The boy detectives

By Michael G. Cornelius

Subjects: Characters, Children's stories, American, Hardy Boys, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Boys in literature, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, American Young adult fiction, History and criticism, Children's literature, history and criticism, Detectives in literature, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, American Detective and mystery stories

Description: "This collection of eleven essays examines the boy detective and his genre, addressing the issues of these characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, also works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon, and Joe Meno"--Provided by publisher.