Favorite Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew book

[Ira]

I read most of the Hardy Boys, and although I can't remember each and every one of the books I remember distinctly that I liked them all equally. I pretty much hated Nancy Drew, though--I found her to be lame. I liked Bobbsey Twins better than I did the Nancy Drew line.

[batang uliran]

For those of you who read the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series of books, which ones were your favorite?

[Aragorn]

I've read a heckuva lot of Hardy Boys books, but, like Ira, I found Nancy Drew too lame...and her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson? Geez, what a real spineless dweeb :)

My Hardy Boys favorite is "Mystery of Wildcat Swamp"...I think it's about the wildcatters striking black gold, and then keeping people out of the area...it was a very informative novel, and just captured my imagination.

Don't you think the world's losing a whole lot when kids in grade school no longer read these books?

[chez-o]

i used to envy these people....ang interesting ng mga buhay nila.....

anyway, my fave 4 d hardy boys collection was the mystery of the totem... basta pumunta pa silang alaska...

sa nancy drew naman, mystery of the 99 steps

sa bobbsey twins, yung sa country fair...

[uptowngirl]

i started reading Nancy Drew stories when I was in grade 2 and started collecting them too... gusto ko yung 99 steps tulad ni chez-o, yung Secret of the Old Clock kasi yun yung una kong book... sayang hindi ko natapos lahat...yung hardbound lang ha, yung Case Files kasi na Nancy Drew, di na ganong maganda...

Sa Hardy Boys, marami rin...di ko na maalala... :)

Sayang di na "IN" sa mga kids to ngayon, ang ganda pa naman ng mga boods nina Carolyn Keene and Franklin Dixon.

[Yoshi]

Confirmation lang: Di ba Franklin Dixon, Carolyn Keene, and the Bobbsey Twins writer (forgot na) is just one person?

[emilie]

I remember my first Nancy Drew book. I was in the hospital and my mom bought "The Haunted Bridge" for me. That started my collection and my love for reading. I still have my Nancy Drew book collection now, including a few Hardy Boys and Bobbsey Twins which I hope to pass on to my daughter (who already loves books at age 2!).

[§ínned™]

OK, read almost all the Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and Bobbsey Twins stuff plus the other series syndicated by Edward Stratemeyer, and been so much engrossed with this thing called the Stratemeyer syndicate, so here is my opinion:

Actually, there are various people who were involved in the writing of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series at different times.

Mildred Wirt, I believe, began the Nancy Drew series, and also wrote a couple of Hardy Boys books. Leslie McFarlane, on the other hand, began the Hardy Boys series, and, later, also wrote a couple of Nancy Drew books.

Notice the little overlap there.

Taking this into account, most of the early Hardy Boys volumes were written by Leslie McFarlane, but some 80 or so volumes were written by Franklin W. Dixon, thus giving Mr. Dixon the popularity and synonimity to Hardy Boys.

Nancy Drew and Dana Girls series, on the other hand, was majorly authored by Carolyn Keene.

As for the Bobbsey Twins, Laura Lee Hope wrote almost all the series that I know of.

From what I read, Stratemeyer was so bright that he thought that the business's lion's share did not necessarily come to the author, but to the owner of the copyright. I really used to think that Edward Stratemeyer wrote everything, but I was so wrong. It was all about his syndication business.

So, Yoshi, the answer is NO.

Bodacious.
Let's go back to being there.

...I also would like to add that Edward Stratemeyer was a prolific author/writer himself, and loved plotting/outlining stories for - and expanding ideas of - his ghostwriters. So there.

Let's also wait for asterisk who is an Edward Stratemeyer scholar-cum-fanatic way back in our elementary to high school and UST days.



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[lestat]

Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Bobsey Twins, etc. I read all them, at least those that were published then at my time. I don't remember anymore what my favorite was but my first Hardy Boys read was, "The Case of the Chinese Junk" or something like that. I would read about two books a day. My religion teacher really hated me because she used to catch me again and again reading a book behind a notebook. Gawd!! I can still remember those big piercing eyes that always seem to be shooting daggers at me heh heh heh.

At home, same story, I always got a sermon because I was always on my bed reading instead of doing my household chores or studying. Oh well ....

[Braveheart]

What a valuable information you have there, Sinned!

