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Summary: It all Started Here
Review: Nancy Drew is heading home when she witnesses a little girl almost get hit by a truck. This chance meeting with Judy and her aunts leads Nancy into her first mystery. The aunts were counting on inheriting money from their cousin Josiah Crowley. But other relatives have produced a will that leaves everything to them. When Nancy begins to realize the plight of everyone left out of the will, she feels she must investigate. But where might the real will be hidden?I read many of Nancy's mysteries while growing up, but I realized I'd never read this one before. The story seemed a little more straight forward then I remember others being, but it might just be me. Still, Nancy tackles the case with her usual enthusiasm. I was most surprised to discover the Bess and George weren't present for this first adventure. Frankly, I missed them. I simply must share the line that drew lots of laughs from me. A villain is confronting Nancy and says, "This will be the last time you'll ever stick your nose in business that doesn't concern you!" If you only knew, fella.... Nancy may not represent the best literature available, but she's fun escapism that everyone needs. Over 70 years old, she's proved her staying power. This is the perfect series to make life long mystery lovers out of kids. Sure worked for me.
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Summary: Grow up people...Read Harry Potter instead!
Review: No offence or anything but these books are great for ages 7-9 but come on you'll never get to an advanced reading level with these books. They were great for when I was in third grade, and they are really cool, but they have no meaning. I mean think about it, are you really going to fing a clock with something in it? Read Harry Potter, way better. And I was a Nancy Drew fan (once), but let it go already. I've read Jane Eyre, and Jane Austen books which are like on 8th-9th grade level, and what are you reading? little thin books. I keep reading reviews from people 10-12, and it is so funny that people don't read good material. Read Harry Potter, it has so many adventures and magic, and you can't put it down. But don't read a 179 page book about girls in a convertable and blue jeans chasing bad guys. That's for kindergardners. And nothing here could even happen in real life. I know that nothing in Harry Potter could happen, but Harry Potter is far more advanced and better to read. These books are totally out-dated too, they were published in the thirtees and I don't know why they're still here. So grow up people. Read Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens, even if you're young. It gives you pure English language and it improves your vocabulary skills, and even Harry Potter has some pure English in it. All this has is "Let's do some sleuthing, the girls got into the convertable and chased the thief. "Lets get him" shrieked bess.
Now how can that improve your vocab skills? So please grow up! These books are fine if you're in 2nd grade, but not more. So I would not recomend these books, and don't give them to your kids, they will get too attached, and they'll be walking around with them forever. Make them read Jane Eyre or something. After I read Charlotte Bronte books, my Vocabulary increased from C+ to A-. These books are just too lame.
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Summary: Very Suspensful...NOT!
Review: Ok, so I don't like Nancy Drew that much. All the books are the same! She always gets caught, someone always gets knocked out, and she always finds what she's looking for!(I am talking of all the Nancy Drew books in general). Carolyn Keene should of put a little more spice into it.
But I'm not saying that the books are totally bad. I'm still reading, and I am interested in them. But they are so...well, I can't think of the right word, but maybe if you read them yourself then you'll think of a good one.
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Summary: one of the best books ever!
Review: the first time i read this book, i couldn't put it down. it was so interesting. now i have the book and have read it a couple times now. i'm trying to collect the nancy drew hardbacks, and so far, i have #'s 1-15. but out of all the nancy drews that i've read, i think this one was one of the best. it's about nancy trying to find a missing will in a clock that will help nancy's friends receive money. there's so many suspenseful occurences in the book, and this is one of the best parts about it. if you love mysteries and nancy drew, then surely, you'll love this book.....also, if you're trying to collect the nancy drew hardbacks, then you should probably start out with this one, the very first one in the whole series. hope you like the book!
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Summary: A mystery book for all ages
Review: The Nancy Drew books are exciting, funny, and suspensful. You will never get board in mysterys like these. Nancy Drew is a hard-working slueth who solved her first big mystery. Later on she solves many more. She lives her dad and Hannah Gruen the housekeeper. Hannah has been like a mother to Nancy ever since her mom died when she was three. Her freinds {Bess Marvin and George Fayne} also help Nancy solve the mystery.
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Summary: Books You Never Want to Put Down
Review: The Nancy Drew Mystery Books will be some of the best books you will ever read. It's so much fun to read them and see what happens next. So in other words you never want to put them down. I love reading them. Carolyn Keene really knows how to make reading fun.
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Summary: The secret book
Review: The Secret in The Old Clock was one of my favorite book.What I liked about the book was the way the author wrote it because it made it seem real.
