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    The Video Game Bandit
    The Video Game Bandit
    The Video Game Bandit
    Ebook70 pages53 minutes

    The Video Game Bandit

    By Franklin W. Dixon and Matt David

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    Frank and Joe are on a mission to track down a thief in the first book in an all-new, interactive Hardy Boys chapter book mystery series. Have a piece of paper nearby so you can jot down your own ideas and solutions to the case!

    Bayport Elementary is throwing a fundraiser so they can go on an end-of-the-year trip. Ellie Freeman’s parents have volunteered their house for the event, and neighbors have donated all sorts of prizes to be raffled off including movie tickets and gift certificates to Fun World. But the best prize of all is a brand-new ZCross50000, a video game system that every kid has been drooling over.

    But sometime during the event, the ZCross goes missing. Can Frank and Jo figure out who took the prize before it’s too late to save the big school trip?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateApr 19, 2016
    ISBN9781481450546
    The Video Game Bandit
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    Franklin W. Dixon

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

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      The Video Game Bandit - Franklin W. Dixon

      Chapter 1

      A PARTY FOR CHAMPIONS

      This way, over here! Frank Hardy called out. He waved his arms back and forth, signaling his younger brother, Joe. Joe walked across the backyard with a stack of folding chairs. They were kind of heavy, and his face was beet red after carrying them over to Frank and their friend Ellie Freeman.

      Frank and Joe’s baseball team, the Bayport Bandits, was having a big fund-raiser. They were hoping to go to Florida on a team trip and play a few friendly games with other teams. In between games the team would be at the beach, snorkeling, paddleboarding, and learning how to surf.

      Ellie’s parents had volunteered to host the fund-raiser at their house. They had a big backyard, where they would auction off prizes in honor of the Bayport baseball team. People from all over town had donated things for the auction—a meal at Chez Jean, the fanciest French restaurant in Bayport, sailing lessons, art classes, and a shopping spree at Blair’s Boutique, a cute new store in town.

      What do you need next? Joe asked Ellie. He dropped the metal chairs on the ground with a clatter.

      I think we need to get the tablecloths from my mom, Ellie said. She was busy unfolding another stack of chairs and setting them up in a straight line. The stage in the backyard was already assembled, and now they were figuring out where the guests would sit during the auction. A big van from Forks and Knives was parked near the side door of Ellie’s house, and the workers were busy shuttling delicious-looking food from the van into the house. This party is going to be the best in Bayport history, Frank said, looking at the decorations they’d just hung up. There were lights and streamers strung across the yard. Do you think we’ll raise enough to go to Florida?

      You bet. Ellie grinned. The tickets alone will give our fund a huge boost. Then we have the prizes that will be auctioned off and the fashion show—all the boutiques donated clothing just to be part of it.

      Sounds like we’ll be in Florida in no time, Joe laughed. He unfolded a chair and set it down next to one of Ellie’s.

      With twenty-five kids on the team, it would be expensive to fly everyone down and have them stay at a hotel. They’d already had a bake sale and a car wash. With this huge event, everyone was hoping they would raise all the money they needed to bring every member of the team to Florida for free—or at least to pay for everyone’s plane ticket.

      As Frank and Joe helped Ellie set up the rest of the chairs, Mrs. Freeman came out, followed by Phil Cohen, a friend from school. He was carrying a small speaker that he put down by the side of the stage. You guys remember my friend Biff, right? Phil asked. He pointed over his shoulder.

      A tall blond boy came out of the house with the other speaker. He was wearing a blue T-shirt with the word TIGERS written across it in orange script. Right behind him was a basset hound puppy with long, floppy ears, who scampered down the stairs, tail wagging.

      Hey, guys! Biff called. Long time no see!

      Before Frank or Joe could even respond, the puppy jumped up on them. Frank crouched down as the puppy

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