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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1979 · Est. 4 hour read
Mystery of the Samurai Sword
Written by Franklin W. Dixon
Book #60 in the The Hardy Boys series
A stolen samurai sword and a vanished tycoon lead to a dangerous mystery.
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192 pages· 35,485 words· Est. 4 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
The Hardy Boys face peril as they unravel the mystery of a vanished Japanese tycoon and a stolen samurai sword. With danger lurking at every turn, can they connect the dots and solve the puzzle before it's too late?
From the publisher
Shortly after his arrival in the United States, a Japanese business tycoon mysteriously disappears. Then a valuable samurai sword, said to have belonged to the missing tycoon’s family for generations, is stolen from an auction gallery in New York. Danger confronts them constantly as the Hardy Boys search for the solution to the puzzle.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- Words
- 35,485
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- ~951L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 6.3
- F&P level
- ~W
- AR points
- 6
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 6823
Publication
- Published
- April 21, 2005
- First published
- January 1, 1979
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780448436975
- OCLC
- 60345951
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