Personally, not because I felt I was Frank and sometimes Joe before ;), but because I really did love and was enraptured by the flickerings of The Flickering Torch Mystery, the topsy-turviness of The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge, the mysticism in The Clue of the Screeching Owl, the labyrinthine Jungle Pyramid, and the disturbing plot in A Figure in Hiding etc. etc. Now what sucks is the pathetic Hardy Boys TV series.

As for Nancy Drew, I would name The Secret of the Old Clock, Nancy's Mysterious Letter, The Mystery Of The 99 Steps, Mystery Of The Glowing Eye, and The Crooked Banister among my favorites.

The Bobbsey Twins were pretty cute too. Who's going to forget the country fairs and the trips to the seashores by the wide-eyed twins Nan and Bert, and Flossie and Freddie?

The question right now is: Are you willing to re-read some of them and re-live the wonderful and youthful experiences these books brought to us before? Or are you not over them yet? :)

[IceAngel]

I tried reading the Hardy Boys but I still preferred Nancy Drew. The Bobbsey twins, ok lang, I kinda liked the fact that they're twins (since I'm a twin myself) =).

My fave Nancy Drew book is The Haunted Bridge, even though Martin Bartescue is really annoying. Aragorn: I agree that Ned is a loser. Nancy's perfectly fine without him following her all the time and trying to protect her. The Nancy Drew book that I hated was The Crooked Banister. Man, it was so boring!

[Ira]

Nako, I don't think I'd want to reread them! Part of the magic that these books held for me was that they were truly believable in the mind of a child. I hold these books in high esteem because they transported me to adventures that I can only dream about. I used to envy the Bobbsey twins because they're always going somewhere exotic, and the Hardy boys are always on an adventure somewhere with not much of parental/elder discipline to control them. But the thing is, if I read it at my age, I might start comparing them to higher works of literature, and wonder what I ever liked in them. I'd rather keep my good memories of these books intact, and maybe just give my future kids the whole set for them to read, and hopefully begin to develop a love for the written word.

[Xiaoyu]

I used to pretend I was Nancy Drew! :) Tapos nagro-role-play kami ng friends ko...sila daw sina Bess Marvin, Goerge Fayne, Hannah the housekeper, Ned, Burt & ...(?) = yung mga boylet nina Nancy & co... :)
My favorite was the book about the Twisted Candles. :)
hhaayyy nako...parang I felt nostalgic when I read this thread..parang na-transport ako back into childhood! :)

[asterisk]

Yo, Sinned, what's new thing about? I mean did you re-register?

About Stratemeyer, I really don't have inside info, but records show that all the The Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Dana Girls, and the Nancy Drew series are attributed to him under different pseudonyms, which is not really improbable because the books follow the same style and almost the same formula. It is a very probable conjecture that in time, Stratemeyer formed a corporation or a group of writers to write the series under the same pseudonyms and since he has the right for characters as well for the reputation of the books, Stratemeyer gets a large share. Even now that he is dead, he is still earning.

Back to the original question. I read all of the Nancy Drew books and I mean the originals. I like them more than the Hardy Boys. I believe my favorite is "The Mysterious Mannequin."

[flyderman]

I got fond of reading the Hardy Boys casefiles. BTW, how did the casefiles end (if it ended yet)?

[uptowngirl]

sayang lang talaga na hindi na ganong ka-exposed ang mga kids ngayon sa mga books ng Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. :)

[Ira]

Do they still sell these books now? I haven't seen them for a while in the bookstores. If they're still in the local market, how much would a book cost? And are the authors still alive and producing new books for the said series?

[uptowngirl]

meron pa atang casefiles Doc, pero ang gusto ko yung hardbound.... yun yung masarap kolektahin...yung old books. :D

[Zen]

Nyarks, di ko na natatandaan lahat ng mga Nancy Drew books na nabasa ko, pero mga gusto ko: Secret of the Old Clock, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, The Haunted Bridge, Ghost of Blackwood Hall chaka Moonstone Castle Mystery :)

Kuya ko yung nagbabasa ng Hardy Boys, sakin Nancy Drew. Now that my interest's spurred, babasahin ko mga Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books namin after graduation. ;)

[§ínned™]

I believe it is still a continuing publishing empire. However, as of date, only the Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys series remain viable since they are still in print till the 1990s. The proliferation, however, of unprinted materials written by some yet-to-be-named ghostwriters are still under the scutiny of the Stratemeyer syndicate scholars. I am not sure though if these were already published since what I see around some bookstores are the re-prints of the classic series. I went to the New York Public Library in 1997 where the syndicate is currently being housed but missed the chance to know more since the documents about the syndicate were opened a year after.

