The Rover Boys on the Farm; Or, Last Days at Putnam Hall
1908
The third installment in the beloved Rover Boys series follows Tom, Sam, and Dick as they trade the classroom for the open air of their family farm. But rest does not last long. When a mountain excursion takes a dangerous turn and Dick vanishes, the brothers must rely on their wits and each other to survive the wilderness and uncover a mystery connecting their remote farm to a string of freight thefts. Stratemeyer writes with the kinetic energy of boys who cannot sit still, layering humor, danger, and small-town intrigue into a story that moves as fast as its protagonists. The boys stumble into a hidden cave that holds the key to the crimes, and what begins as a summer adventure becomes a test of courage and loyalty. For readers who grew up on The Hardy Boys or Enid Blyton, this captures the golden age of children's series fiction, where every holiday promises excitement and every brother is worth riding into danger for.
