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{{Short description|1978 book by Franklin W. Dixon}}
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| author = [[Franklin W. Dixon]]
| author = [[Franklin W. Dixon]]
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| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| series = [[The Hardy Boys]]
| series = [[The Hardy Boys]]
| genre = [[Detective fiction|Detective]], [[Mystery novel]]
| genre = [[Detective fiction|Detective]], [[mystery fiction|mystery]]
| publisher = [[Grosset & Dunlap]]
| publisher = [[Grosset & Dunlap]]
| release_date = 1978
| release_date = 1978
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pages = 180 pp
| pages = 180 pp
| isbn = 0-448-08957-2
| isbn = 0-448-08957-2
| congress= PZ7.D644 Fh
| congress= PZ7.D644 Fh
| oclc= 3850638
| oclc= 3850638
| preceded_by = [[The Jungle Pyramid]]
| preceded_by = [[The Jungle Pyramid]]
| followed_by = [[The Sting of the Scorpion]]
| followed_by = [[The Sting of the Scorpion]]
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'''''The Firebird Rocket''''' is Volume 57 in the ''[[The Hardy Boys|Hardy Boys]]'' series of mystery books for children and teens published by [[Grosset & Dunlap]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Kevin Burton|title=Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys): Created by Franklin W. Dixon, House pseudonym of Stratmeyer Syndicate|url=https://thrillingdetective.com/2019/06/05/frank-and-joe-hardy-the-hardy-boys/|website=thrillingdetective.com|date=5 June 2019|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> The book was written for the [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]] by Vincent Buranelli in 1978.<ref name="PDF1">{{cite web| last=Keeline| first=James D| title=Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed| url=http://www.keeline.com/Hardy_Boys.pdf}}</ref>
'''''The Firebird Rocket''''' is Volume 57 in the original [[The Hardy Boys]] [[List of Hardy Boys books#stories|Mystery Stories]] published by [[Grosset & Dunlap]].

The book was written for the [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]] by Vincent Buranelli in 1978.<ref name="PDF1">{{cite web| last=Keeline| first=James D| title=Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed| url=http://www.keeline.com/Hardy_Boys.pdf}}</ref>


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
The Hardy Boys help their detective father, [[Fenton Hardy]], search for a famous [[rocket|rocket scientist]] whose disappearance endangers the launching of the ''Firebird Rocket''. They are threatened multiple times, but still do not give up with their lives at risk. Frank and Joe Hardy aid their father and others. However, they soon learn that they are working for a criminal. While they are captured, the police arrive and rescue them, arresting the criminals except for the true mastermind who tries to flee. However, Frank and Joe stop the truck he uses and he is captured.
The Hardy Boys help their detective father, [[Fenton Hardy]], search for a famous [[rocket|rocket scientist]] whose disappearance endangers the launching of the ''Firebird'' rocket from the [[Woomera Test Range]]. They are threatened multiple times, but still do not give up with their lives at risk. Frank and Joe Hardy aid their father and others. However, they soon learn that they are working for a criminal. While they are captured, the police arrive and rescue them, arresting the criminals except for the true mastermind who tries to flee. However, Frank and Joe stop the truck he uses and he is captured.

==See also==
*[[List of Hardy Boys books]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 12 February 2024

The Firebird Rocket
AuthorFranklin W. Dixon
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Hardy Boys
GenreDetective, mystery
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1978
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages180 pp
ISBN0-448-08957-2
OCLC3850638
LC ClassPZ7.D644 Fh
Preceded byThe Jungle Pyramid 
Followed byThe Sting of the Scorpion 

The Firebird Rocket is Volume 57 in the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap.[1] The book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Vincent Buranelli in 1978.[2]

Plot summary

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The Hardy Boys help their detective father, Fenton Hardy, search for a famous rocket scientist whose disappearance endangers the launching of the Firebird rocket from the Woomera Test Range. They are threatened multiple times, but still do not give up with their lives at risk. Frank and Joe Hardy aid their father and others. However, they soon learn that they are working for a criminal. While they are captured, the police arrive and rescue them, arresting the criminals except for the true mastermind who tries to flee. However, Frank and Joe stop the truck he uses and he is captured.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Kevin Burton (5 June 2019). "Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys): Created by Franklin W. Dixon, House pseudonym of Stratmeyer Syndicate". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).


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