like their dad, fenton hardy. What is the climax of the novel hardy boys the tower treasure. The series ran from 1927 to 2005 and comprises 190 books. The hardy boys summary the hardy boys are active, inquisitive amateur detectives who become involved in all manner of local intrigue, involving thieves, kidnappers, counterfeiters, and thugs. The tower treasure is the book that launched a million little boys imaginations. The tower treasure book report by robert rice on prezi. Stories like the vampire trail, the tower treasure and hunting for hidden gold represent a fraction of the wonderful adventure tales of the hardy boys series franklin w.

It was written by leslie mcfarlane, who wrote many of the early books. The hardy brothers find themselves in the midst of their first real mystery to investigate. The tower treasure starts out with frank and joe trying to track down the thief who stole the beloved yellow hot rod of their friend chet morton. Growing up, i was more interested in nancy drew stories, so its only recently that i started reading hardy boys books. My husband read the hardy boys books when he was a kid and love them all.

Who stoll chets car, who stoll the towers treasure and will the hardy s find him or them. Hardy boys, fictional brothers frank and joe hardy, the teenage protagonists of a series of american juvenile mystery novels first published in 1927. In the tower treasure, the first book in the incredibly popular, longrunning. Published in 1927, the tower treasure is the book that introduced the teenage heroes, frank and joe hardy, and which also began the series that would introduce generations of young boys to the world of crime fiction. Frank is 18 years old and is on the football team at bayport high school. Now with a brandnew look, this is an edition that collectors wont want to miss. In some ways this is primitive protohardy boys, in other ways mr. This book is one of the original 10, generally considered by historians and critics of childrens literature to be the best. They are always on a rollercoaster of danger, lurching from one precarious situation to another as they try to outwit criminals and solve mysteries.

Without his car, chet walks and get rides with others to get to places that week. The hardy boys were featured in various book series and in several television shows. The tower treasure the house on the cliff the secret of the old mill the missing chums hunting for hidden gold the shore road mystery the secret of the caves the mystery of cabin island the great airport mystery what happened at midnight while the clock ticked footprints under the window the mark on the. Either way, this is basic hardy boys, but the foundation is laid. Hardy if he could take the case of the missing jewels. Dec 20, 20 the hardy boys take on their first case by trying to find who really stole the jewels and securities. It was careening from side to side on the narrow road. Asked in hardy boys who was the thief in the hardy boys book 1 the tower treasure. The hardy boys series, first published in 1927, has sold more than 70 million copies. Mcfarlane set in motion the complete package right from the start or maybe ms.

Until this month, i had never read any of the original hardy boys books. It remains for the hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears up the mystery and clears the name of a friends father. The tower treasure revised text the hardy boys wiki fandom. For the original version of this book, see the tower treasure original text. The tower treasure revised text the hardy boys wiki. The longestrunning series of books to feature the hardy boys is the hardy boys mystery stories, sometimes also called the hardy boys mysteries. Hardy gives the boys some tips for good observation skills. The brothers discover the disguise that the thief must have used.

It is learned that the thief returned to chets home to steal a tire. Out of curiosity, i decided to read one of the many books in the series. The tower treasure original text the hardy boys wiki. The series ran until 2005 and consists of one hundred and ninety volumes, although some purists insist that only the first fiftyeight novels constitute the real hardy boy mysteries.

Worldwide, over 70 million copies of hardy books have been sold. Right from the start, all of the great hardy boys components are there. In all, there are 58 titles in the original hardy boys mysteries series published between 1927 and 1979 written by 17 different men and women. At the mansion they meet the caretaker henry robinson who is the father of frank and joes friend slim. Aug 27, 2016 the hardy boys 1x19 the tower treasure williams hertzog. In hardy boysnancy drew mysteries 19771979 was televised. The tower treasure hardy boys series book 1 franklin w.

In the beggining of the story the hardy boys friend lost his car. Part of this series was witches hollow, african safari and king tuts tomb. Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. Not sure what to do next, the boys show their clues to their dad. In the tower treasure, the first book in the incredibly popular, longrunning series, frank and joe hardy work together to solve a highstakes jewel heist. The tower treasure summary my favorite characters the main characters are. This leads them to seek help from their father, the famous investigator fenton hardy. The hardy boys 1x19 the tower treasure williams hertzog. Dixon was the pseudonym devised by edward stratemeyer for the author of a series of mystery books he was developing which became the hardy boys series.

Im hooked on the series, and i hope to finish it soon. Frank is joes elder brother, and is one of the hardy boys. The book closes with hardys leaving the meeting at the mansion and talking about the reward money. The first hardy boys book, the tower treasure, sells over 100,000 copies a year. The tower treasure, the house on the cliff, and the secret of the old mill available online in fulltext. Need info on the hardy boys tower of treasure yahoo answers. If a man enjoys mystery novels, id make a healthy wager that obsession began with this series. Shelf22 seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. In the beggining of the story the hardy boys friend lost.

Copies of the original versions of one of the first three hardy boys stories. Hobo johnny finds them in there and locks them up in the tower. Edward stratemeyer originally conceived and plotted the series. The father detective the low stakes mystery the hardy boys. Hardy goes to new york in the morning to follow up on clues. With tim considine, tommy kirk, carole ann campbell, russ conway. Published in 1927, the tower treasure is the book that introduced the teenage heroes, frank. I feel so exited and invigorated after i read the 1st one. The tower treasure, the first book in the original hardy boys series, was originally published on june 1, 1927. Due to one witness reporting that the villain had dark hair, the hardys assume he is using a red wig. The hardy boys series, first published in 1927, has sold more than 70 million.

While the original text of the tower treasure had been published in 1951 by harold hill as the 5th book released that year, the revised text of the tower treasure would not be published until 1974, as the first book released that year by collins, but as the 31st book released in the collins series. The series ran from 1927 to 2005 and comprises 190 volumes, although some consider only the first 58 volumes of this series to be part of the hardy boys canon. The boys want to put some in the bank and use some to build their own crime lab. The most suspenseful part was when frank and joe hardy find the stolen treasure in a old water tank. Mcfarlane set in motion the complete package right from the start or. Brothers frank and joe hardy are the sons of an attorney that often solves mysteries. Their friends car is stolen and they are off to discover the thief when another friends father is accused of steeling a treasure. The tower treasure by franklin dixon is a very good book because it leaves you hanging in suspence. Frank and joe hardy barely avoid being hit by a speeding driver with bright red hair. There they find a coat and hat in the bushes and the wig in the 1927 edition. The tower treasure original text the hardy boys wiki fandom. This first book introduces the boys frank and joe hardy are the teenage sons of a renowned detective named fenton hardy. See the complete the hardy boys series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.