Until now, these series are subjects of university enquiries and enthusiasm. And yes, they still sell these books for like 3-4USD/book. In the States, that is. I don't know in the Philippines where literature is a dead thing.

§inned™

[Wild Thing]

Dito sa States dami pang Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books. Personally, I liked the hardbound books better than the paperbacks. I dunno why pero ganon.

I liked Mystery of Cabin Island from the Hardy Boys. :)

[Nancy Drew]

99 Steps :)

[KamiyaKaoru]

It has to be "The Clue of the Velvet Mask" , "Phantom of Pine Hill" and "The Mysterious Mannequin". I like the books that makes Nancy use her brains istead of coincedences wherein she gets useful evidence. I liked the Velvet Mask kasi nahirapan talaga siya doon. "The Phantom of PIne Hill" appeals to me kasi si Bess at least may nagawa at hindi spineless like in the other books...

[nick]

I was absolutely addicted to The Hardy Boys Series. As a second or third grader, I rented Hardy Boys books from our library at the rate of one a day, almost. I'd head home from school, crack open what I'd borrowed for that day, and be done with it by evening.

My favorite Hardy Boys book has remained the first that I ever read, "The Shattered Helmet." I don't remember the mystery anymore--something about an ancient Greek helmet--but I remember the sudden realization I had, after finishing that book, that reading was an exciting thing. "The Shattered Helmet" singlehandedly got me hooked on reading (so I probably should blame it for my severe nearsightedness today, as well). To some extent, "The Shattered Helmet" may even be responsible for my extreme fondness for Mediterranean food today--I remember being obsessed with baklava after reading about it there--though that may be stretching it. All I know is that I was reading Hardy Boys books at an age when I was just beginning to figure out who I was, what I enjoyed doing, when I was only beginning to think on my own. Silly as it may sound, that series greatly influenced me.

[Sleepless6]

I am indifferent to the Hardy Boys series. I disliked Nancy Drew. And detested the the Bobbsey Twins.

I remember two books from the series: "House on a Cliff," which was the first I read; and "As The Clock Ticks," which is the only one I actually enjoyed.

My only other memories of the books is their smell. They all seemed to smell funny, for some reason.


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[violtra]

I used to love Hardy Boys but now i don't because I didn't like the case file series...but i remember having the Night of the Werewolf as my first ever Hardy Boys book :)

[Kurama]

referring only to the hard-bound ones (the case files are boring), i like tapping heels, larkspur lane & the whistling bagpipes.

[frenzy]

The best Nancy Drew book I ever loved was The Ghost of the Blackwood Hall! :cool:

[leira]

i believe they still sell Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys in bookstores but it's so expensive na unlike before when you could buy a couple with a 100 bucks. now ata, more than P100 na ang isa kaya rin wala nang masyadong bumibili. saka mga kids ngayon iba na gusto. i grew up reading Nancy Drew and i even have a collection. mga little girls ngayon hilig na puro kalandian at kakikayan.

[harry potter]

just wanted to bump this now that there are re-releases of Hardy Boys hard-bounds (1-53(?)). it costs about 125 pesos in Goodwill and a lot dearer in National. don't know about Nancy Drew if it was re-released.

[daepaken]

Spoiler Alert!

Those who intend to read the Hardy Boys Casefiles are advised not to read this post.
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my fave is hardy boys casefiles no. 1 and 4. sa number 1, namatay si Iola morton, *** gf ni joe. sa no. 4 may lumabas na clone. hindi na ako updated ngayon kse iba na binabasa ko.

gusto ko rin *** nancy drew and hardy boys super mystery. grabe po. kilig ako konti don sa affair nina nancy and frank. may isang issue na nagkiss sila. i forgot the title na. complete ako ng hardy boys casefiles 1-50. yung 51-100, kulang- kulng. *** supermystery, halos lahat meron ako. hiram kayo sa kin o bilhin nyo! hehehe

[Edited by *happy*phantom* on 02-20-2001 at 03:46 PM]

[nuss]

ei... dami ko nang nabasa na HB at ND books.

