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Motocross Madness (The Hardy Boys #190)

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For those of you who may not know, Motocross Madness, #190 in the long running Hardy Boys series, will be the FINAL volume in the series that began in 1927. The characters of Frank and Joe will live on in a new spinoff series, called Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers, to be released in June 2005, but it won't be the same Hardy Boys as you've come to know them. Over the years, there have been other Hardy Boys spinoff series, such as The Hardy Boys Casefiles, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Supermysteries, etc., but those series were published right alongside the original Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series, which continued to add new volumes. The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories had gone through many changes since 1927, including changes in publishers, going to paperback, having rewrites done, etc., but they still managed to survive through it all, and a collector could count on seeing a new title come along almost as sure as counting on the sun rising each day. Now however, the sun has set, and the last volume has arrived. It's hard to believe that this series has lasted through 16 Presidents, is older than The Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge, became a series only 15 years after New Mexico and Arizona became states, and a mere 24 years after the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, and yet continued clear until the 21st Century. I'm going to miss that thrill of looking forward to the next title in the series....

My son couldn't put this book down. So many boys don't like to read (probably the "cool factor"), but the Hardy Boys books always keep my son reading. He loved this one in particular since he races motocycles. He said it isn't acurate always in the terms used and such, but he really enjoyed it.

The latest (and, sadly, last) Hardy Boys story finds Frank and Joe at a motorcycle rally held to benefit a disabled young woman.
Of course, this being a Hardy Boys story, there are plenty of thrills and mystery.
Someone breaks into the rally sponsor's office, there's a mysterious fire, the Boys' friend has his motorcycle stolen, all in addition to plenty of motocross action!
Naturally, Frank and Joe are deeply involved in the case and pursue the criminals right up to the exciting conclusion!

This is a great book. In the book Motocross Madness by Frankin W. Dixon, Frank and Joe Hardy need to find the menace who is terrorizing the motorcross race. The race was planned to pay for Corrine Fernandez hospital bill. Corrine was hurt in a motorcycle accident and she had to be in a wheelchair. It all started out at Corrines where the race was held,everybody wanted to win the grand prize,the O'Sullivan SD5. Somebody was rigging the race and even stole things from people. The Hardys try to solve who is behind this so they enter the race. They go through a heap of trouble trying to catch the person but it ends up being a few people that you wouldn't expect. I enjoyed the book because of all the unexpected events that happened. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure!


Nathan Strash
Cedar Park Christian School
Bothell,WA

This is a great book. In the book Motocross Madness by Frankin W. Dixon, Frank and Joe Hardy need to find the menace who is terrorizing the motorcross race. The race was planned to pay for Corrine Fernandez hospital bill. Corrine was hurt in a motorcycle accident and she had to be in a wheelchair. It all started out at Corrines where the race was held,everybody wanted to win the grand prize,the O'Sullivan SD5. Somebody was rigging the race and even stole things from people. The Hardys try to solve who is behind this so they enter the race. They go through a heap of trouble trying to catch the person but it ends up being a few people that you wouldn't expect. I enjoyed the book because of all the unexpected events that happened. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure!


Nathan Strash
Cedar Park Christian School
Bothell,WA