Pen Name: Aar-bear

Board Name: Aar-bear (I write under my Mom’s name)

Real Name: Aaron (my mom is CQB)

Age (range) 13 – my birthday was June 4^th

Location U.S.A – Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh)

Time Zone Eastern

What's your Occupation? I’ll be in eighth grade this fall; I also have a job cleaning our church. Someday, I want to be a youth director or youth pastor.

Brief bio: I was born in Japan. My name was Mitsuru Takahara. Then I came to America when I was three months old to live with my Mom and Dad. Six months later I was officially their son.

I love to read more than anything. I do pretty well in school but I don’t like it. I think I’m more like Frank and my brother is more like Joe.

When did you start reading the Hardy Boys? A few years ago.

Who started you reading the Hardy Boys? My Mom bought me my first Blue Spine.

When did you start writing Fan fiction? Not sure. I helped write one story with my mom and my brother and I think I’ve written two stories now with Foo-burger (my friend Hannah).

Who is your favorite character? The Gray Man & Frank

What attracts you to the Hardy Boys? They are cool and get to go lots of neat places and do really cool stuff.

What is your favorite Hardy Boys Series? Casefiles

What is your favorite Hardy Boys Book? ‘Death Game’ from Casefiles.

What is your favorite Hardy Boys moment? Too many!

What is your favorite Hardy Boys moment in your own stories? I like when Frank and Joe outsmarted Larry’s brothers in the train story.

Who is your favorite original character in your own stories? Larry – My Dad’s nickname was Larry when he was a kid, so I picture Larry as a younger version of my Dad.

How would you describe your fan fic? Fun

Which of the Hardy Boys books we're familiar with and/or own? I have about 170 books.

Anything else you would like to add? Just to say thanks to my Mom, Hannah and my brother Stephen (Bucky).

 

 

The Hardy Boys belong to Simon and Schuster and the Stratemeyer Foundation. The authors have just borrowed them for an adventure or two. The authors promise to put the boys back when they are done with them. The authors do claim copyright to the original characters in this story. Please do not borrow original characters without express permission of the authors.