Deprivation House (The Hardy Boys No.1) [Paperback]

Franklin W Dixon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2008 | Age Level: 8 and up

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy

MISSION: To join the cast of a new reality show called Deprivation House - featuring a group of teens competing to see who can survive the longest without modern luxuries - and to determine who's behind the death threats received by other contestants.

LOCATION: A huge villa in Beverly Hills, CA.

POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All the contestants and crew of the show.

SUSPECTS: The show's million-dollar prize offers strong motivation to each contestant, and some members of the crew are hiding big secrets.

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About the Author

Franklin W. Dixon is the bestselling author of The Hardy Boys series.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (May 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416961704
• ISBN-13: 978-1416961703
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book like all the rest, July 9, 2008

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Paul James - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deprivation House (The Hardy Boys No.1) (Paperback)

I love the Undercover Brothers almost has much as the orginal Hardy Boys. I can never put one of the books down which is why I usually wipe out the libarary so I have enough to read for at least 3 days. I was excited when I saw the Murder House book. I picked it up and read it through in one night. Very good book and can't wait for the rest of the Murder House Trilogy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let the Trilogies Begin, July 9, 2008

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The Pac-Man Reviewer (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deprivation House (The Hardy Boys No.1) (Paperback)

Young celebrity Ripley Langsing gets a treat saying if she wins the reality show Deprivation house she losses her life, but instead of quitting she ask for security and unknowingly gets Frank and Joe Hardy agents of the secret Government group A.T.A.C.

This is among the best books in the series. Some feel that reality shows are an overused plot after Bayport Buccaneers and Mad House, but this time they are making it work better. Also the characters are great, since this is a reality show you are stuck with them for the story and thus you get more time with them and feel like you "know" them more than in a lot of the other stories. Unlike the previous reviewer I like these books a lot and read them faster than say a case file, unless it is a really good one like #4 or something.

Now about the trilogy. This book flaw, in a way, is that it has its own little plot that they defeat by the end of the book instead of going on. I think the author was going for an "it's the end, oh wait its not" moment, but most of knew it was a trilogy. I hope the other books will be as good if not better. I just got my hands on the next one and can't wait to start it. So in short this is a great start to what I hope will be a great Trilogy.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Deprived, July 3, 2008

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J. Green (Yonkers, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deprivation House (The Hardy Boys No.1) (Paperback)

Something is missing from this new series of the Hardy Boys. The stories do not flow well. The style of writing is very choppy. The older series, including the Casefiles were written much better. With the Casefiles, I would be finished reading a whole book in an hour or less because it was written well and I would just get into it. These, I couldn't even finish Deprivation House in one sitting. It bored me. I had read the hardcovers, the softcovers, and the Casefiles of both the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew and the Supermysteries and this series just doesn't hold a candle to them. Thanks.