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When Cass Ellsworth’s bass guitar vanishes from the stage, Frank and Joe Hardy dive into the mystery. Their investigation must uncover the thief before the band loses its standing in the famous Bayport Battle of the Bands.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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