They follow the adventures of Frank and Joe Hardy, a pair of brother detectives. Frank is the logical, calm one, and Joe is the more impulsive, instinctual one. The series alongside their Distaff Counterpart and frequent crossover partner Nancy Drew invented or popularized most of the Kid Detective tropes. The series was created in by the Stratemeyer Syndicatea prolific group of ghostwriters under the direction of Edward Stratemeyer and his daughters, who took over when Edward died in that put out many successful children's books. In the late s until the early '70s, the first 38 books were revised and rewritten to update the stories, eliminating outdated terminology chum, roadster, etc. Newer books were also made, with the original series coming to an end in with The original editions can be recognized by having dust jackets and plain brown and later, tan tweed covers; the revised versions, beginning inhave the cover picture printed directly on the book to better withstand being used and abused by kids.
Franklin W. On the way home, Jones realizes she switched phones with Harper by accident and she is accomplishment some really scary texts. When they show up at the apartment the next day, they find it absolutely destroyed and Harper is missing. Be able to Frank and Joe find this cagey character? Or has she disappeared forever? Reading age. Print length.