The Sand Castle Mystery (Nancy Drew Notebooks #49) [Paperback]

Carolyn Keene (Author), Paul Casale (Illustrator)

Book Description

IS THIS CONTEST BEILDING UP TO A BIG LETDOWN?

While vacationing at a lake, Nancy, Bess, and George have their eyes on first prize in the annual sand castle contest. They use special colored sand and carefully build the castle to look like the ones they researched at the library. If the girls win, they'll get their picture in the local paper and all the ice cream they can eat.

But before judging begins, someone wrecks the girls' castle and writes a mean message in the sand. Nancy and her friends will have to dig deep to get back into the contest before it's too late!

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743437675
• ISBN-13: 978-0743437677
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 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: #1,643,003 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 "Trouble sells newspapers!", January 17, 2008

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J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sand Castle Mystery (Nancy Drew Notebooks #49) (Paperback)

Nancy, Bess and George are at Echo Lake for a vacation with Nancy's Dad.

There's all the summer fun you could imagine, plus the most exciting of all -- a sandcastle building contest. The contest is held every year, and everyone is welcome to enter... But, somebody doesn't want Nancy and her friends to enter, because they aren't locals.

When things start happening to ruin the castle that Nancy Drew and her friends researched and worked so hard to create, there's an ever-growing and changing list of suspects!

Carolyn Keene has produced another mystery that will enthrall her young fans. It's as much fun as a day at the beach!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Book review, March 16, 2007

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This review is from: The Sand Castle Mystery (Nancy Drew Notebooks #49) (Paperback)

Book was received timely and in excellent condition. It was a gift for a great niece who said she enjoyed it.