Mystery Map by Franklin W. Dixon

BURIED TREASURE!
    Frank looked over at Chet. He was crouched down in the same spot, still with his back to the rest of the kids. It looked as if he was tugging at something on the ground.
    What is he doing?
Frank wandered closer.
    Chet heard him coming and looked around. “Hey, Frank, help me!” he said eagerly.
    â€œHelp you with what?” Frank hurried over.
    Chet tugged again at something. Frank could see it now. It looked like the edge of a piece of thin yellow paper buried in the dirt.
    â€œI was following some raccoon tracks over here,” Chet said. “But I think I just found a treasure map!”
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Dodgeball Danger
    Gotcha!” someone yelled.
    Frank Hardy spun around. A ball was flying toward him. He ducked just in time.
    â€œMissed me!” he yelled back.
    Then he swooped down and picked up another ball off the ground. There were at least ten people in the dodgeball game. And about eight balls. That made things extra exciting.
    One of the other players was Frank’s brother, Joe. He was chasing their friend Iola Morton with one of the balls. But they were both too far away for Frank to try to hit them.

    Frank looked around for someone else. His friend Phil Cohen was nearby. He was leaning overto pick up a ball. Frank grinned and winged his ball at Phil.
    â€œYou’re out!” he called as the ball bounced off Phil’s back.
    â€œAw, man!” Phil complained. “You got me out last time too, Frank!”
    â€œI’ll get him back for you, Phil,” Joe called out. He dashed over and flung the ball he was holding at Frank.
    Frank dodged it easily. Joe was pretty good at dodgeball. But sometimes he got too excited and impatient to aim carefully enough.
    â€œYou’ll have to do better than that,” Frank said. “Or—”
    ZZZZZZZIP!
    A ball whizzed past, inches in front of his nose. It was going really, really fast. It almost hit Phil in the head, but he ducked just in time.
    â€œHa!” someone shouted.
    Frank spun around. Adam Ackerman was standing at the