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The Hardy Boys #188
Farming Fear
SOMETHING ROTTEN IS LURKING AT THIS RANCH!It's winter in Bayport, but things are heating up at the Morton family farm. It looks like someone is wreaking havoc with the property, and Chet and Iola Morton are worried that their grandparents are in danger of losing it! With their parents out of reach, the Mortons call on Frank and Joe Hardy for help. They need to figure out who's behind the trouble -- and fast.
The Hardys are hot on the trail, but the Mortons' grandparents do something unexpected -- and the boys are stopped in their tracks. Can Frank and Joe plow through this mystery before the farm is snowed under?
The Hardys are hot on the trail, but the Mortons' grandparents do something unexpected -- and the boys are stopped in their tracks. Can Frank and Joe plow through this mystery before the farm is snowed under?
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First published November 30, 2004
About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
808 books1,005 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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October 18, 2017
Add this to the long list of great mysteries in this series...
December 29, 2023
Cute book
February 16, 2020
A solid digest, with a nice ranch setting and some fun "roughing it" sections. Enjoyed the blizzard hikes. Felt like the suspects didn't get much development, so when it was revealed who was behind it all in the end, it landed a little flat because you hadn't spent much time with any of them at all. But still, not bad.
The author must not have been through any serious blizzards in their life because the "big winter storm" here was 11 inches or so. And they said 30 years ago the biggest was like 2 or 3 feet. Y'all, I've been through blizzards where you get 4-5 feet in a night, and I know it gets worse than that too. Someone clearly did not do their research on what a big blizzard really measures up to. It was silly to read about these hardy old farmers being so concerned about less than a foot of snow.
The book reminded me a lot of going up to my grandparents' old farm. It was nice.
The author must not have been through any serious blizzards in their life because the "big winter storm" here was 11 inches or so. And they said 30 years ago the biggest was like 2 or 3 feet. Y'all, I've been through blizzards where you get 4-5 feet in a night, and I know it gets worse than that too. Someone clearly did not do their research on what a big blizzard really measures up to. It was silly to read about these hardy old farmers being so concerned about less than a foot of snow.
The book reminded me a lot of going up to my grandparents' old farm. It was nice.
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October 18, 2019The Hardy boys have plenty of mystery's they have solved and they still have a bunch more to do. They are just chilling at home when their friends reach out to them that there grandparents farm has had stuff come up missing and also their equipment is starting to shut down and they do not want the farm to to be closed down because they can not afford to keep buying stuff for there equipment. They do not want the family to find out why they are there because they do not want the kids getting involved in that. They figure out whose doing it all in the end and the grandparents are happy they figured it out but not happy that the kids were involved.
December 22, 2019
I LIKE THIS BOOK .MY ANCESTORS WAS FARMERS HOW COOL IS THAT THEY HAD PEOPLES TO PICK COTTON FOR THEM AND HAD ALL THE YELLOW EQUIPMENT S. TO GET THE JOB. DONE OUR LAND INDIAN LAND. STILL IS. SO MANY ARROWS HEADS PEOPLES USE TO PAY MY ANCESTORS USE TO PAY TO COLLECT THOSE MANY ARROWS HEADS LOOKED LIKE DIMONDS. HAD PENUTS. FOR SALE BAIL BY BAIL. MY ANCESTORS WAS GRATEFUL FARMERS NEVER FAIL THEY PROVAILED. YAHOOOOOOOOOOO.😎✅🍿
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