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Nancy Drew And the Hardy Boys:Super Mystery 1
"So, Joe, what do you make of ATAC sending us on a mission without telling us what we're supposed to be looking for?" "Frank, it's Rockapazooma! Who cares? We can handle this." "I don't know." "So, George, are you coming to Rockapazooma with me, or what?" "How could I miss a chance to see my fave band, Lethal Injection, live? Even Bess wants in. But we're only going on one condition: If a case crops up, you'll leave it to one of the security guards. Just this once, Nancy? So we can actually listen to the music?" "Where's the mystery in that?" One rock concert. One big crime. Three of the best teen detectives of all time. Terror On Tour
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Nancy Drew:The Phantom Of Venice
Romantic Venice Provides the backdrop For Nancy's latest fast-praced adventure.The Winding canals,ancient public squares and renaissance palaces hold the clues to a kidnapping case that has the venetian police stumped.The murder of an American artist also has never been solved, and it's up to Nancy to track down the culprits. could the two cases be connected? A world renowned glassblower has been kid-napped,putting his life in danger and holding up the sale of his glass factory.nancy thinks the criminals are after more than just the ransom but needs the help of an attractive American man,working at the glass factory,to prove it.Gianni,an alluring but far-too-egotistical italian,keeps nancy on her toes and on her guard,as she feels the prevanding sense of danger mount.can nancy solve the puzzle before it's too late?
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Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew : A Musical Mess
he show must go on—and it’s up to Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew to track down a missing performer in this musical mystery! It’s opening day of the first Broadway musical to hit River Heights, and Nancy, Bess, and George are thrilled that they get to sit in the front row! The famed production of Francie is the talk of the town, especially because it stars a very talented pooch named Sammy! But on the day of the show it’s clear that the Sammy onstage is an imposter—who ends up ruining the performance. It’s up to the Clue Crew to find the real doggy star before the show leaves town. But with a long list of suspects and a practical jokester wreaking havoc around River Heights, this is an especially tough case to crack. Can the Clue Crew find the missing star before the curtain comes down for good? Or will this be a real musical mess?
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Nancy Drew Diaries : Secret at Mystic Lake
A few nights in nature take a nasty turn for Nancy and her friends in this sixth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. To celebrate her birthday, George is taking Nancy and Bess on a three-day bike tour around the scenic Mystic Lake. They can’t wait to spend time exploring the gorgeous landscape by day and camping under the stars at night. What they didn’t count on was sabotage! First someone steals food and supplies from their packs. Then tour guide Caitlin vanishes overnight, and the entire group finds their tires slashed to bits. Now Nancy is cycling for clues instead of soaking up the scenery. Can Nancy track down the culprit before she and her friends are lost in the woods forever.
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The jacket
When Phil sees another kid wearing his brother's jacket, he assumes the jacket was stolen. It turns out he was wrong, and Phil has to ask himself the question: Would he have made the same assumption if the boy wearing the jacket hadn't been African American? And that question leads to others that reveal some unsettling truths about Phil's neighborhood, his family, and even himself.
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Jake Drake,Know-It-All
MEET JAKE DRAKE, KNOW-IT-ALL Jake Drake is excited about Despres Elementary School's first science fair. He wants to win the grand prize: a brand-new Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve computer system. And he really wants to beat the third-grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and Kevin Young. The trouble is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake has to become a know-it-all himself. And he may just lose more than he wins.
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Jake Drake,Class Clown
Knock, knock. Who's there? Jake. Jake who? Jake Drake, Class Clown. Miss Bruce is the new student teacher in second grade, and she never smiles. Never. But when Jake cracks up the class during a spelling bee, he sees the tiniest hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, Jake has a new mission in life: to be so funny that even Miss Bruce will laugh! But then things get out of hand, and Jake finds himself in big trouble. Has Jake discovered -- too late -- that not everybody loves a clown?
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ancy Drew : The Missing Horse Mystery
Nancy's attending the Midwest Grand Prix Dressage Championships, where many of the world's best riders and finest horses compete. But more than blue ribbons are at stake when a valuable horse is stolen. A SEARCH FOR A MISSING HORSE LEADS NANCY TO A DARK DISCOVERY Nancy's attending the Midwest Grand Prix Dressage Championships, where many of the world's best riders and finest horses compete. But more than blue ribbons is at stake. As Nancy quickly learns, these horses generate big money, turning a friendly competition into a very nasty business. Discovering a fire in the stables, Nancy barely averts a terrible tragedy. But now she faces a new danger: a valuable horse has vanished, and it's up to Nancy to save it. She pursues the truth down a trail of greed, deception, and sinister secrets...only to find herself in jeopardy
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Nancy Drew
A charming lakeside cottage should be the perfect vacation spot for Nancy and her friends -- until Bess becomes convinced that they\'re sharing the place with ghosts. Strange thumps in the attic put them all on edge -- except there is no attic. Even worse, their living neighbors are giving them grief. A pair of bird-watching photographers sets dangerous traps in the woods, a summer camp director chases Nancy and Ned off his property, and the assistant curator of a nearby Native American museum warns them to stay away from an ancient burial ground. Then a surprising discovery reveals a long-lost mystery -- and a family secret as black as night.
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Nancy Drew: Getting Burned
When the animal shelter where Nancy volunteers burns down, she and her friends put on a concert to raise funds for rebuilding the shelter. Someone\'s trying to foil their plans, however--but they picked the wrong gal to mess with....
