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Rock 'n' Roll Renegades
Children's Mystery
Rock 'n' Roll Renegades
Book 116 of the The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series
160 pages · First published 1992
When Bayport's hard-rock radio station WBBX hires Joe Hardy as a part-time disc jockey, he takes to the airwaves as Joltin' Joe Hardy. But his exciting new job soon becomes dangerous when a mysterious pirate broadcaster calling itself Skull and Bones Radio begins jamming WBBX's signal and threatening to drive the station off the air. Determined to discover who's behind the interference, Joe and his brother Frank investigate the illegal broadcasts, uncovering clues that lead them away from the recording studio and onto the water. The brothers trace the pirate operation to a ship anchored offshore, where they discover that its crew has more at stake than a rivalry between radio stations. With sabotage threatening WBBX and danger closing in, the Hardys must uncover the truth before the pirates silence the competition for good. This fast-paced Hardy Boys adventure will appeal to middle-grade readers who enjoy clever mysteries, brotherly teamwork, radio broadcasting, daring investigations, and nautical danger.
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Criminal sabotage, threats, dangerous encounters, and life-threatening peril during an investigation of illegal radio broadcasts. An electrical-shock incident involving sabotaged equipment.
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Bubbly ginger ale and sharp lime suit a mystery filled with radio interference, urgent broadcasts, and two young detectives racing to keep the airwaves free of trouble.
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Rum, cola, and lime add a playful pirate-radio twist to Joe Hardy's rock-and-roll adventure, where a mysterious offshore broadcaster threatens to silence Bayport's airwaves.
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