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Trouble Times Two
Attribution
House name	Franklin W. Dixon
Publication information
Publisher	Minstrel Books
Publication date	May 2001 (Minstrel Books)/May 2002 (Aladdin Paperbacks)
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	150
ISBN	ISBN 0-7434-0682-6 (Minstrel & Aladdin Editions)
Chronology
Series	The Hardy Boys
Preceded by	Past and Present Danger
Followed by	The Castle Conundrum

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"The New Kid In School Gives The Hardys A Tough Case To Crack!"

— Tag-line, from front cover

Training For Trouble is the 167th book in The Hardy Boys and the 109th in the Digest series. It was first published in May 2001 by Minstrel Books and May 2002 by Aladdin Paperbacks.

Plot summaryEdit

"There's A New Crime Ring In Bayport---And A School Troublemaker Just Might Be Involved!"

— Tag-line, from back cover

A social studies project brings newcomer Tom Gilliam into the Hardys' group. But Tom doesn't cooperate with the others on the project, gets into fights, and is even suspended. He and his father travel from town to town because his father keeps changing jobs. Fenton Hardy thinks Tom's father may be disposing of stolen goods in Bayport!

Then Tom disappears, and the Hardys discover suspicious activites at the shipping company where his father works. Searching for Tom, the boys unearth a network of thieves who mean business. And getting rid of snoops, especially Frank and Joe, is at the top of their list!

AppearancesEdit

CharactersEdit

• Frank Hardy
• Joe Hardy
• Callie Shaw
• Mr. Bannerman
• Tom Gilliam
• Fenton Hardy (Original)
• Phil Cohen (Original)
• Russel Gilliam
• Don Wylie

LocationsEdit

• Bayport

Businesses and organizationsEdit

• Bayport Police Department

NotesEdit

• Starting in January 2002, Simon & Schuster switched publishers from Minstrel Books to Aladdin Paperbacks. As a result, this book along with a dozen others were reprinted under the Aladdin Paperbacks.