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Nancy Drew: High Risk (Girl Detective Series # 4)
Nancy follows Ned's lead and takes some flying lessons. It's all fun until she starts noticing suspicious behavior on land and in the air that interferes with her lessons. It looks like Evaline Waters, a River Heights resident, is knee-deep in trouble. A huge corporation is suing her for her land; they want to tear down her house and put up a warehouse. And documentation of the zoning law that would protect Evaline's right to keep her land is missing. Figures I've got to find that document, but it's hard to focus on the land when I'm cruising at ten thousand feet. See, Ned and I are taking flying lessons, him with Colonel Lang, a friend of his family, and me with Frank Beltrano, an instructor at our local airport. It's a good thing I'm good at juggling more than two balls at once. Too bad I'm not the only one.
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Nancy Drew: Pit Of Vipers (Girl Detective Series #
There\'s been a snake-napping at the River Heights Zoo, and all clues seem to point to Nancy\'s friend, Charlie Adams, as the thief. But why would Charlie want to steal a snake? There's been a snake-napping at the River Heights Zoo, and all clues about the thief seem to point in my good friend Charlie's direction. But why would Charlie want to steal a snake? I'm not convinced he's the perpetrator, but with all the circumstantial evidence that keeps popping up, the cops are on the other side of the fence. Speaking of snakes, George's younger brother, Scott, has been slithering around a lot lately, all sneaky-like. He's not acting like himself, but his lips are sealed about what's wrong. Do these mysteries have anything to do with each other? Stick around. I'm about to find out
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Nancy Drew: Dressed To Steal (Girl Detective Serie
Everyone's favorite girl detective is back to tackle two all-new mysteries. In "Dressed to Steal," Nancy investigates the break-in of a posh new fashion boutique, while in "Troubled Waters," Nancy tries to stop those responsible for sabotaging construction of new apartments for flood victims. I don't normally care about clothes, but when my friend Charlie Adams's sister Alicia opened a boutique right here in River Heights, of course I wanted to be at the opening. Turns out it was a pretty popular event. Way more people than expected showed up, and then the store window was smashed, and people were injured Later I found out that Alicia's most expensive dress was destroyed and her store had been vandalized. Sounds like more than one-day-sale damage to me. I may not be a fashion expert, but this is one case I'm ready to size up
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Nancy Drew: Bad Times, Big Crimes (Girl Detective
So I was sitting with Ned in a lecture, and then bam, Ned's in a three-piece suit, and I'm in a city hall meeting on how to get through the beginning of the Great Depression. As in the Depression, in the 1930s. What's more, there's a thief to track down. Someone's robbing local banks of what little money they have. Everyone's panicked about their money, so the thief could be just about anyone. But after spending just a little time in this odd place, I have a hunch there's more to it
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Nancy Drew: Close Encounters (Girl Detective Serie
When Nancy and her friends arrive at Brody's Junction to enjoy a short holiday, the last thing they expect is to land in the middle of a media circus. But the town has been invaded by tourists, eager to glimpse the rumoured UFO sightings. Odder still are reports of townspeople being abducted, and the strange clues that seem to point to little green men as the culprits. Speculation has the town going out of control and it's up to Nancy to have a close encounter with some hard facts before things spin entirely out of control
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Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera... (Girl Detective Seri
Nancy becomes involved in a big River Heights crime--both onscreen and off. When a series of mysterious occurrences take place while a reenactment of a historic event is being filmed, it's up to Nancy to sniff out the culprit. I\'m a detective, not an actor, so who would think I'd be involved in a crime both offscreen "and" on? A producer has come to River Heights to film a reenactment of the heist that gave our town it\'s name, and he thinks I'm perfect for the part of Esther, the sister of the thieving Rackham boys. So I figure, why not give it a try? But once the cameras start rolling, the trouble begins. Food poisoning. Broken generators. And worse If I don't sniff out some suspects soon, this might be my final act
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Nancy Drew 168
Riding uphill is hard -- but going down can send you over the edge! Nancy, Bass, and George are all geared up for a bike tour in Ireland. They're looking forward to spectacular scenery, romantic ruins, local entertainment, and, at the end of the day, cozy inns to welcome them. But it isn't long before the three friends realize that they're riding with danger. From the moment they arrive at the airport, someone seems to be targeting the tour members, especially the two teen sisters from Australia. Even worse, not all the cyclists are what they appear to be. As the group bikes along sheep-filled roads and steep seaside cliffs, the menace mounts. Nancy knows that if she makes one wrong turn she'll be on a detour to disaster!...
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The Hardy Boys 182
When Frank and Joe follow their father to Lisbon, Portugal, an elderly woman asks them to go to her father\'s old house. She wants to know if gold smuggled by a World War II German soldier, who wanted to make up for what the Nazis had taken from her family, is still buried there. GOLD RUSH The police in Portugal have asked Fenton Hardy to come help them solve a crime, and Frank and Joe are tagging along. Before they even get on the plane, they\'re given a mission of their own: Mrs. Rilke, a friend of the grandmother of one of Frank and Joe\'s classmates, is sending the boys on a treasure hunt After World War II, a defecting German soldier buried a fortune in gold bars in Mrs. Rilke\'s childhood backyard. She asks the Hardys to recover the treasure so she can donate it to charity. The problem is that another woman now knows about the gold, and she and her sons are looking for it too. Can Frank and Joe find the loot before it falls into the wrong hands?...