The Secret of the Wooden Lady (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 27) [Hardcover]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1950 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Nancy Drew (Book 27)

For cliffhanging suspense and thrilling action read THE NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES-the worlds most popular mystery series for young readers! Millions of fans have matched wits with Nancy Drew, helping her solve more than fifty baffling cases.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Revised edition (January 1, 1950)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448095270
• ISBN-13: 978-0448095271
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( K ) > Keene, Carolyn

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! I liked this one!, May 22, 2001

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"one_dead_black_rose" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret of the Wooden Lady (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 27) (Hardcover)

This time Nancy is asked to solve a case to help Captain Easterly uncover the mysterious ghostly prowlers that has been having.

Nancy, Bess and George set out on the ship and take residence on it as they try to solve the mystery. They try to help Captain Easterly find the old, wooden lady that used to go in the front of his boat. The girls try to find information about the wooden lady, but nothing is under the Bonny Scot's name. Going deeper they find out that there is a treausre on-board and the prowlers want it! Hopefully they will find it before the visitors do!

This by far is my favorite book! I really liked this one. It was exciting in a lot of parts and I like stories about pirate treasure! Carolyn Keene did a good job on this one. Bravo!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL book with a cliff-hanger at every chapter., June 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Secret of the Wooden Lady (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 27) (Hardcover)

As Nancy's father is asked to meet an old friend in Boston, she is told the reason why. Captin Easterly says there has been ghost on his ship. When Captin Easterly was going to buy the ship, the owner finds out that the ship never belonged to his uncle, where he got the boat from. Without proof to who the ship belongs to he is not willing to sell the ship. As Nancy, Bess, and George sleuth they find the original name of th eboat, where the figurehead dissapeared to, and the secret in the boat. Carolyn Keene discribes everything so detailed you feel like your Nancy yourself!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Alright, But Not One Of The Best, September 6, 2003

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J. Thiel "jtthiel" (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret of the Wooden Lady (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 27) (Hardcover)

This review concerns the original 1950 edition as well as the revised 1967 edition which is similar to the original, only it is shorter. A friend of Mr. Drew's from Boston, Capt. Easterly, is hoping to buy the ship on which he is currently living. However, the owner doesn't have a clear title to the ship and is unable to sell it. Capt. Easterly asks Mr. Drew to look into the matter since no record of the previous owners can be found. Also, mysterious prowlers have been on board the ship, apparently looking for something. Nancy, Mr. Drew and, later, Bess and George go to Boston to help solve the mysteries. This book is alright, it is written fairly well, the mystery is somewhat interesting and there is some action. However, it is not among my favorite books of the series. I found that many times it was by random circumstance that Nancy picked up important clues. For example, they take the boat out of Boston Harbor and sail to an arbitrarily picked cove. While in a village on the cove, Nancy gets important clues to the real name of the ship and to the location of its lost figurehead. The book is worth reading, but I don't think that too many fans will count this one among their top 5 favorites.