Writ in Stone (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #2) [Paperback]

Stefan Petrucha (Author), Sho Murase (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

It's double trouble for Nancy and her friends, when an ancient artifact and a little boy are both suddenly missing.  The artifact is a piece of an old stone marker that may prove that the Chinese were in America eighty years before Columbus.  The little boy is Owen Zucker, a sweetie who Nancy sometimes baby-sits.  Nancy's determined to recover both the artifact and little Owen, but someone's out to stop her - permanently!  Ages 8 to 12.

 

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Papercutz (October 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597070025
• ISBN-13: 978-1597070027
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stefan Petrucha has written twenty novels and scores of graphic novels. His most recent work includes the parody Harry Potty and the Deathly Boring, the vampire novel Blood Prophecy, and the nonfiction Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown. He does not want to tell you where he lives. Gragg and Petrucha are co-authors of What the (Active Verb) Is Wrong with the Right?: A Fill-in-the-Blanks Game for the Rest of Us.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars The cover does no do Nancy Drew justice., August 29, 2011

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This review is from: Writ in Stone (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #2) (Paperback)

It's a very interesting book that is appropriate for all ages. However it is not as long a some of the manga books that have read. It probably wont take more than a hour to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient and Modern Secrets..., July 3, 2011

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This review is from: Writ in Stone (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #2) (Paperback)

"Writ in Stone" is installment #2 in the graphic novel series featuring Nancy Drew, girl detective. The series updates the popular novels by Carolyn Keene, reimagining teenagers Nancy Drew, best friends George and Bess, and boyfriend Ned into 21st Century River Heights and the latest in high-tech sleuthing gear.

As the story opens, Professor Severe, a young archeologist, claims to have found an ancient artifact in River Heights that would prove the Chinese beat Columbus to the New World by a few decades. Unfortunately, the stone mysteriously goes missing at a exhibition in River Heights. Also missing is a young boy, who may have filmed the theft with a camcorder.

Nancy and her friends are soon hot on the trail of suspected thieves and kidnappers, although a series of mishaps slow their progress. Nancy's boyfriend Ned gets a prominent role in assisting Nancy, and in saving her from an unknown assailant. In the end, a clever trap solves the case.

"Writ in Stone" is highly recommended to the latest generation of Nancy Drew fans.

2.0 out of 5 stars Graphic SF Reader, September 3, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Writ in Stone (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #2) (Paperback)

A kid's series it would appear, that you could call Veronica Mars really, really, really, really, really, really lite. As in this is aimed at the single figure and slightly later crowd.

It is supposed to be somewhat manga styled, and the 'professor' that is the villain of the piece looks like he is about 23, that sort of a thing. Also, a combination of artwork, and computer graphics, maybe so they can pump them out faster? It is done pretty well, and the background artwork is not so detailed, so maybe that is a labor time thing. Doesn't seem to detract.

Basically, the story is a young boy goes missing with a camcorder that has some evidence, and so does an artifact of archaeological significance.