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    The Great Escape
    The Great Escape
    The Great Escape
    Ebook70 pages47 minutes

    The Great Escape

    By Franklin W. Dixon and Scott Burroughs

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    When wildlife celebrities come to Bayport Elementary, Frank and Joe are soon on the case of a missing snake in this Hardy Brothers Secret Files adventure.

    Jumpin’ Jack and his son, Little Jim, have been on television for years, taming tigers and wrestling alligators, but now they’re bringing their traveling menagerie to schools—and Bayport Elementary is next!

    During the event, they show students a baby kangaroo, a boa constrictor, a flying squirrel and other exotic animals. Frank, Joe, and their friends are all having a great time, until they realize Bubba the Boa is missing! He’s not in his cage or in Jack’s giant van. Can they figure out what happened to this slippery snake before it’s too late?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateApr 21, 2015
    ISBN9781481422680
    The Great Escape
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    Franklin W. Dixon

    Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys books.

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      The Great Escape - Franklin W. Dixon

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      Welcome, Jumpin’ Jack!

      Did you hear that Channel Eleven News is going to be here tonight?" Frank Hardy, holding jungle scenery in both hands, squeezed through the back curtains of the stage in the Bayport Elementary auditorium. The giant wooden tree he was carrying was heavy. His whole face was red.

      Luckily, his brother, Joe Hardy, was holding on to the other side of it, helping Frank set it down at the back of the stage. Suddenly it looked as if they were lost in a forest. It’s the biggest news story this year! Joe exclaimed. He pointed to a newspaper that was lying offstage. The headline read STARS OF THE HIT TELEVISION SHOW CRAZY CRITTERS COME TO BAYPORT ELEMENTARY!

      Frank wiped the sweat from his forehead. I wonder if Jumpin’ Jack is as crazy in real life as he is on his show—

      Of course he is! Chet Morton called from the front of the stage. He was kneeling down, painting a giant sign with Cissy Zermeño. The sign read THE KIDS OF BAYPORT ELEMENTARY WELCOME THE CRAZY CRITTERS GANG!

      I mean . . . who else would make all these special requests? He wanted his own personal massage chair in the dressing room, Cissy said, and laughed. She sat up, tucking her feet beneath her as she continued to paint. She was wearing neon green high-tops, the laces bright white.

      Cissy was talking about the list of things Jack and Jim had requested for their show at Bayport Elementary. Jack’s assistant had sent the list to Principal Green. Jack wanted special snacks for backstage, a massage chair to sit in before and after the show, and green towels to clean up with in case of accidents. (Green was his favorite color.) Frank and Joe’s good friend Phil Cohen was helping put everything together. Even though Frank knew that all the requests were a bit silly, that didn’t change the way he thought of Jumpin’ Jack.

      Jumpin’ Jack and his sidekick, Little Jim, had been on television for years, starring in their own show. Frank and Joe had spent hours watching Jumpin’ Jack and Little Jim tame tigers and bears. Jumpin’ Jack had jumped on top of alligators. He’d held giant pythons around his neck and climbed trees in South America. Sometimes it seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t do. Now he was coming to Bayport Elementary with all kinds of wild animals. The show was going to raise money for their school. Frank and Joe had thought someone was playing a joke on them when they’d first heard the news. It had just seemed too good to be true.

      Just then Principal Green came through the back doors of the auditorium. She stared at the stage, past the currently empty seats, which would be full later. She scanned the wooden trees and vines Frank and Joe had set up. She watched Cissy and Chet painting signs. Then she walked by a few other kids who were working with the auditorium’s sound system. They’d all stayed after school to help get ready for the big event.

      This looks great. Keep up the good work! she called out, her voice booming down the aisle. Jumpin’ Jack and Little Jim will be pulling up at seven o’clock, and the show starts at seven thirty. We have less than two hours to finish!

      Cissy started painting a little faster. We still have three more signs to make, she said. "Did you hear that more than four hundred

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