The Great Airport Mystery
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1930 · Est. 4.5 hour read

The Great Airport Mystery

Written by Franklin W. Dixon

Book #9 in the The Hardy Boys series

Stolen platinum, a pilot's mysterious death, and a shocking hometown discovery await two young detectives.

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175 pages· 32,751 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· 760L
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Bookroo's summary

Frank and Joe, young detectives, join their father to unravel a mystery of stolen platinum and a pilot's death. Disguised as employees, they follow clues from a Caribbean island back to their hometown, Bayport. What startling truth will they uncover?

From the publisher

Valuable electronic parts containing platinum are being stolen from shipments made by Stanwide Mining Equipment’s cargo planes, and Frank and Joe are called upon to assist their world-renowned detective father solve the baffling case. While posing as Stanwide employees, the boys look into the truth behind the chief pilot’s death at sea. The puzzling trail of clues leads the young sleuths to an uninhabited Caribbean island, but the final, and most startling, discovery is made in the boys’ home town of Bayport.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
175
Words
32,751
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.8
F&P level
~R
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5663
Publication
Published
May 1, 1960
First published
January 1, 1930
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448089096

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