I almost completed reading HB 1-50 kasi halos kumpleto yung collection sa HS library. And it was still in 1950's hardbound! Mas matanda pa sa kuya ko yung mga libro! And they're still alive!

As for me, Hardy Boys pa rin...

[tequilapj]

this thread is so cool! really takes me back to the days when i used to be happy and contented to just open a new Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book.

I remember I liked Nancy Drew more than the Hardy Boys because I thought it was kinda cool for one girl to solve all those mysteries, even if she did had some help from George, Bess, Ned, Burt and Dave (even her Dad and Hannah Gruen!) once in a while. My favorite definitely is the Mystery of the 99 steps. It was one of the first I read, I think. I loved it so much because it was set in France. And I remember it really got me into the number 9. (You have to have read it so you'll know what I'm talking about.)

I also loved The Quest for the Missing Map, The Spider Sapphire Mystery and the Mystery in the Crossword Cipher.

If you'll notice, what's common about these titles that I love was that Nancy and her friends got to travel to exotic places to solve the mystery.:) hanep di ba?!

Sa Hardy Boys naman, I liked their first mystery, I think it was The Tower Treasure or something. I also loved What Happened at Midnight (kasi title pa lang, intriguing na, e) and The Yellow Feather Mystery.

daepaken - ikaw pa, e di mo nga ako mapahiram ng John Grisham mo! but i agree, sobrang galing nung Super Mysteries. Kilig din ako dun sa supposed romantic involvement nina Frank and Nancy. My favorites are Mystery Train (galing nito, they solve a mystery while travelling from their town to San Francisco on, you guessed it, a train), Evil in Amsterdam (they have to save George's friend in, yup, the Netherlands) and Best of Enemies.

i think what's so special about these books was that they really captured our imagination and made us want to live their lives. when i was around twelve or thirteen, i looked forward to being 18 because then you'll get to do more "adult things," like what the HB and ND did. Now that I'm 21, I'd like to think I'm more mature, but i hope I don't lose my love for these fictional characters.

as long as there're Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books, i'll keep reading them!

Peace! :cool:

[Lone striker]

nostalgia, nostalgia.
I read nancy drew books in elementary. she was my mother's number 1 enemy bec instead of doing my chores, i read her . sometimes, i stay up until 12 mdnight just to get to the bottom of the mystery.
the librarians in my school knew me because i used to borrow a nancy at 8 am, return it at lunch, borrow again, return it at 4:30 pm and then borrow again. so that amounts to three books per day ( i think ive read all the yellow hardbound nancy drews in the library). no wonder my math grades were lousy. oh! i shouldnt blame the books, my math grades are always lousy.
the first book ive read was about the secret of the 13th pearl. my favorites are 99 steps, the mysterious mannequin, the one with the music notes on the wall, spider sapphire and crossword cipher.
anybody here saw episodes of the 70's nancy drew and hardy boys (with david cassidy)? i coundnt understand why the creators of the new nacy drew made her a brunette. it amounts to blasphemy, i think.

[tequilapj]

lone striker, oo nga! favorite ko din yung The 13th pearl. i just have to say na ito yung book na lagi ko binabasa pag umuulan. ewan ko ba kung bakit, basta kapag umuulan, i plop down on the bed and start reading this book. weird no?:D

[tequilapj]

bump...

[sabot]

Nancy Drew:

The Thirteenth Pearl.

The Password to Lakspur Lane.
(bluebells diba?)

The Mysterious Mannequin.


Hardy Boys:

Mark On The Door

[tina11]

Originally posted by Lone striker

anybody here saw episodes of the 70's nancy drew and hardy boys (with david cassidy)? i coundnt understand why the creators of the new nacy drew made her a brunette. it amounts to blasphemy, i think.

are you referring to the hardy boys show where parker stevenson played joe? :beam: i was too young to understand the shows then, but i remember thinking that the older brother was so dull, mas fun kasama yung younger brother. :glee:

i loved the artwork on the thirteenth pearl hardcover book. that was the last book in the original nancy drew series, right? but i liked hardy boys more... the old nancy drew books had her wearing gloves and stockings pa... and the way they talked was old-fashioned. and i liked the hardy boys' barkada (chet, phil, tony, biff) more than nancy drew's gang. :)

