tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post1093898433560383224..comments2023-11-08T19:39:01.829-08:00Comments on The Teacher's View: The Hardy Boys Mysteries, 1927-1979Paul L. Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-59194271733122020612015-03-01T15:25:22.870-08:002015-03-01T15:25:22.870-08:00I have an MD degree but attribute my love of readi...I have an MD degree but attribute my love of reading to the Hardy Boys. I was an average grammer school student until I started to read them and couldn't stop. The early ones I agree are dated today but still wonderful and I would encourage any child internist to read them all. I still have the original series in my house and my grandchildren are interested. roger niseennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-67173720426913008722009-07-01T20:34:06.852-07:002009-07-01T20:34:06.852-07:00Like some of the best serial books, I was glued to...Like some of the best serial books, I was glued to these mysteries. My parents were not fond readers and even though they allowed me access to the local public library, many Saturdays my mother would yell at me for not doing chores around the house and instead, burying myself in the latest adventures of Frank and Joe Hardy. Still, from my experience with kids today, I believe there are worse things to be obsessed with than the Hardy Boys. Those were the days.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting,<br />Paul L. MartinPaul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-16250064382733613112009-07-01T05:55:17.219-07:002009-07-01T05:55:17.219-07:00I read all the Hardy Boys as a kid, always getting...I read all the Hardy Boys as a kid, always getting chewed out by my brother for taking his book and hiding it so I could read it when he wasn't around! I think they're still relevant, even if the language is a bit out of date. It's actually sort of funny to read some of the expressions... at any rate, my younger siblings still read them voraciously :) Funny the titles you mentioned here that you remember those covers -- they are the exact ones I remember...<br />Also, thanks for vindicating me after all these years! I remember one of my favorite pieces of trivia/superior knowledge as a kid was a "did you know that the Hardy Boys and Nacy Drew were written by the same person..." No one believed me! Of course, I was a bit off the mark, but I knew I was right! I wonder where I first read that, because I never could back it up. Finally! haha!~im just only me~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17468965486093974442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-83152407786398999922009-06-27T16:57:33.405-07:002009-06-27T16:57:33.405-07:00I do not know if there was some kind of subscripti...I do not know if there was some kind of subscription service for these books. I do remember checking them out of the library and their distinctive covers. I also remember that they were very popular among the students in my third and fourth grade classes.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br />Paul L. MartinPaul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-67194275768727216082009-06-27T09:11:21.814-07:002009-06-27T09:11:21.814-07:00As a kid, there was nothing more important to me t...As a kid, there was nothing more important to me than reading the Hardy Boys. As I dimly recall, I received them by mail. I'm guessing my parents or probably grandparents or aunt gave me a subscription. Could this have been possible? I certainly don't remember going to to a bookstore to get them.-K-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289562368002376807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-2896439994488213782009-06-25T23:15:55.311-07:002009-06-25T23:15:55.311-07:00If you can get your child to read the Harry Potter...If you can get your child to read the Harry Potter series or The Chronicles of Narnia, those are the hot series books now. There is also the Twilight series (more for older kids), and The Series of Unfortunate Events (mostly for younger kids).<br /><br />Hardy Boys are a bit dated, but if your child likes them--maybe try one from the library and see the reaction--go for it. I definitely think a book or series is relevant if the reader enjoys it.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br />Paul L. MartinPaul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-32421967308673088642009-06-25T07:15:44.029-07:002009-06-25T07:15:44.029-07:00Do you think Hardy Boys are still relevent to new ...Do you think Hardy Boys are still relevent to new readers. Should I encourage my child to read them? <br /><br />Or are thier newer series that are just as good and are more easily relatable for new audiences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com