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Join the Hardy Boys for some adventure in this illustrated collection of five of the Secret Files books. Summary of the Books Trouble at the Arcade Nine-year-old Frank and eight-year-old Joe Hardy are always discovering new ways of getting into trouble. Their trip to the arcade turns dangerous when they decide to play detective like their dad. The Missing Mitt When a Little Leaguer loses his lucky mitt, the season seems doomed. Luck hasn’t run out yet, because the Hardy Boys are on the case! Mystery Map The young Hardy Boys discover one piece of a treasure map. However, to find the mysterious treasure they’ll need to cooperate with their friends and piece together the map! Hopping Mad It’s raining frogs! The school talent show seems doomed, but can Joe and Frank Hardy save the day? A Monster of a Mystery It’s a big day! Morpho the Morph Monster is in town. Well, at least the actor who plays him is, for a fan day. Everyone is excited to meet him, and so are the Hardy Boys. But when Morpho’s Spork goes missing before the event, it seems that all the arrangements are going to waste! Can the young Hardy Boys find the Spork in time? About Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is the pseudonym of several writers, all of them ghostwriting the Hardy Boys series of stories. The name was first used by a Canadian writer called Leslie McFarlane. The rights to the name and the books are owned by Simon & Schuster, a publishing house based in New York. The Hardy Boys were created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. About Scott Burroughs Scott Burroughs is an illustrator. He has worked with Franklin W. Dixon on the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series. Series Reading Order Frank and Joe Hardy must catch The Bicycle Thief in the next book in this series.