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| Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Hardy Boys |
| Genre | Detective, mystery |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 180 pp |
| ISBN | 0-448-08957-2 |
| OCLC | 3850638 |
| LC Class | PZ7.D644 Fh |
| Preceded by | The Jungle Pyramid |
| Followed by | The Sting of the Scorpion |
The Firebird Rocket is Volume 57 in the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Vincent Buranelli in 1978.
Plot summary
The Hardy Boys help their detective father, Fenton Hardy, search for a famous rocket scientist whose disappearance endangers the launching of the Firebird rocket from the Woomera Test Range. They are threatened multiple times, but still do not give up with their lives at risk. Frank and Joe Hardy aid their father and others. However, they soon learn that they are working for a criminal. While they are captured, the police arrive and rescue them, arresting the criminals except for the true mastermind who tries to flee. However, Frank and Joe stop the truck he uses and he is captured.
See also
References
- Smith, Kevin Burton (5 June 2019). "Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys): Created by Franklin W. Dixon, House pseudonym of Stratmeyer Syndicate". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
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