This is one of my surviving Hardy Boys books (most were lost in a basement flood years ago). I found it recently and enjoyed re-reading it. Again. There is very little redeeming about the book - its not a great literary work, it has a horribly outdated (and offensive) view of women and minorities, the plot is obvious and the characters never change. Okay, that last one is probably one of the good things. Chet is the chubby, loyal chum from the first book to the last. The historical perspective has possibilities - Alaska was a new state. Might be interesting to read other young adult books written at the time where the adventure is in Alaska. For no reason I can think of, I loved these books growing up and still try to use the words 'bivouac' and 'reconnoiter' whenever possible.
Two boys named, Joe, and frank hardy they both recieved a letter from their friend tony. He was in grave danger to go to alaska and also to bring their friend Chet, chet didn't wanted to come but the hardy boys conviced him. They went on with thei journey to alaska in the airport the boys met a stranger he was kind to the boys at first but instead, while the boys left joe acendently drop his wallet the strager got it lna d joe cought him ran after him and the man got arrested by the police man the boys got in the airplane and went on to alaska.
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I learned that Frank and Joe Hardy have not grown up yet! They are still getting into ever unbelievable predicaments. Their dad and mom and Aunt Gertrude and their friend Chet are just classic! I picked this book up to read when I was stuck in the basement one evening!There they were-most of the Hardy Boy books and some Nancy Drew-I figured I had given Nancymy all in my youth and didn't really give the Hardy Boys a fair shake!Well, Nancy and her friends Bess and George, still out do Frank and Joe (will they never learn!)Now that I truly know Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon are one and the same-doess it matter?Well, there you have it! They are classic and it didn't hurt to revisit Bayport at all!
—Jan Strong
