Balloon Blow-Up
By (Author) Franklin W. Dixon
Illustrated by Scott Burroughs
13
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin Paperbacks
1st January 2014
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
FIC
Paperback
112
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 10mm
91g
Frank and Joe are on a case that really pops in this Hardy Brothers Secret Files Mystery.
The Green Crawler is one of the coolest superheroes around, and Frank and Joe are some of his biggest fans. And thanks to a contest, the Hardy boys get to be two of the handlers for the new Green Crawler balloon in the annual Fall Festival parade in Bayport!
But the day before the parade, disaster strikes: someone has ripped the Green Crawler balloon! The people in charge think Joe did itand the Hardys need to clear his name fast. Was it Bayport bully Adam Ackerman, who was green with envy that the Hardys won the contest Or could the culprits be loyal fans of Nutty the Squirrel, the cartoon character whom the Green Crawler replaced And Mo Mantis, the Green Crawlers archenemy, has a few tricks of his own
Can the brothers figure out who tried to ground the Green Crawler Or will Joe and Frank be watching the parade from the sidelines this year
Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys books.
Scott Burroughs started his career at Disney and has illustrated everything from childrens books to advertisements and editorials. He is also the published author of several childrens books. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and sons.