Motor Boys Across the Plains; or, The Hermit of Lost Lake

Three boys. One car. A thousand miles of open road and a mystery waiting at the end of it. Ned, Bob, and Jerry, the Motor Boys, have already proven themselves as cyclists and outridden the competition to win their touring car. Now they're taking to the open plains, chasing adventure across an America still wild at its edges. But when they stumble upon the legend of a hermit living in isolation near Lost Lake, curiosity pulls them off the map and into trouble. The plains are vast and unforgiving, and the hermit has his reasons for vanishing from the world. This is adventure stripped to its essence: three friends, a functioning car, and the untamed frontier stretching out before them. The Stratemeyer Syndicate knew exactly what boys wanted, action, camaraderie, and a puzzle worth solving, and they delivered it with breezy confidence. Whether you're revisiting these lads or meeting them for the first time, there's something irreplaceable about watching ordinary boys meet extraordinary circumstances with courage and ingenuity.