A Rockin' Mystery

Illustrated by: Scott Burroughs
For Ages: 6 - 9
  • customer reviews
In this Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery, a missing bass guitar causes a few wrong notes at the Battle of the Bands.

Frank and Joe are thrilled to learn that the popular band, Crush, is scheduled to perform in Bayport’s huge Battle of the Bands—and even more excited when they find out that their friend’s brother, Dylan, is the bass guitarist. But on the day of the performance, Dylan’s prized guitar has gone missing!
Could someone from a rival band have taken it in hopes of gaining an advantage? Or could the culprit be someone closer to home? It’s up to Frank and Joe to investigate this rocking mystery—or else Crush might be crushed in the competition!
Choose a format:
Book details:
  • Aladdin | 
  • 96 pages | 
  • ISBN 9781442416710 | 
  • October 2012 | 
  • Grades 1 - 4
$5.99 List Price

Read an Excerpt

1

A Sour Note

You look like a monkey, and you smell like one too!”

Nine-year-old Frank Hardy looked at his brother, Joe, and laughed as their friend Paul McMahon blew out the candles on his huge birthday cake, which was decorated to look like a dinosaur. Everyone cheered as Paul blew out all ten candles on the first try.

“Time for presents!” Paul cried as his mother started cutting up the cake. He ran over to the circle of chairs his parents had set up in his backyard and took a seat.

Joe smiled and nudged Frank. “Looks like we’d...

see more

Join our Mailing List

Get our latest book recommendations, author news and sweepstakes right to your inbox

Resources

To download a file to your computer right-click on the link and choose 'save file as'

High Resolution Images

Book Reviews

More Books from this Author

CONNECT WITH SIMON & SCHUSTER