Hardy and Sons

Rounding the corner on the action of the story, we learn about what the new authors thought was "missing" from the original books. That includes hobo attacks, diaries, and a cooky.

This is the moment for which we've been waiting. This is the rumors all coming true. This is the reason the books were rewritten. This is our history, recorded in a children's book.

We get to know the younger, more selfish version of the boys a bit more. As well as their flawed, authentic father.

David and Shaun discuss the difference between the original 1929 version and the 1959 rewrite of The Tower Treasure. We speculate about what it was like in 1929.

The books were rewritten in 1959 for a handful of reasons. Too violent, racist, and degenerate. So we got our hands on an original and we're comparing the two!

The Boys escape. We examine their journey with the crowd.

In a rare, well-written chapter, the boys celebrate for a full minute inside a water tower.

The boys meet a dog and have another picnic.

The boys almost build tension, but the author releases it before they do.

The Hardy's struggle with details as the author struggles with consistency of detail and exposition.