{"product_id":"great-escape-by-franklin-w-dixon","title":"Great Escape by Franklin W. Dixon","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"731\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"19\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"37\"\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/em\u003e is the 17th installment in \u003cstrong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"97\"\u003eThe Hardy Boys: Secret Files\u003c\/strong\u003e series, penned under the house pseudonym \u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eFranklin W. Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e. In this fast-paced middle-grade mystery, teenage sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a puzzling disappearance on a school campus when a live boa constrictor named “Bubba the Boa” vanishes during a visiting traveling menagerie at Bayport Elementary. Amid the buzz of exotic animals—like a baby kangaroo and flying squirrel—the Hardy brothers race against time, uncovering clues, outsmarting mischievous peers, and solving a tangled puzzle of carelessness versus foul play, all while navigating the school’s excitement and chaos .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eAbout the \"Author\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"758\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e“Franklin W. Dixon” is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"49\"\u003ecollective pseudonym\u003c\/strong\u003e created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for its popular youth detective fiction. The name was first used in 1927 for the original \u003cem data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eHardy Boys\u003c\/em\u003e series and later for spin-off projects like the \u003cem data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"264\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eTed Scott Flying Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThe actual stories have been written by a rotating team of ghostwriters—most notably Leslie McFarlane for the earliest volumes—working from detailed outlines provided by the Syndicate\u003c\/span\u003e. While there is no single real person named Franklin W. Dixon, the pen name carries a legacy of engaging detective adventures beloved by generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255605190842,"sku":"350SL05J5-Used","price":9.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/12_8d820a5a-cf93-4779-a76d-3f716bace42a.jpg?v=1761066447","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/great-escape-by-franklin-w-dixon","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}