Nancy's going to the White House, where George is interning as a photographer's assistant. On the very day of Nancy's arrival, a critical photo-session is underway. The subject is a priceless gold statue of a hummingbird. But something is wrong with this picture. Just before the shoot begins, Nancy is knocked out cold. The bird, a gift to the United States from the country of San Valente, is gone, and soon after the statue disappears, so does the San Valente ambassador. From the White House to the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, Nancy sets out in hot pursuit of the kidnappers - and finds herself on a nonstop tour of danger!
Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon are the pseudonyms under which many ghostwriters penned the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, respectively. Both series were created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm, in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet, and syndicate writer Mildred Wirt Benson were the two people primarily responsible for bringing the iconic character of Nancy Drew to life in the minds and hearts of millions of readers around the world.
