The garden plot, p.5
The Garden Plot,
p.5
Audrika smiled. “I never realized how much gardening and detecting are alike. Sometimes it’s a real puzzle figuring out what a plant needs for it to grow strong. Just like solving a case!”
“And all of us know how to dig around to unearth the answers.” Frank took a triumphant bite of his pickle.
Joe grinned at their neighbors. “With your green thumbs and our mystery minds, we can solve any plant predicament!”
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Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys series of books.
Santy Gutiérrez resides in the seaside city of La Coruña, Spain. He has won awards such as the Best Spanish Young Editorial Cartoonist and Best Galician Caricaturist, among others.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Dixon, Franklin W, author. | Gutiérrez, Santy, 1971- illustrator.
Title: The garden plot / by Franklin W Dixon ; illustrated by Santy Gutiérrez.
Description: New York : Aladdin, [2022] | Series: Hardy Boys clue book ; 15 | Audience: Ages 6 to 9 | Summary: Detective brothers Frank and Joe investigate garden sabotage.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021021976 (print) | LCCN 2021021977 (ebook) | ISBN 9781534476844 (hc) | ISBN 9781534476837 (pbk) | ISBN 9781534476851 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Brothers—Fiction. | Mystery and detective stories. | LCGFT: Detective and mystery fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PZ7.D644 Gar 2022 (print) | LCC PZ7.D644 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021976
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Franklin W. Dixon, The Garden Plot
