What was the name of the series of books about 2 teen brothers that solved mysteries - not the Hardy Boys?

Question

Two brothers, several books (6 maybe) hardbound, not paperback, early to mid-1960's, Middletown Area High School, Middletown PA had them in the school library. Adventures included south sea islands, snorkeling and scuba. Adults were the villains, the teen brothers solved crime mysteries but unlike Hardy boys, these stories were more true to life - the boys could get injured, bleed, break bones and fall from great heights and actually not get up and walk away. I think one brother was named Frank. They had some kind of professional/scientist kind of dad who took them to these places where the boys would find out something was wrong and go off on their adventures.

I Wiki-checked the Bruno and Boots suggestion. Author was born in 1963. Can't be the books I am trying to locate because I was reading the books when B&B's author was 3 years old.

Also, the suggestion about the Binky Bros - those books were published in 1968, after I graduated.

Also, is there some website you know of where I can go to research this on my own - short of spending several weeks vacation at the Library of Congress in Washington DC? I've tried to "keyword" search through Amazon.com but found nothing. These books may be out of print.

Answer 1

Maybe the Rick Brant series by John Blaine?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Brant



p.s.



Did you catch that list at the very end of that Wikipedia article on John Blaine?



Juvenile Series books (1930–1979)



Biff Brewster (1960–1965) • Brains Benton (1959–1961) • Bronc Burnett (1948–1967)



Christopher Cool (1967–1969) • Danny Dunn (1956–1977) • Chip Hilton (1948–1965)



The Hardy Boys (1927–1979) • Ken Holt (1949–1963) • Power Boys (1964-1967) • Rick Brant (1947–1968)



Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1952–1956) • Tom Quest (1947–1955) • Tom Swift, Jr. (1954–1971)



i've never seen any of the Biff Brewster, Brains Benton, Bronc Burnett, Christopher Cool, Chip Hilton or Ken Holt books. i've seen a couple of Power Boys... & Tom Quest seems remotely familiar, but i'm not sure.



Seems like it should be *one* of those. The links are provided, there.



Cheers!



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Addendum:



i've just sent all that you've written above to a classmate (she graduated from Clarkston High School, in Michigan, in 1960, as did i) -- became a teacher in the public schools & later a *librarian* in the public schools (& later still a hospital librarian & writer of technical medical papers & a writer for USA Today)... She's the only person *i* know of who *might* actually know. She commented, once, on our CHS Class of 1960 Yahoo list how lots of girls -- while she'd been librarian -- had loved the Nancy Drew mysteries.



i read a couple Hardy Boys books... a couple of the *original* Tom Swift books... Have actually been reading a few of the PeeWee Harris books, within the past year (& loved the Penrod series by Booth Tarkington... alongwith the Silver Chief & Black Stallion series). First half of the 60's i was in college... primarily enjoying the Cele Goldsmith AMAZING STORIES and FANTASTIC (put out by Ziff-Davis -- which IS the modified company that now operates Yahoo!, last i knew -- unless Yahoo has sold to some other corporation since i read that). 2nd half of the 60's i was mainly thrilling to IF, under the editorship of Frederik Pohl.



i think of the juvenile series books, i actually enjoyed the Judy Bolton mystery series more than any of the series written for guys! Figure that!



Now-a-years i especially enjoy J. D. Robb's Eve Dallas series.



*Maybe* my friend will know!



;)



^^^



Another Addendum:



Well, "old nuff 2 B yer grandpa" (not old enuf to be *mine*; i'm old enuf to be your elder brother!) what my friend responded probably won't be of any help to ya.



"It's been awhile since I considered children's literature, but the mystery series that were popular with my middle school students were: ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN, HANK THE COWDOG, THE THREE INVESTIGATORS AND GOOSEBUMPS."



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It's kinda doubtful the books you're looking for author & titles of are still on the shelves at that school library -- or any librarian *there* who would remember is still alive... but that seems to be the other option for ya, if you haven't explored it.



i assume you're wanting to re-read them because you have such fond memories of them. Certainly i've been re-reading some of the stuff i felt most *Gosh!Wow!* about in high school, like the novellas by Dwight V. Swain & Edmond Hamilton that appeared in IMAGINATIVE TALES and IMAGINATION in 1957 & 1958 -- which is when i discovered the science fiction that thrilled my 14 to 16 year old mind the *most*!



Good Luck!



& your Quest goes on!

Answer 2

Um... "The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Bigfoot: HE LIVES!" "The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Oprah's Talk Show Empire: A Little Too Close For O's Comfort" "The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of the Thawed Neanderthol" "The Hardy Boys Vs. Nancy Drew: A Fashion-Sense Fight to the Death" (I are aware of it's departing from conventional Hardy Boys name structure, however I suppose it might nonetheless be successful!) (Okay, high-quality, probably now not...) I'm kinda upset that I did not arise with whatever incredible. But yours is amazing!!!

Answer 3

I hate that when I am trying to find a book or series that I read some time ago.



I hope this helps and is the right one so that you can read these again.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_Series_%28Willard_Price%29



For Enid Blyton's "The Adventure Series", see The Adventure Series.



The "Adventure" series is a collection of children's adventure novels by Canadian-born American author Willard Price. The fourteen-book series chronicles the exploits of budding teenage zoologists Hal and Roger Hunt, as they travel around the world capturing exotic and dangerous animals for their father's wildlife collection.



Shortly before his death, in 1983, Price commented that:



My aim in writing the Adventure series for young people was to lead them to read by making reading exciting and full of adventure. At the same time I want to inspire an interest in wild animals and their behavior. Judging from the letters I have received from boys and girls around the world, I believe I have helped open to them the worlds of books and natural history.[1]











There is a list of all the books, the year they were written a brief synopsis.

Answer 4

Hello,

Here I got Amazing Adventures Around the World for free: http://bitly.com/1pnRjst



it's a perfectly working link, no scam !

Without a doubt, this is a very interesting game that will keep you sitting at your computer for long time.

Answer 5

MYSTERY SOLVED: Willard Price is the author of the "Adventures Series" books involving John Hunt, an animal collector and the widower dad of his two sons, Hal (17) and Roger (14). Price authored about a dozen books in the series, each one taking the reader through yet another adventure and the decisions the boys had to make to survive the adventure. He also wrote a lot of non-fiction books, mostly about Japan. Price's books were copyrighted in the late 40's and early 50's. Thank all of you who offered your best suggestions to help me identify my mystery author and his books. "Googling" your suggestions helped develop a trail of discoveries that eventually lead me to Price and his books. Thank you.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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