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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: Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock
Review: Do you like books with mysteries that make your spine tingle, your heart skip a beat, and keep you on the edge of your chair? Well, if you do, then, you should purchase Nancy Drew: The Secret of The Old Clock. It is about a girl named Nancy Drew who is trying to help Josiah Crowley's friends find his missing will. If she doesn't, then the already rich Topman family will get all of the rich man's money. Nancy goes through twists and turns trying to find Mr. Crowley's mantel clock, which is believed to hold a clue to the missing will. Check out this book and see if Nancy finds the will and a few other things important to Josiah Crowley's friends. I highly recommed this book to anybody who loves a great mystery.
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Summary: My Review
Review: Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock
By: Keene, Carolyn
Reviewed by: Gandhi, Rujuta
Period: P.1
In the beginning, Nancy witnesses a girl almost getting hit by a truck. Fortunately, the young child crosses the road in time, however, she falls over a bridge. Nancy quickly runs and picks up this five year old child. Nancy finds everything is all right and then the child's aunt rushes outside. The child awakens at her house where her and her aunt live. Nancy slowly gets involved in her first mystery ever! She learns that Judy and her aunts, Allison and Grace, are very poor and trying to get a will that was left behind by Allison and Grace's uncle. Nancy also learns that the money is in a secret clock that was stolen by movers. One of the mover's name was Josiah Crowley. The mover was riding in the truck that almost hit Judy. In general, Nancy solves the mystery when she finds a key to the movers truck. The key was next to one of the tires. Therefore, the clock is given back to the owners, Allison and Grace. In the clock is a big stash of money that their small family needs.
I liked this book because it was descriptive. It also kept you guessing. For instance,"An instant later she gasped in horror." This sentence doesn't say much, but it makes you want to read on to see what was wrong. Since I read the books out of order it told me something was going to go wrong. This quotation doesn't simply keep you reading on, it gives some description. The author could have wrote,"Nancy gasped." Instead, she decided to give you a hint of what was going to happen. I like this in a story.
Similar to all the other Nancy Drew books, it was hard to find a point where it got a bit tedious. This time it was the part when Nancy and the police were trying to find the movers. It took quite a few pages to present this. However, I was still interested because of the high amount of description. For example,"Then, unexpectedly, she caught a glimpse of a red taillight on the road far ahead." It was hard to find a tedious part. I would say this book was almost PERFECT!
My favorite part of the book was the beginning. It was very descriptive. In the beginning, a girl, Judy, was nearly run over by the movers. Then Nancy saw and went to go rescue the girl when the young girl fell over the bridge. It was also dramatic. I really enjoyed this book, especially, the beginning!
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Summary: The Secret of the Old Clock
Review: This story is about a 18-year-old girl named Nancy Drew who likes to solve mysteries. She usually solves her mysteries with her two best friends, Bess Marvin and George Fayne.In this book, Nancy is trying to look for a will that's hidden on a old clock because the person who wrote the will died and the will cannot be on the this certain relative of his' hands or else he will destroy it for some weird reason. To solve this mystery, Nancy had been kidnapped from a number of robbers and had to travel with them to get the clock back. After Nancy solved the mystery, she was rewardeda heirloom from Alison and Grace, relatives of the person who died.
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Summary: A lover of Carolyn Keene
Review: Would you be surprised if someone made a secand will? Nancy Drew had that experience. Nancy's adventure begins after saving a little girl from walking into the road. After saving her life, one of the little girls aunts tell Nancy that there have been rumors that a man named Josiah Crowley had made a second will right before he died.She tells her that many robbers wanted to find the will and take away his money.Nancy agrees to help and find the missing will and begins searching for people who knew Crowley in her town of River Hights. Nancy finds some strange clues and soon finds the will in an unexpected place.
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Summary: Intriging
Review: Nancy Drew books are my favorite series. The mystery intirgues me. This book is great if you want a book that you won't be able to put down. This book is much more than just a mystery story. It starts the plot to a series of over fifty mystery stories. You meet Nancy, an amateur detective that excells in solving even the most baffling cases while drivng her blue convertible. In this story, Nancy finds the clue about a missing will that leads to a large inheritance. She asks several people about what they know about the mystery and finds out that a supicious families house is where the clock is found. Nancy is then lead on to a love of mysteries. She solves over fifty more mysteries.
Have fun trying to keep up with Nancy while solving the mystery!
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Summary: Nancy Drew is kool
Review: You know, i don't like harry potter that much. its not the best thing i have ever read. and i love nancy drew. So watever. i have read nancy drew since 4th grade, and i still think shes kool, and I'm in jr. high now.
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Summary: The Never Ending Series....
Review: I first discovered Nancy Drew in 1989 when I was 11 yrs. old, and ever since then, my intrest in Nancy Drew has stood strong. Ever since 1929 to today, the yr. 2003, the Nancy Drew series has STILL be going. Thats how much joy shes brought into the world. And as for the 12 yr old reviewer who was telling us to read Harry Potter instead,to grow up, etc., well, im sorry if you don't like Nancy Drew, but you can't tell us to stop reading a series and to grow up, when it's really just YOUR opinion...
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Summary: Not Bad For Nancy's First Case
Review: This review concerns both the original 1930 edition as well as the revised 1959 edition. Josiah Crowley has died and his will states that all of his money is to be left to the rich, snobby Topham family, who only took the old man into their home so that they could get his fortune. However, there are rumors of a second will which would leave the money to people that actually liked and cared for Josiah and who are really in need of it. Desperatley wanting to help these people, Nancy is determined to locate the second will if it exists. The original and revised editions have some differences (aside from the revised being shorter), but basically they tell the same story. Personally, I prefer the original edition. The writing is so much better in the original and the scenes are so well described that you can almost picture yourself there. The revised editions are all stripped of the rich language that characterized the early original editions. The story isn't bad and the mystery isn't very complex, which is understanable given that this is Nancy's first case. This isn't the most exciting book, but it does manage to keep you entertained while you're reading it.
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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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