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[linlou43]

ER asked?
 
> Now, who the heck are the Hardy Boys? Cousins of the Five? :)

    The Hardy boys are mystery books starring the teenage brother 
detectives Frank and Joe Hardy. Thier father was a detective with 
the FBI and his sons were eager to follow in his foot steps. They 
got into a new adventure every book and the good guys always one. 
For the young girls, there's the Nancy Drew adventures. Basically 
the same kind of stories but from a more feminine POV. Nancy's 
father is a widowed criminal attorney and they have a live-in 
housekeeper named Hannah who loves Nancy like she were her own. As 
an adult they seem more sappy and campy than enchanting but then...

   Anyway, the books you descibe sound more like the Bobsey Twins 
series. There were two sets of twins, both fraternal. The older set 
were Nan and Bert(both dark haired). The younger were Freddie and 
Flossie(blonde curls). They had more of the type of romping 
adventures you describe. Also, the sibling interaction added that 
extra level to the series. 

   hope that helps-linlou