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The Disappearing Floor (Hardy Boys) Paperback – May 1, 1940

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Once again Frank and Joe Hardy take on a puzzling case when their famous detective father asks the boys to assist him in tracking down a notorious jewel thief and his accomplices. The trail leads to the outskirts of the Hardys’ home town and to a weirdly guarded mansion on the old Perth estate. With their pal Chet Morton, the brothers must tackle the mystery of the mansion heir’s sudden death. A disappearing floor, a huge, savage-looking, hound, a galloping ghost, and a college professor’s startling invention are just a few of the strange elements that complicate the boys’ efforts to solve both mysteries.
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Book 17 of 115
    The Hardy Boys
  3. Print length
    192 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Lexile measure
    750L
  7. Dimensions
    7.76 x 5.08 x 0.52 inches
  8. Publisher
    Grosset & Dunlap
  9. Publication date
    May 1, 1940
  10. ISBN-10
    044808919X
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0448089195
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Once again Frank and Joe Hardy accept the challenge of a puzzling case when their famous detective father asks the boys to assist him in tracking down a notorious jewel thief and his accomplices. The trail leads to the outskirts of the Hardy's home town and to a weirdly guarded mansion on the old Perth estate.

About the Author

Franklin W. Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the classic series, The Hardy Boys. The first and most well-known "Franklin W. Dixon" was Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author who contributed 19 of the first 25 books in the series. Other writers who have adopted the pseudonym include Christopher Lampton, John Button, Amy McFarlane, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grosset & Dunlap; Apparent First Edition (May 1, 1940)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 044808919X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0448089195
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 750L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.76 x 5.08 x 0.52 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors (Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first) who wrote The Hardy Boys novels.

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Ben Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars As expected
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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Pianoman88
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the re-written stories, so far...
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2016
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Like many of the other reviewers, I thought this was the best of the Hardy Boy re-written books. I got the Kindle version, and I thought this book was more like the original Hardy Boys books were. At least, what I can remember about them. I don't understand the complaints about it being a poorly written book, or that the mystery was too complex. I'm not going to go into the plot of the story, as other reviewers have done that.

What I found interesting was how the writers from the Hardy Boys TV show got ideas for their "The Disappearing Floor" episode, from this book, even though the stories are totally different. For example, the fake snarling electric dog in the book, the fake wolves in the TV show. The outside entrance to the mansion on both the book and TV episode. The missing professor and making him believe that spies were after his invention, in both the book and TV show. In both the book and the TV show, the professor was working on his invention to help the US, and really wasn't a bad guy. That's about all I can remember.

And, this story didn't follow the pattern of many of the other stories which is to have Mr. Hardy on a case, and the boys finding a mystery, only to find out later that they're all working on the same mystery, just from different angles. But, the book did follow the other pattern of other Hardy Boy books. That is, that the police and Fenton Hardy show up at the end to corral the crooks and save the boys. Though this time the boys had subdued the crooks already, and didn't need their help.

I definitely recommend this one.
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Margaret Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Great service.
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023
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This is obviously a good book as it is a classic. The book was in great condition as it should be since it was new. The delivery was fast and the service was great. I would definitely buy from this seller again.
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Andrew
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the original
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022
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This rewritten story is better than the original but there are still a little too many bad guy characters. The original story had that problem also. The idea of more than one disappearing floor was a good twist.
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Yukon Jack
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Story!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
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A Fantastic,Fast-Paced Story. Very Well-Written. An Intriguing Plot,Suspenseful,Packed With Non-Stop Action. I Liked Just About Everything With It.
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SC
5.0 out of 5 stars An appreciated gift!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2014
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My brother and I grew up reading Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books.
My children loved them, too and each of them set the goal of reading
the entire series by age 12, and they did!
Now, it is my grandson's turn. He is 6 and his father has begun to
read the Hardy Boys books to him.
Although I could complain about the newer editions, if chosen carefully,
they still are worthy of being read.
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Kelley
5.0 out of 5 stars Better writing than Nancy Drew and fun for girls and boys
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
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Great book. My son can't get enough of the Hardy Boys and now he has gotten his sister hooked too. I read Nancy Drew as a kid, but realize now that the Hardy Boys are better literature! The writing is great! The first copy we got had 30 pages of Nancy Drew inadvertently stuck in the middle of the book, so watch out for that! This copy was a good one though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars always have enjoyed this series of books
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017
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I enjoy The Hardy Boys series, the original series. This title is as satisfactory as all of them. The books I have been getting from Amazon have a good solid binding, great smelling pages (as all good books do), and look very good together on
my shelf.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 👍 book
Reviewed in India on August 4, 2021
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The packet was excellent ☺️. But this was a gift 🎁 for my nephew and it did not have my name on it ie the sender's name 🥲
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good!
Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2018
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Good!
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Great books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2019
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It was a present for a birthday, and it was a huge success
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NEELAM SHUKLA
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy if you're a bookworm
Reviewed in India on June 15, 2022
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 The author is amazing. I totally loved it...... ahhhh it's so wonderful
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2018
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