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Right, two Blue Ghosts. I'll replace one with Whispering Box!

S.J.S.

PS I'll add Nancy Drew and the the Mystery of the Old Clock to Honorable Mention.

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Steve,

Fascinating list! ? Yes must admit that I am not familiar with all of the titles. ?

C

On May 1, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Stephen Servello via <steveseg@...> wrote:

If I were to suggest to a new-comer to the juvenile series genre, here are the 24 books I would list, in descending order:

1. Ken Holt and the Secret of Skeleton Island

2. Rick Brant and the Ruby Ray Mystery

3. Brains Benton and the Case of the Missing Message

4. The Hardy Boys and the Clue of the Screeching Owl

5. The Wilderness Series: The Forest Fire Mystery by Troy Nesbit (Frank Folsom)

6. Biff Brewster and the Mystery of the Chinese Ring

7. Chris Cool: X Marks the Spy

8. The Three Investigators in the the Secret of Terror Castle

9. Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright

10. Bomba the Jungle Boy at the Giant Cataract

11. The Mad Scientists' Club

12. South Sea Adventure by Willard Price

13. Ken Holt and the Black Thumb Mystery

14. Rick Brant and the Blue Ghost Mystery

15. Brains Benton and the Case of the Counterfeit Coin

16. The Hardy Boys and the House on the Cliff

17. Biff Brewster and the Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery

18. Rick Brant and the Blue Ghost Mystery

19. Chris Cool: Mission Moonfire

20. Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Abandoned City

21. The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club

22. Return to Gone-Away Lake

23. Ken Holt and the Clue of the Coiled Cobra

24. Rick Brant: Sea Gold

Honorary Mention:?

1. Ken Holt and the Mystery of the Vanishing Magician

2. Ken Holt and the Mystery of the Stone Elephant

3. Rick Brant and the Whispering Box Mystery

4. Biff Brewster and the Alpine Pass

5. The Golden Eagle Mystery by Ellery Queen Jr. (James Holding, Samuel McCoy and Frank Belknap Long)

6. Bomba the Jungle Boy and the Lost Explorers

7. The Hardy Boys: The Flickering Torch Mystery

8. The Hardy Boys: The Haunted Fort

9. The Hardy Boys: The Spiral Bridge

10. The Three Investigators: The Secret of Skeleton Island

S.J.S.