The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, Book 1)

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Summary: nancy drew: the secret of the old clock
Review: i love this book! you should definitely read it if you love nancy drew and if you love mysteries. i have a lot of favorites, (all of them!) but this one is probably the one i love the most because it's the first hardback nancy drew i read, and that got me started in the hardbacks. the nancy drew hardbacks are SOOOO much better than the paperbacks.....definitely read those instead of the others. you should definitely read this book! it's great and full of mystery and suspense.

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Summary: A good Nancy Drew mystery...
Review: I read both the 1930 and 1959 versions of this book. Both are just as entertaining, only the original version is better written. Unfortunately, the 1930 version also contains some of the worst Black stereo-typing of the series, but otherwise, it's a good book.

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Summary: The secret of the old clock
Review: I thought this book was great! If your a good slueth or like mystery books then you should read this book, you'll like it a lot. It's a real mind boggling mystery that catches your interest. It'll prove almost all of your predictions & theories wrong.

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Summary: This is one of the best Nancy Drew books!!!!!
Review: I thought this book was very exciting. If you don't read it you are missing out on one of the best Nancy Drew books ever made! My favorite charecters other than Nancy Drew were the people she helped by finding the hidden will like Allison and Grace. This is a very good book, don't miss it!

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Summary: This is one of the best Nancy Drew books!!!!!
Review: I thought this book was very exciting. If you don't read it you are missing out on one of the best Nancy Drew books ever made! My favorite charecters other than Nancy Drew were, the people she helped like Allison and Grace. This is a very good book, don't miss it!

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Summary: Secret of The Old Clock
Review: I was suprised at how good this book was.I was disapointed with Hidden Staircase.It was to predictable.This was thrill ride all the way through.I am now looking forward to many more adventures with Drew.

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Summary: I'm young again
Review: I'm so pleased to have found Nancy Drew on Audio tapes. I only wish there were more of them. My six year old and I listen to stories on our frequent trips out of state. It makes the time pass very quickly. We've listened to the Old Clock four times now, and finally the Hidden Staircase has arrived (I'm ready). She is already a big Nancy Drew fan (as I was) and I'm sure she'll enjoy reading the books themselves when she is old enough.

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Summary: One of My Childhood Favorites
Review: Nancy Drew always fascinated me when I was a child. She seemed to always know how to solve a problem. This is one of the best books in her entire series. It teaches while it entertains young readers. I have started collecting some of the titles for my nieces. Although the books are of different age, they are timeless.

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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: 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!