[rors]

Originally posted by uptowngirl
meron pa atang casefiles Doc, pero ang gusto ko yung hardbound.... yun yung masarap kolektahin...yung old books. :D
ey, uptowngirl. can i just say that i used to see you frequently in the library in our elementary days reading nancy drew? then i'd see you hide some nancy drew books so that others won't be able to borrow.... nde, joke lang!:D

[mscrookshanks]

nancy drew - Magnolia Mansion

hardy boys - darn, i love em too.

but that's way back in high school.

ang hindi lang talaga maka-capture ng aking interest noon eh sweet valley high. never hooked up with them. geez, so cheesy.

[vproject]

I also have the Super Mysteries. It was entertaining seeing the Frank-Nancy-Ned love triangle unfolding. Even though Nancy remained w/ Ned, Ned still gets pretty jealous whenever Frank's around.

I also have a collection of Supermysteries. I also have 2 books of Hardy Boys w/ Tom Swift. He(Tom) is like the Jonny Quest of the literary world.

I'm looking for the books in which Nancy and the HB first met...I believe the title was Super Sleuths.

I started reading HB and ND waaay back in 86. I was in second grade and our school had a complete collection of the hardbounds..sigh..I wonder if they're still there?

[SIOPAO MAN]

I started reading and collecting Hardy Boys books when I was like 12 years old in the late 70s. I loved reading them and I could not put them down once I started reading.

When the Hardy Boys TV show starring Parker Stevenson & Shaun Cassidy as the Hardy brothers were shown in the erly 80s, I did not miss one episode, but still, the TV series was not as good as reading the books.


Here's a trivia question: Do you remember the name of the actress who played Nancy Drew in the "Nancy Drew Mysteries" TV show?

[mscrookshanks]

Here's a trivia question: Do you remember the name of the actress who played Nancy Drew in the "Nancy Drew Mysteries" TV show?

that would be Pamela Sue Martin. tama ba?

[Hulk]

I've also read the ear;y books of the casefiles kung saan namatay si Iola in the first book. By the way what happened to their friends particularly Chet Morton. Di ko maalala if one of them turned against the Frank & Joe.

[teri1977]

i remember my HS days.. i used to read Nancy Drew books before.. oh geez, those were the days na usung-uso pa as in everyday reading material yung mga to and also books of S.Sheldon.. :)

[Groucho]

Let me add my voice to the growing number of people who admitted to reading the books in their younger years.

The first bookI read was THE MYSTERY OF THE SCREECHING OWL. Of all the Hardy Boys books, I like THE SHATTERED HELMET best, not because it introduced the readers to Greek custom and legends that surround the mystery of the helmet, but because I was drawn to the cover of this book, which features an Alexander The Great-like head gear. The book was okay as far as generic Hardy Boys books go. I like Frank Hardy because of his level-headedness, although my girlfriend told me that I remind her of the impetuous and brash Joe Hardy. Chet Morton was the male equivalent of Bess Marvin in the Nancy Drew series.

The characters were really archetypes, in the truest psychological way! Even their parents were post World War II (typical) parents with very optimistic views of the future while harboring subtle dread of a nuclear threat. The boys' girlfriends (Iola and Callie) were as nondescript as the boyfriends of Nancy Drew, George Fayne and Bess Marvin in the Nancy Drew series.

As for the Nancy Drew books, my favorite was THE CLUE OF THE LEANING CHIMNEY which was all about a very rare Chinese vase that was stolen and how the chimney became a secret passageway for intruders. Though the Hardy Boys series were full of adventure, the Nancy Drew stories have more imagination in their stories, especially THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN, THE MYSTERY OF THE 99 STEPS, THE MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK and BUNGALOW MYSTERY. In fact the first few books were quite incredibly good for the genre.

Nancy's sleuthing and risky undertakings were nicely held in check by the absence of a biological mother. A housekeeper (Hannah Gruen) became the symbol of a cozy home in the series. Her friends were as archetypally distinct as the Hardy Boys'. George Fayne is tomboyish yet not a lesbian (as evidenced by her boyfriend's presence -- how typically 1950s!), while Bess Marvin represents traditional femininity with her soft and nurturing touch, with a flair for fear, safety and charm.

