{"id":17745,"date":"2016-09-11T23:12:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T23:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=17745"},"modified":"2016-09-11T23:14:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T23:14:16","slug":"english-hardy-boys-mysteries-mystery-of-the-spiral-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/english-hardy-boys-mysteries-mystery-of-the-spiral-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"English: Hardy Boys Mysteries: Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tutor recommends Hardy Boys Mystery 45: Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u>.<\/h1>\n

As I’ve mentioned earlier, I love reading Hardy Boys mysteries to my family. The tradition started, I believe, before my kids joined school. I’ve read dozens aloud during mealtimes, stormy afternoons, car rides, or bedtime. While it’s taken a backseat to the children’s other activities, it continues. Number 45, Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u>, is our current Hardy Boys mystery.<\/p>\n

During its early chapters, Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u> didn’t appeal to me as I’d hoped. While there was lots of action, the plot didn’t seem unified: there were just too many surprises. Chapter XI, however, marks a turning point: the action settles in one locale, and its unique characters (particular to Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u>) develop. At the same time, under cover amongst many ex-jailbirds, the boys learn and begin using prison lingo to gain acceptance.<\/p>\n

The prison lingo, along with a few other events and suggestions, gives the novel a darker feel than most Hardy Boys mysteries. Sudden, wild events occur in a way I can’t recall from others in the series. Yet, the gritty, hillbilly setting of the novel’s second half hosts the developments with credibility: Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u> becomes a page-turner.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u>.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

Dixon, Franklin W. Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u>. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1966.<\/p>\n

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tutor recommends Hardy Boys Mystery 45: Mystery of the Spiral Bridge. As I’ve mentioned earlier, I love reading Hardy Boys mysteries to my family. The tradition started, I believe, before my kids joined school. I’ve read dozens aloud during …<\/p>\n

English: Hardy Boys Mysteries: Mystery of the Spiral Bridge<\/u><\/span> Read more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,181,441],"tags":[504,1878],"class_list":["post-17745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-lifestyle","category-reading","tag-hardy-boys-mysteries","tag-mystery-of-the-spiral-bridge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17745"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17769,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17745\/revisions\/17769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}