Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1967 · Est. 4.5 hour read

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

By Franklin W. Dixon, R. H. Tandy (Illustrator)

Book #47 in the The Hardy Boys series

Detectives chase pickpockets at a carnival, uncovering a mysterious whale tattoo clue.

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192 pages· 33,345 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Frank and Joe Hardy face a puzzling case at Solo’s Super Carnival. Tasked with catching elusive pickpockets, they stumble upon a bizarre clue: a three-part whale tattoo. As their friends Tony and Biff inadvertently threaten the carnival's future with a peculiar stuffed whale, the brothers must unravel the mystery before the thieves strike again. Can they solve the riddle and save the carnival from ruin?

From the publisher

One exciting event follows another when Frank and Joe Hardy are hired to apprehend the pickpockets who have been plaguing Solo’s Super Carnival. When their friends Tony Prito and Biff Hooper exhibit a stuffed whale dug up at a construction project, they all but put the carnival out of business. In this thrilling mystery the young detectives pit their wits against a gang of thieves whose bizarre identification, a three-part whale tattoo, proves to be a nearly insolvable riddle.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
192
Words
33,345
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
750L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~R
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5679
Publication
Published
December 1, 1967
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448089478

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