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Frank Dixon, author of the Hardy Boys books and Carolyn Keene author of the Nancy Drew Series don t exist. They are actually pseudonyms for a variety of writers who wrote those stories

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Fun Fact: Frank Dixon, author of the Hardy Boys books and Carolyn Keene author of the Nancy Drew Series don’t exist. They are actually pseudonyms for a variety of writers who wrote those stories

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