Mystery of Crocodile Island (Nancy Drew, No. 55) [Hardcover]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Book Description

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

A young detective's attempts to uncover a group of poachers on Crocodile Island in Florida involve her with kidnapping, reptiles, enemy boats, and a sinister racket.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; 1ST edition (January 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448095556
• ISBN-13: 978-0448095554
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( K ) > Keene, Carolyn

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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book because it is full of action and suspense., October 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Mystery of Crocodile Island (Nancy Drew, No. 55) (Hardcover)

The Mystery Of Crocodile Island, by Carolyn Keene, is set in Key Biscayne outside of Miami Florida. Nancy, Bess, and George travel to help Nancy's father with a mystery from the Crocodile Island Company. There, they try to discover the secret the company is trying to keep from one of the owners, but instead find them selves in a lot of sticky situations.

The first time they find themselves in trouble, is when they are kidnapped by someone impersinating their friend at the airport. Next thay are locked inside a mysterious house with no way out. Then the girls find themselves being followd by a strange boat. Later on, Nancy and George are attacked by vicous mosquitos on a deserted island. Plus, Nancy nearly comes face to face with the jaws of death while feeding a crocodile. But with Nancy's skills, she is able to pick up the smallest clue and turn it into the proof to solve the mystery.

I enjoyed this book because you could never put it down. The end of one chapeter had so much suspense to lead right to the next chapter.Plus I could really relate to Nancy. She seemed so life like. Also, I think that the whole collection of Nancy Drew books, are some of the best that I ever read. Anyone who enjoys thrilling mysteries should read this book. I loved it, and I know that you would too!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Take it from a 16 year old, June 25, 2006

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Jeaniefur (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mystery of Crocodile Island (Nancy Drew, No. 55) (Hardcover)

It was fun to read and very informative. Although silly at times, I find that coming back to read Nancy Drew after all these years is a fantastic getaway! I had about half the books read by 6th grade. Now in 11th grade, I decided to come back...I'm even thinking about becoming a detective myself!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, January 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mystery of Crocodile Island (Nancy Drew, No. 55) (Hardcover)

I thought that this was an excellent book it was exciting and went at good pace and kept me on the edge of my seat and it was not hard to understand what was happening and it was easy to keep up