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The Hardy Boys: Secret Files #5
A Monster of a Mystery
When the actor who plays popular comic character Morpho the Morph Monster comes to town for a fan day--along with his famous Morpho Mask and Morph Spork--everyone, including Frank and Joe, is excited to meet the man behind the mask. But at the event, Morpho's Spork goes missing! And until the Spork is returned, the entire event will be put on hold! It's up to Frank and Joe to crack the case--and return the Spork to its rightful owner!
96 pages, Paperback
First published April 5, 2011
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About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
734 books991 followersFranklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Canadian author Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books, but worked to a detailed plot and character outline for each story. The outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, with later books outlined by his daughters Edna C. Squier and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. Edward and Harriet also edited all books in the series through the mid-1960s. Other writers of the original books include MacFarlane's wife Amy, John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Adams herself; most of the outlines were done by Adams and Svenson. A number of other writers and editors were recruited to revise the outlines and update the texts in line with a more modern sensibility, starting in the late 1950s.
The principal author for the Ted Scott books was John W. Duffield.
Canadian author Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books, but worked to a detailed plot and character outline for each story. The outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, with later books outlined by his daughters Edna C. Squier and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. Edward and Harriet also edited all books in the series through the mid-1960s. Other writers of the original books include MacFarlane's wife Amy, John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Adams herself; most of the outlines were done by Adams and Svenson. A number of other writers and editors were recruited to revise the outlines and update the texts in line with a more modern sensibility, starting in the late 1950s.
The principal author for the Ted Scott books was John W. Duffield.
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May 12, 2020
This was a very fun and exciting book!
November 29, 2023
I don't know. I don't think I like this as much as some of the other books in this series, partly because I just realised the is a spoiler, and partly because the ending feels incredibly rushed; instead of actually playing out the reveal, they skip time and *flashback* to the reveal.
The actual mystery is pretty fair, though, and I suppose I might even have solved it myself if I had bothered, instead of just reading straight through. It's tough to remember to stop and think without prompts like with Encyclopedia Brown, haha.
Recommended for young detectives! Sure.
The actual mystery is pretty fair, though, and I suppose I might even have solved it myself if I had bothered, instead of just reading straight through. It's tough to remember to stop and think without prompts like with Encyclopedia Brown, haha.
Recommended for young detectives! Sure.
May 1, 2024
Read this modernized Hardy Boys book with my 9YO hyperactive boy. He really enjoyed it. Mystery with some added life lessons like “look at the evidence, don’t just blame anyone” and solving mysteries is about evidence and trusting your gut.
June 11, 2020
Seriously? A spork? A spork that goes missing? What do I read anymore?
April 25, 2013
This book was a very good and exciting book. I decided to read this book because I have read some of the Hardy Boys series and I liked it a lot! The reason I finished this book was because it's a mystery, so I just couldn't stop reading until I found out who the suspect was.
During the beginning of the book Frank and Joe Hardy are playing outside, when something one of their friends said, got their attention. One of their favorite characters was coming to a comic book store for interviews, Morpho! Later on in the book, they get to see the Morpho Morph Spork that is used in the movies, but it got stolen! The boys are on a tough case trying to solve the mystery, but they never would have figured out that one of Morpho's biggest fan had took it, Colin had taken the Morph Spork! it was a hard mystery to solve, byt they did it anyway!
I would recommend this book to Sathursan.
During the beginning of the book Frank and Joe Hardy are playing outside, when something one of their friends said, got their attention. One of their favorite characters was coming to a comic book store for interviews, Morpho! Later on in the book, they get to see the Morpho Morph Spork that is used in the movies, but it got stolen! The boys are on a tough case trying to solve the mystery, but they never would have figured out that one of Morpho's biggest fan had took it, Colin had taken the Morph Spork! it was a hard mystery to solve, byt they did it anyway!
I would recommend this book to Sathursan.
March 15, 2013
Not the best
August 4, 2015
I like this book because it has a lot of mystery
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