by Franklin W. Dixon
Bayport has entered the modern age: the automat has come to town! The boys are excited to have their good chum Chet Morton show them how to operate the automat, put a coin in the slot next to the desired food and presto you can open the cubbie and feast. The gang is having a great time and even star...
The cover artwork is great, the plot is intriguing (retrieving the lost invention is great fun) and the cover artwork is great. Did I say that already?
I think the Hardy Boy books helped me with learning deductive and inductive skills. I had to work through logic. Who knew? I enjoyed all these books.