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Books in Nancy Drew Clue Book series

  • Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #1: Small Volcanoes

    Stefan Petrucha, Sarah Kinney, Stan Goldberg

    Paperback (Papercutz, Oct. 30, 2012)
    When Nancy decides to build a model of a volcano for her science project, best friends George (Georgia) Fayne and a gung-ho Bess Marvin arrive to help. But, the next day, their teacher Mrs. Ramirez opens the door to find all the volcanoes missing. Why are they missing? Is it an actual crime or a prank? And who did it? Nancy Drew, with the help of Bess and George, is on the case!
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  • Chick-napped!

    Carolyn Keene, Macky Pamintuan

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 4, 2008)
    Chickens on the loose! Spring has sprung in River Heights! Nancy's class is hatching chickens to celebrate. Some of Nancy's classmates are excited, especially Tommy Maron. Tommy has even named all the eggs! But other classmates are less thrilled about the arrival of the little birds. Catherine Spangler is peeved because the chicks are due to arrive on HER birthday -- the nerve! But when the chicks vanish from the classroom, everyone is upset. Who would steal helpless chick eggs? Nancy knows she has a real egg of a mystery to crack this time!
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  • The Secret of Mirror Bay

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1972)
    Aunt Eloise Drew invited Nancy and her friends to Mirror Bay Bide-a-Wee cabin near Cooperstown, New York, for a visit and a chance to solve the mystery of the woman who glides across the water. Upon their arrival, Nancy becomes mixed up in a vacation hoax and is nearly arrested for fraud.On the wooded mountain near the cabin further exciting events await Nancy and the other girls. In the deep forest, a weird luminescent green sorcerer appears who threatens to cast an evil spell on anyone investigating his strange activities. In a dangerous twist of circumstances Nancy finds that solving one mystery helps to solve another. What happens when the young detective and her friends uncover a cleverly concealed criminal operation?
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  • Nancy Drew 02: The Hidden Staircase

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Aug. 1, 1974)
    Nancy Drew's father is kidnapped as she investigates the case of a mysterious thief
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  • Dance Off

    Carolyn Keene, Macky Pamintuan

    Paperback (Aladdin, Sept. 13, 2011)
    Dance fever has hit River Heights! Kids Can Dance, the famous reality tv show, is holding auditions at River Heights Elementary. Nancy and her friends are eager to try out, and meet the famous host, Bryce Brown. But when something goes wrong with every dancer's equipment, music, or routine, could someone be trying to ruin the River Heights try-outs? Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew are on the case!
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  • Nancy Drew 39: The Clue of the Dancing Puppet

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Feb. 1, 1962)
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  • Nancy Drew 27: the Secret of the Wooden Lady

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1950)
    Adventure abounds on the Bonny Scot in Boston Harbor as Nancy Drew helps Captain Easterly uncover the mystery of his ghostly visitors. From the moment the clever young detective and her friends, Bess and George, take up residence on the old clipper ship they are confronted with fire, theft, and other dangerous situations. Nancy faces an additional challenge: to find a clue to the clipper’s missing figurehead. If she is successful, it will help her lawyer father to trace the history of the Bonny Scot and establish a clear title to the ship for Captain Easterly. But strangely there are no records of the Bonny Scot’s past. Why? And why has the prime suspect in the recent robbery at Bess Marvin’s home followed the three girls to Boston?
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  • Pool Party Puzzler

    Carolyn Keene, Peter Francis

    Hardcover (Aladdin, July 7, 2015)
    Help Nancy and her friends find out who’s causing a major pool party problem in this first book in an all-new, interactive Nancy Drew chapter book series. Includes space for readers to jot down their own ideas and solutions to the case!Snooty Deidre Shannon writes in her blog “Dishing with Deidre” that since eight is half of sixteen, she’s entitled to a Super Sweet Half-Sixteen party this year! And since the Shannons have a pool, she’s decided to make mermaids her theme. Nancy, Bess, and George are invited to the big bash, where all party guests must dress in under-the-sea-themed costumes.For her grand entrance, Deidre dresses as a mermaid and is carried out on a giant half-shell by six teenage “sea creatures.” The garden boasts hedges clipped into the shapes of various types of ocean life. Deidre’s father even booked “Queen Mermaid Marissa” to perform in their pool—fin and all.But when a squirmy snake is found swimming in the pool too, Queen Marissa leaves in a huff! Who would sabotage the mermaid pool performance? Nancy, Bess, and George intend to find out!
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  • CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING DIAMOND

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Aladdin, Nov. 15, 1987)
    The daughter of mystery writer Beatrice Crown is convicted of stealing six diamonds, but when Beatrice tries to prove Karen had been framed, she disappears, leaving Nancy Drew to solve the puzzle
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  • The Secret in the Stars

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Aladdin, Sept. 1, 2000)
    When popular astronomer "Dr. Stars" Steller is missing, Nancy begins to search for him and finds his deserted van and his hostile rival nearby.
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  • The Secret of the Fiery Chamber

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Aladdin, Feb. 27, 2001)
    Making it? Or faking it? The ancient Japanese art of raku pottery is highly dramatic -- the colorful one-of-a-kind pots are pulled from the kiln, glowing and red-hot. But when Nancy and her friends visit a local crafts village, Bess is the one who nearly goes up in flames when she's showered with sparks! And that's only the beginning. Nancy's been alerted by Theresa Kim, a rising young artist at the village, that someone is producing brilliantly made fakes and selling them as antiques -- for lots of money. Now the pressure is on for others to join the illegal operation. When Nancy starts to investigate, she discovers that amid the beautiful treasures lurks a very clever -- and dangerous -- counterfeiter. If Nancy doesn't watch her step, she may be the one going up in smoke!
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  • Camp Creepy

    Carolyn Keene, Macky Pamintuan

    Paperback (Aladdin, May 4, 2010)
    In Camp Creepy, the girls take a school trip to Taos, New Mexico! A classmate’s uncle has opened a new camp and the kids of River Heights Elementary are invited to come test it out. But when a series of mysterious incidents ruin Nancy’s art project, Nancy thinks something eerie is at work. Could she have upset the Taos Indian spirits?
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