Daredevils: A Hardy Boys Mystery [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Franklin W. Dixon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2, 2003 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

The Hardys get more than they bargained for when they help family friend Terrence McCauley -- one of Tinseltown's most popular stuntmen. Who is trying to kill Terrence? In Hollywood, everyone's a suspect. But an upcoming daredevil competition is the perfect place to flush out the culprit.

Accelerated Reader® title for ages 8-12.

Editorial Reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 163 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; 1 edition (June 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786253096
• ISBN-13: 978-0786253098
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,591,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars At last, Laura Hardy gets some pages., July 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Daredevils (The Hardy Boys #159) (Paperback)

The plot of this book was fairly good, with the entire Hardy family going to Hollywood to look into the near-fatal accidents of a stuntman friend of theirs. What made this book so different than any others I can recall is that Mrs. Hardy gets more than a mere mention. She actually works on a case with her men. Joe hardy has the biggest part in the story and it even mentions that he is supposedly physically stronger than Frank. It should be the other way around, since Frank is the older of the two. There's even a tongue-in-cheek joke in the novel when someone tells one of the characters that he could always take up a career ghostwriting children's books. I thought that was a cheap shot and just further evidence that not as much pride is being put into writing these stories as it once was. All in all, though, an exciting story with a lot of action. I'd recommend it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was awesome and action packed, April 28, 2002

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Aaron Sutherland (Oshawa Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevils (Hardy Boys (Sagebrush)) (School & Library Binding)

"Daredevils" was awesome, so action packed! All of the stunts were thrilling. It took place in Hollywood. There was a competition, that was called "stuntfest". The person who did the best stunts would win and get the best contract. Terrence McCauley won it last year and probably was going to win it this year. A number of events happened causing Terrence to lose competition after competition. His dad, Brian McCauley hired the Hardy boys to try to figure out who did it. The book was amazing and I think you should read it. It is a 5 star performance. I loved it.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but still good, March 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Daredevils (The Hardy Boys #159) (Paperback)

It's ok. You might want to try the casefiles series if you're trying to pick between them.