Day 19: Trouble at the Arcade: Hardy Boys Secret Files #1 by Franklin W. Dixon

This book is a new series in the Hardy Boys collection. The book is geared toward younger readers, transition chapter book readers. It follows the adventures of Joe and Frank, the Hardy brothers. In the series the brothers are in elementary school and solve mysteries that are very appropriate for that age group. In Trouble at the Arcade the brothers are participating in a video game tournament at the local arcade when the prize money goes missing. I was happy to see this series because there are not many transition chapter books for boys. The Hardy Boys series is great but the original series is for older readers and could be considered historical fiction now. A couple of years ago, Hardy Boys graphic novels came out and a lot of my boys were really excited to read those. The issue with those books is the brothers are in high school and some of the situations are a bit old for a younger reader. Also, the images of the girls in the graphic novels are a bit much, cleavage and too short skirts. I plan on purchasing more of the Hardy Boys Secret Files series and promoting it to my second and third grade mystery readers.