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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2013 · Est. 2 hour read
Balloon Blow-Up
By Franklin W. Dixon, Scott Burroughs (Illustrator)
Part of the The Hardy Boys: Secret Files series
A superhero balloon is sabotaged. Can the Hardy brothers clear Joe's name before the parade?
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112 pages· 10,662 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Frank and Joe Hardy are thrilled to handle the Green Crawler balloon at Bayport's Fall Festival parade. But disaster strikes when the balloon is sabotaged, and Joe is blamed. With the parade looming, the brothers must unravel the mystery. Was it the envious Adam Ackerman, fans of the replaced Nutty the Squirrel, or the villainous Mo Mantis? As they race against time, the Hardys must clear Joe's name and save the parade. Will they uncover the truth, or watch from the sidelines?
From the publisher
Frank and Joe are on a case that really pops in this Hardy Brothers Secret Files Mystery. The Green Crawler is one of the coolest superheroes around, and Frank and Joe are some of his biggest fans. And thanks to a contest, the Hardy boys get to be two of the handlers for the new Green Crawler balloon in the annual Fall Festival parade in Bayport! But the day before the parade, disaster strikes: someone has ripped the Green Crawler balloon! The people in charge think Joe did it–and the Hardys need to clear his name fast. Was it Bayport bully Adam Ackerman, who was green with envy that the Hardys won the contest? Or could the culprits be loyal fans of Nutty the Squirrel, the cartoon character whom the Green Crawler replaced? And Mo Mantis, the Green Crawler’s archenemy, has a few tricks of his own… Can the brothers figure out who tried to ground the Green Crawler? Or will Joe and Frank be watching the parade from the sidelines this year?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 112
- Words
- 10,662
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- ~580L
Themes & topics
The author
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.8
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 163203
Publication
- Published
- December 3, 2013
- Publisher
- Aladdin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781442453715
- LCCN
- 2013939358
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