Mystery of the Desert Giant (Hardy Boys Series #40)

by Franklin W. Dixon

Overview

In a search for the missing Willard Grafton, Frank Hardy and younger brother Joe, encounter a gang of criminals intent on defrauding the US government, and are lead across California and even into Mexico.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448089409
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	12/01/1960
Series:	Hardy Boys Series
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	4.94(w) x 7.56(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	700L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Franklin W. Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the classic series, The Hardy Boys. The first and most well-known "Franklin W. Dixon" was Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author who contributed 19 of the first 25 books in the series. Other writers who have adopted the pseudonym include Christopher Lampton, John Button, Amy McFarlane, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.