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Summary: The Secret Of the Old Clock Book Review
Review: The Secret of the Old Clock is the first Nancy Drew mystery story by Carolyn Keene. Unlike most mysteries I couldn't figure out what was going to happen from the beginning. In matter of fact not tell the end I knew what was going to happen, which I liked. It seems like in the book that the author wrote this book for kids to enjoy and have a great book in their hands to read. There are over sixty-five books in the series, which also might mean that she enjoys writing these mysteries. The Secret of the Old Clock is about a very wealthy man who has dies recently. For the past two years that he was alive, he was under the care of a very wealthy family but not so nice. The only reason that they took care of him was so that they could get all of his money when he died. There were three other families that were in bad need of money for various reasons. When he dies he made his will out to the very wealthy family, but he told the three other families that he made a large portion out to them. Nancy is trying to figure out if the wealthy man who died had made a later will. Do you think that Nancy will solve the mystery? The setting in The Secret of the Old Clock is very realistic. The story is based in a suburb. The houses are not right next to each other like in a city, but there not like the country far apart. They have green grass, trees, paved road, hills, and a lot of bridges with creeks following under them. About twenty minutes away from the town are farms with wide open fields. On the fields they have big red barns. Then about an hour away from the town are forests with lakes surrounding the woods. There are many cabins on the lake including a coupe of camps. All the roads are dirt. When I was reading the book I could easily imagine the setting when I closed my eyes because she gave many details. There are many characters in The Secret of the Old Clock. Carolyn Keene made me believe in them as people because they live in houses, played ball, eat food, drive cars ect. I liked all the characters except burglars and the wealthy family who took care of the man who died. The burglars took peoples prized passions. The wealthy families' girls, Isabel and Ada, were snobs and they took advantage of the wealthy man. Without the burglars and the wealthy family the book would not be possible. Nancy was my favorite because she will do all she can to help people. For example, a little girl fell off a bridge and Nancy rescues the girl, after somebody got robbed Nancy said, "I'm afraid I'm exceeding the speed limit," she thought. "But I almost wish a trooper would stop me. Then I could tell him what happened to the poor Turner sisters." Nancy almost killed herself by stopping another robbery. Mary Turner and her sister Edna take care of a little girl named Judy because her parents died. They manage a small income. Mary said, "To tell you the truth, Nancy, at the time Judy's parents were killed, Edna and I wondered whether we would be able to take care of Judy properly. But we decided to try it now we wouldn't part with her for anything in the world. She's won our hearts completely."
Isabel and her sister Ada are the wealthy snobs. They were waiting in the dress shop and Ada said, "Do you realized that my father owns considerable stock in Taylor's? If we report your conduct to him, he could have you discharged."
At the beginning of the book Nancy Drew was in her car and a little girl, Judy, ran out into the street and fell off the rode into the creek. Nancy saves the girl and when she brings her back inside Judy's aunts tell her about there issue with the money and Joseph Crowley was supposed to leave them money in his will when he died, but the money went to a very wealthy family. Nancy said she will try to find if Joseph made a later will. The two aunts tell Nancy to go to this family's house to try to find more information. There are two girls, Allison and Grace, in the next family that was also supposed to get money from the will. There parents dies and did not leave money to them. Joseph also said to them that they would get money from the will. Then there is an elderly woman, Abby, who can not pay for nursing. Abby can not remember many things and Joseph mention something to Abby about a will but she can not remember. Do you think that the later will will be discovered? To find out what happens you should read the book! The Secret of the Old Clock was one of those books were you can not put down. In some books the beginning to the book is really slow and you have to read about forty pages till the good part comes in. Well, In The Secret of the Old Clock the good part came in at the very start of the book. I thought that it was a extravagant. Also in most mysteries you can tell what is going to happen form the first few chapters and guess right. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good book in their hands and a excellent book .
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Summary: WATERED DOWN
Review: The Secret of the Old Clock marks the debut of Nancy Drew an outgoing vivacious teenage sleuth. She is bold, tenacious and
dedicated the righting the wrongs in her world. Alas, this edited version from the original 1930 text is definitely watered down. Our heroine, is not as assertive as she was in the original and her character is flat. The original 1930 version is better written, adds more drama and puts you in the context of the times. It also shows the human side of Nancy that is not captured in the present version. Okay, so this is not the "real" Nancy Drew. Should I have my child read it? By all means. Although it lacks the depths of the orignal it is entertaining mystery literature for those under the age of nine. They will love the exploits of Nancy and their imagination will run wild. I do recommend that they read it and if at all possible the original. The contrasts of the two Nancy Drews is a mystery within itself.
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Summary: The best book you'll ever read!
Review: This book is fantastic! I loved it. It had action and mystery. Everything I wanted in a book. I just got my first book 1 year ago and ever since than i have read 25 of them. They are so awesome! Nancy Drew is the coolest detective. I love the Nancy Drew series!
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