It's No Joke! (Nancy Drew Notebooks #30) [Paperback]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999

SOMEONE'S PLAYING PRACTICAL JOKES -- BUT MEAN MR. DALY ISN'T LAUGHING!

Nancy's class is going to the zoo on Friday, but first they have to survive a week with their strict substitute teacher, Mr. Daly. And things aren't looking too good: someone is playing practical jokes on him, and he's threatening to cancel the trip!

First a sign saying OLD MEANIE is taped to his back. Then someone puts a fake goldfish in his water glass. But who would want to miss a fun trip to the zoo? If Nancy doesn't find out, the joke will be on the whole class -- and that's not funny!

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671024930
• ISBN-13: 978-0671024932
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,293,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars No Zoo For You! And that's no joke!, January 17, 2008

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This review is from: It's No Joke! (Nancy Drew Notebooks #30) (Paperback)

Nancy Drew, with all of her detective skills, can't seem to find a sense of humor in her grouchpot substitute teacher, Mr. Daly. Well, maybe it's not all Mr. Daly's fault. The jokes he's had to endure in his classroom are pretty lame.

Who would be dumb enough to think that putting a fake goldfish in a teacher's water glass would be a laugh-riot? Well, apparently, it's the same goofy person who pinned a "Old Meanie" sign on Mr. Daly's back. Is it any wonder the teacher isn't laughing?

But when things keep getting out of hand, it sure looks like the whole class is going to pay the price for the dumb jokes, because it's Mr. Daly who just might cancel the class trip to the zoo.

Nancy Drew better get out her trusty blue notebook and start writing down clues and suspects. Bess, and George sure want her to find the prankster. But somebody doesn't want the monkeying around to stop -- no matter how badly the class wants to go on the trip!

It's up to Nancy Drew to crack the case 'cause It's No Joke!

5.0 out of 5 stars From Alice (age 6), July 8, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: It's No Joke! (Nancy Drew Notebooks #30) (Paperback)

It's funny, and suspicious things happen. I read it all by myself. You've got to use your brain to figure out the mystery. I love Nancy Drew Notebooks, and all kids 6 or up should read them.