This is the one about ‘The Tower Treasure.’
I don’t really have a good reason, but I’ve always been attracted to childrens literature. One theory is that when I was younger books were so enjoyable that to this day I find myself drawn to reading some kids-lit. Another theory is that, like a Saturday morning cartoons, the story lines are so mind-numbingly predictable, reading young adult novels are actually soothing for the brain; you can just sit and read as put your brain in to auto-pilot.
Whatever the reason, I picked up the first Hardy Boys novel The Tower Treasure. I’ve never read a Hardy Boys book before, so it was kind of fun to see how 1950s it was. Many of the chapters started with the boys just finishing up at baseball practice or church, and ended with a good night’s rest.
The squeaky clean image of the Hardy Boys is refreshing though, isn’t it? I’m curious why we haven’t seen a Hardy Boys movie recently where the boys are super conservative (like they are in the book) and they are trying to solve some crimes from 2009. I do know that there could possibly be a movie coming out next year called “The Hardy Men” with Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise playing the boys all grown up.
This book is quick…we see the suspect on page one. YA’s aren’t going to wait around for action. But really predictable and mind-numbing.
I used to work with this guy that read the entire Sweet Valley High series, and I’m thinking about giving that a try…or maybe The Babysitter’s Club.
Nothing. I’m going to spend the month of November doing NaNoWriMo, and I’m not going to taint my creative juices with someone else’s novel.
October 31st, 2009 at 11:27 am
If you haven’t read them yet, you should try out the Boxcar Children and Animorphs series. They were my two favorites growing up.
October 31st, 2009 at 11:40 am
I read all the Boxcar Children when I was growing up too. Animporphs didn’t come out until I was in high school, and I never got hooked.