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    Ship of Secrets
    Ship of Secrets
    Ship of Secrets
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    Ship of Secrets

    By Franklin W. Dixon and Scott Burroughs

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    Frank and Joe solve a mystery on the high seas in this Hardy Brothers Secret Files adventure.

    It’s finally summer vacation, and the Hardy family is headed on a cruise to the Caribbean. As they board the ship with their parents, Frank and Joe can’t believe all the fun that’s in store for them. There are three-story slides, playgrounds, ball pits, four pools, and an arcade. There are concerts and magic shows at night, while jugglers and clowns wander the deck during the day.

    In addition to all of the fun, the Hardys discover that former pop idol and lead singer of the Lightening Bolts, Izzy, is now performing on the ship. That night, as the family eats dinner, they hear a commotion at the other end of the massive dining room. Someone has stolen a very valuable and sentimental pocket watch from Izzy. Can Joe and Frank solve the case before the ship docks in the first harbor? Or will time run out on this case?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateAug 5, 2014
    ISBN9781442490468
    Ship of Secrets
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    Franklin W. Dixon

    Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys books.

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      Ship of Secrets - Franklin W. Dixon

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      Ship Ahoy!

      There it is! I can see it!" Joe yelled. He climbed over his older brother, Frank, who was sitting next to him in the taxi cab. He pointed out the window. Now that they’d turned into the harbor area, they could see the twelve-story cruise ship in the dock ahead of them.

      "Ship of Wonders, here we come!" Frank cried.

      Mr. Hardy, the boys’ father, turned back from the passenger seat. Your first cruise! You boys are going to love it.

      Mrs. Hardy held up a pamphlet that had a picture of the ship on the front. There’s a huge game room, a petting zoo, a trampoline, and magic shows and concerts at night. There are even seven pools—one for each wonder of the world.

      What are the wonders again? Joe asked. They had gone over this three times before the trip, but he kept forgetting.

      Well, they’re different depending on who you talk to, their mother said. The wind whipped through the windows of the tiny cab, blowing her thick brown hair into her face. There are the ancient wonders of the world and the modern wonders. It looks like the ship has the modern wonders, which are different statues and monuments throughout the world.

      The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and the Roman Colosseum are a few of them, Mr. Hardy explained.

      Mrs. Hardy leaned over, pointing out a few pictures from the cruise pamphlet. There was a circular building that had windows all around it. In the center was a huge pool. There were a few statues of men in armor standing near the entrance.

      The gladiators! Frank exclaimed. As the cab pulled up at the curb, he drew an invisible sword, pretending to fight his brother. He swung once, then twice. Joe pulled out his own sword, and the two jumped out of the cab, making clashing and clanking sounds as they fought.

      Careful! Mrs. Hardy called out as she and their dad pulled the suitcases out of the trunk. They paid the taxi driver and followed behind the boys toward the huge ship.

      Mr. Hardy rolled the suitcase behind him, letting out a big sigh. One whole week of vacation. I’ve been waiting for this day forever.

      Mrs. Hardy patted him on the back and smiled. Joe and Frank’s dad was a private detective in Bayport, their hometown. He worked long hours solving cases, sometimes robberies, other times more serious crimes. It seemed like he always had a file he was looking over or a lead he was chasing down. (That was his detective way of saying following a clue.) Frank and Joe didn’t mind how much their dad worked, because he’d taught them how to solve cases. Together they helped neighbors and friends find missing pets or property. Once they had to figure out who stole their science fair project, Mr. Roboto.

      As they ran toward the ship, Frank and Joe still swung their invisible swords. Anyone looking at them wouldn’t know they were brothers. Frank had dark brown hair and brown eyes, while Joe had moppy blond hair and blue eyes. Frank was an inch and a half taller than Joe. (But he was also a year older, Joe reminded people.) Joe raised his arm high

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