The Old-Fashioned Mystery (Nancy Drew Notebooks #51) [Paperback]

Carolyn Keene (Author), Paul Casale (Illustrator)

Book Description

Nancy, Bess, and George celebrate the holiday season and help to solve a mystery.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; 1st Aladdin Paperbacks Ed edition (December 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743437667
• ISBN-13: 978-0743437660
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,767 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 Who snagged the key to the city?, January 21, 2008

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This review is from: The Old-Fashioned Mystery (Nancy Drew Notebooks #51) (Paperback)

What's more fun that a big Christmas celebration?

It's even more exciting this year for Nancy, Bess and George in River Heights this year. There is going to be a big Holiday Streetwalk and everyone wants to participate. People will be singing favorite Christmas carols while enjoying hot cider and cookies.

For the piece de resistance, the Mayor of River Heights will be there to turn on the holiday lights, officially opening the festivities. What a great scene for Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to arrive to by horse-drawn sleigh, as everyone cheers.

This year, a special child has been appointed to hand the key to the city to Santa, himself. This year the lucky child is Bess, who can't wait for the big moment to arrive as TV cameras record it all!

However, it's apparent that not everyone is glad for Bess. The special key disappears, and the list of suspects and clues starts to mount. Can Nancy Drew use her trusty blue notebook to crack the case of The Old-fashioned Mystery before the parade passes by?

Carolyn Keene has written a wonderful Christmas mystery that her young fans will absolutely love -- and send them to the book shelves clamoring for more!