The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (Nancy Drew, Book 26) [Hardcover]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1949 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

A rare Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop. Nancy and the owner of the shop feel that locating "the leaning chimney" will provide the clue to the vase and other stolen articles.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Revised edition (January 1, 1949)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448095262
• ISBN-13: 978-0448095264
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( K ) > Keene, Carolyn

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting Mystery, July 19, 2003

By 

J. Thiel "jtthiel" (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (Nancy Drew, Book 26) (Hardcover)

This review concerns the original 1949 edition as well as the edited 1967 edition which has a plot similar to the original. Bess' cousin Dick asks for Nancy's help when a valuable, old, oriental vase that was on display is stolen from his pottery shop. He also tells Nancy about a pit of china clay that is supposed to be located somewhere around River Heights near a leaning chimney. The clay is used in making fine pottery and could make Dick wealthy if he could find it. Finally, the owner of the stolen vase, Mr. Soong, seeks Nancy's help in finding his missing friend and the man's daughter, who came to America a few years previous, but disappeared before they arrived at Mr. Soong's. This is certainly one of the more interesting books of the Nancy Drew series. The book quickly grabbed my attention and managed to hold it until the final page, which I can really only say happened with about 1/3 of the books in the series. There is quite a bit of action in the book and the writing is very good, at least in the original edition; unfortunately, in most of the revised editions the writing has been dumbed down. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end and I think that most Nancy Drew fans would place this one on their Best Of the Series lists.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nancy Drew's News, May 24, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (Nancy Drew, Book 26) (Hardcover)

This book is really really good. Instead of a 5 star rating it deserves a 10 star rating. I could not put this book down. It was so bad that my reading teacher had to yell at me to pay attention and stop reading.I read this book in one day because I could not put it down. It was like my eyes were glued to the pages. My friend was doing a book report and she needed a book, she never ever reads so i was like just take this one and she finished it in one day also! The whole collection of Nancy Drew's book are like this, they are all really good,at least a 4.5 rating for all of them.I have only 30 books of the collection and I am still going, I am trying to finish the whole series, Carolyn Keene won't let you down, when it comes to a good book.Ths book is really, really good and i have nothing bad to say about it! Now since my friend read "The Clue of the leaning Chimney," she has asked her mom to get the rest of the collection. This book has action,laughs,thrillers, and much much more. Anyone who reads this review should believe me and get this 5 star rating book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a brilliant book which stretches your mind., November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (Nancy Drew, Book 26) (Hardcover)

When I first read this book I couldn't put it down.It was sointeresting and excitable.All the time I couldn't wait to read whatwould happen next.I would encourage anyone who is interested in mysteries and detective novels to read this book, as this is one of the best book I have ever read.