Showdown at Widow Creek

Written by Franklin W. Dixon

Part of the Hardy Boys Adventures series

Can the Hardy Boys outsmart cattle rustlers and save a stolen horse?

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128 pages· 650L

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Frank and Joe Hardy face a wild challenge when a prized horse is stolen during a rodeo event in Bayport. As they join a cattle drive to help the shorthanded Welch family, their horse-riding skills are put to the test. But when dirt bike-riding rustlers strike, taking the horse, the brothers must act fast. Can they outwit the thieves and recover the stolen horse, or will this be their toughest showdown yet? Saddle up for a thrilling adventure where the stakes are high and the action never stops.

From the publisher

Frank and Joe find themselves in a cattle-rustling tussle when a prized horse is snatched from a nearby ranch in this exciting Hardy Boys equestrian adventure. The Wild West hits the East Coast when Welch’s Annual Rodeo and Wild West Show arrives in Bayport. Frank and Joe are enjoying the show’s historic reenactments, rodeo events, and even an exhibition of the Welch family’s prize-winning horse, Hondo. When the brothers catch several ranch hands trying to steal Hondo, they manage to stop it. Though very grateful for their intervention, the Welch family is now shorthanded for the cattle drive back to their dude ranch! So Chief Olaf “volunteers” the Hardys to help out. The brothers’ long-dormant horse-riding skills slowly come back to them as they make their way down the quiet rural roads toward the ranch. But as they’re finally getting the hang of it, a group of dirt bike-riding cattle rustlers surround the herd–and take Hondo! Will the Hardy Boys lasso the horse thieves–or will this be their final showdown?

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