I didn't really go into the Bobbsey Twins because I was busy reading all the titles for Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. I read one book featuring the Dana Girls (Jean and Louise) with Nancy Drew author Carolyn Keene as writer.

I heard that the newer editions are modern updates with modern settings and concerns. I would love to read a few, but I dont think that it might generate the same amount of excitement and anticipation as the original titles. Besides I was at an irresponsibly young age when I read it. Now I am mostly irresponsible. :lol:

[HeNrY_SiXtEeN]

i absolutely adore the gorgeous hardy boys and the two hunks, the hardy boys. i dont find nancy lame but i think she is brilliant. my fave nancy drew mystery is " the mystery of the 99 steps" , "the moonstone castle msytery", ""the clue in the jewel box", " the clue of the whistling bagpipes", "the secret of the golden pavillion" and "the haunted showboat". as for the hardy boys, i love the last " the sting of the scorpion."

i am quite saddened by the fact that most kids todday read the harry potter and the lord of the rings series. the appreciation for the old classics is quite fading.

[Groucho]

Originally posted by HeNrY_SiXtEeN

i am quite saddened by the fact that most kids todday read the harry potter and the lord of the rings series. the appreciation for the old classics is quite fading.

Truth is, Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS series were first published in the late 1930s unlike JK Rowling with her recent Harry Potter series. Long before Carolyn Keene and Franklin Dixon revolutionized the cult of young sleuths for the younger generation, Tolkien was already making waves with his tales about elves, hobbits, trolls, dwarves. With due respect, but reading LOTR is an appreciation of the classics.

[Little_Totoy]

heeh......i remember being addicted to hardy boys books when i was in the 3rd-4th grade..........i used to have quiet an impressive collection of hardy boys books.............

.....other books i used to love during my elementary days were the famous five and the five by Enid blyton(?)...........

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by rors

ey, uptowngirl. can i just say that i used to see you frequently in the library in our elementary days reading nancy drew? then i'd see you hide some nancy drew books so that others won't be able to borrow.... nde, joke lang!:D

Langhya ka rors! :bop:

May Nancy Drew books ba sa libe natin? I used to buy my own books eh! :redgrin:

[Little_Totoy]

Originally posted by vproject
I'm looking for the books in which Nancy and the HB first met...I believe the title was Super Sleuths.


is this a series..???

i have one book .........w/c is basically a compilation of 7 short stories.......but in the first story talagang magkakakilala na sila....

[an]

:bookish:
i started reading Nancy Drew mystery stories when i was in grade 4. i read my first book (the secret of the old clock) at the library. i eventually became addicted to it, and started reading all the volumes that were available at the library. i even became friends with the librarian because i frequently used my library card, and i used up 3 cards in 1 school year! :toohappy:
i bought the books which were not available at the library, and borrowed some from my classmates, too. i even have a copy of the Nancy Drew Cook Book and Super Sleuth :blush:

my favorite mystery stories were:

...The Clue in the Crossword Cipher :eyecrazy:
...The Spider Sapphire Mystery :rollingeyes:
...The Mysterious Mannequin :looking:
...The Witch Tree Symbol :witch:

[Econ_major]

nakakaitak ngayon kasi wala na akong mabili na nacy drew and hardy boys an perback. i currently have 9 copies sa house ng nancy drew.

i have :
#2 : the Secret Staricase
#17 : the Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk
#32 : the Scarlet Slipper Mystery
#35 : The Haunted Showboat
#36 : the Secret of the Golden PAvillion
#39 : the Clue of the Dancing Puppet
#40 " the Moonstone Castle Mystery
#41 : the Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes
#43 : the Mystery of the 99 Steps

:cool:

[bowen21]

Originally posted by Sleepless6
I am indifferent to the Hardy Boys series. I disliked Nancy Drew. And detested the the Bobbsey Twins.

I remember two books from the series: "House on a Cliff," which was the first I read; and "As The Clock Ticks," which is the only one I actually enjoyed.

My only other memories of the books is their smell. They all seemed to smell funny, for some reason.


[This message has been edited by Sleepless6 (edited 07-10-2000).]

yeah! i definitely agree with you...the smell of those old hardbound books hehehe...mostly were hardy boys i can't remember those titles though i've read a lot of em when i was a kid...i used to borrow 2-3 books at a time in our library...