The Haunted Dollhouse (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #3) [Paperback]

Stefan Petrucha (Author), Sho Murase (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Nancy Drew, this graphic novel features many subtle tributes to classic Nancy Drew adventures. River Heights is celebrating 'Nostalgia Week' and everyone in town is dressing up and acting like it was 1930 - including Nancy, Bess, and George! Wait till you see Nancy in her roadster! But when scenes of crimes displayed in Emma Blavatsky's antique dollhouse start coming true, Nancy has a full-blown mystery on her hands! Nancy's shocked when she stakes out the dollhouse, and witnesses a doll version of herself murdered! Will that scene become reality too?! Plus a preview of the next Nancy Drew graphic novel, 'The Girl Who Wasn't There.'  Ages 8 to 12.

Papercutz is the exciting new graphic novel publisher that's building a huge following among the next generation of comics fans.  Even the most reluctant readers are becoming addicted to the Papercutz approach of giving classic characters a modern makeover!  Each Papercutz graphic novel features comics stories drawn in the style of the popular Japanese comics known as manga, and beautifully rendered with state of the art color.  While educators rave about the  high quality of the Papercutz writing and artwork, readers 8 and up are simply enjoying the great adventures found in each fun-filled volume.  Be sure to check out other Papercutz titles such as The Hardy Boys,  Zorro and Totally Spies

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About the Author

Stefan Petrucha has written for the X-Files and Kolchak series. Sho Murase is an animator, story artist and designer who has authored Sei Death and Legend.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Papercutz (November 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597070084
• ISBN-13: 978-1597070089
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stefan Petrucha has written twenty novels and scores of graphic novels. His most recent work includes the parody Harry Potty and the Deathly Boring, the vampire novel Blood Prophecy, and the nonfiction Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown. He does not want to tell you where he lives. Gragg and Petrucha are co-authors of What the (Active Verb) Is Wrong with the Right?: A Fill-in-the-Blanks Game for the Rest of Us.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Night of the Deadly Dolls..., April 28, 2011

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This review is from: The Haunted Dollhouse (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #3) (Paperback)

"The Haunted Dollhouse" is installment #3 in the latest reincarnation of Nancy Drew, girl detective. This graphic novel series updates the popular stories by Carolyn Keene, reimaging Nancy Drew, best friends Bess and George, boyfriend Ned, and father Carson Drew into the 21st Century.

As the story opens, River Heights is celebrating a 1930's nostalgia week. Nancy, Bess and George go retro with period dress and antique roadsters while swearing off computers and cell phones. However, even modern technology can't help them with an old dollhouse that seems to have the uncanny ability to predict a series of crimes. Even the skeptical Nancy begins to wonder when the latest tableau in the dollhouse seems to threaten her directly with harm. Of course, nothing like danger ever put our girl detective off the trail, and Nancy and her friends soon find themselves trapped in a mysterious old house full of clues, and a deadly threat.

"The Haunted Dollhouse" is a chilling and entertaining story with a clever twist. It is highly recommended to the latest generation of Nancy Drew fans.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST for nostaligic long time fans of Nancy Drew!!!, December 21, 2005

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This review is from: The Haunted Dollhouse (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #3) (Paperback)

This third volume in the graphic novel series begins with Nancy dressing up in 1930s atire for the anniversary of the "Stratmeyer" foundation...and any devoted lover of Nancy's books knows who created this classic series. As Nancy solves this particular mystery, you'll have fun picking up "clues" to her classic original books, as many of their titles are interwoven into the storyline!!!