As the Falcon Flies (24) (Hardy Boys Adventures) (Libro en Inglés)

$ 704.00
ISBN: 9781534483262
por Aladdin
ISBN: 9781534483262
Editorial: Aladdin
Autor: Dixon, Franklin W.
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 144
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Frank and Joe circle a new case in the wilds of Alaska in the twenty-fourth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series.Frank and Joe Hardy are excited when their parents’ friends, the Adenshaws, invite them to come visit their home in Alaska. The brothers will have the perfect guide to explore the beautiful landscape the area is known for—their hosts’ daughter, Kate. During the visit, Kate introduces the Hardys to her beloved peregrine falcon. There’s a major falconry competition coming up in the United Arab Emirates, and even though Kate can’t compete, she—like so many others in the falconry world—is eagerly looking forward to the event, which has millions riding on it. One California falconer even offered to buy Kate’s falcon so he could enter it in the contest. When Kate’s peregrine goes missing, it looks like the Californian or someone else may have turned criminal in their ruthless desire to win. Kate is devastated, and the Hardy boys have to figure out if her falcon could have flown off…or if it was stolen. Frank and Joe may not know much about birds of prey, but they do know how to solve a mystery. But can they soar to success? About the Author Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys books. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1: Headed North 1 HEADED NORTH JOE LET’S JUST GET ONE THING straight. I do not have a fear of heights. Frank had been looking at me out of the corner of his eye, going totally older brother on me the whole flight because my knuckles had been white on the armrests since we took off, but what did he expect? It was windy! There was ocean everywhere! And a ton of the flight involved going over Canada, which meant if we went down, it was straight into the wilderness. I didn’t think being a little nervous was unreasonable. The second we landed, I jumped up, nearly hitting my head on the luggage compartment above us. “Settle down, Joe,” said Frank. “You settle down!” My heart was pounding in my chest, not because I was afraid of heights, remember. Just because I was a guy who liked to take precautions. Or something. I glanced out the window at the airfield, reminding myself that we were flat on the ground, and exhaled. “Sorry,” I mumbled. “It’s okay,” said my brother. He looked completely fine—I mean, utterly unconcerned by totally possible risks. We waited in the plane for what felt like forever, until finally, it was time for those of us near the back to deplane. Frank and I got our bags and shuffled through the little aisle. I about thwacked an old lady in the face with my duffel bag and had to double back to make sure she was all right. She was. I hadn’t clipped her, thankfully. Frank strode ahead of me on the jetway, and we waited for our parents to meet us, then together made our way into the Anchorage, Alaska, airport. It was… small. Not that crowded. Nothing like the airports back east. “Whoa,” I said. “Would you look at that?” Inside a huge plexiglass case in front of us was the biggest bear I had ever seen. He was taxidermized, brown and bushy, standing on his hind legs, his massive paws and Wolverine-style claws out, frozen mid-roar. “You know,” said Dad, coming up behind us and about making me jump out of my skin, “that bear’s the biggest grizzly ever taken in the United States.” “Really?” said Frank. “Yup. I read up on it last time we came through. They say when he was found, he had the remains of two people in his belly.…” “A man-eater,” I whispered reverently. Suddenly the bear seemed even bigger and the plexiglass case felt thinner. It wasn’t fear I was feeling—not exactly. Just awe. Not my usual reaction in an airport, unless there’s a Caribou Coffee selling pastries near the gate. “You know that’s a tall tale as well as I do, Fenton Hardy.” We all turned around to find Ed Adenshaw behind us, smiling big and wide. My dad’s face split nearly in half with the force of his matching grin
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