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The Clue in the Jewel Box (Nancy Drew, Book 20)

The Clue in the Jewel Box (Nancy Drew, Book 20)
By Carolyn Keene

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In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Nancy Drew, Applewood Books is pleased to release the 20th volume in its reproductions of the Original Nancy Drew-Just as You Remember Her. The Clue in the Jewel Box was ghostwritten by Mildred Wirt. It was first issued in January 1943. Its nostalgic dust jacket art and frontispiece were illustrated by Russell Tandy. In The Clue in the Jewel Box Nancy and her friends help Queen Madame Alexandra search for her missing grandson. With only an old photograph of the prince at four years of age, Nancy begins her search. She discovers a secret in a jewel box that helps reunite the royal family.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #242870 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-10-15
  • Format: Facsimile
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 228 pages

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"...if I were sitting by the pool again, in search of distraction, I would pick the old Stratemeyer formula over the new one. Stratemeyer understood, in the end, that children want their heroes to have an air of mystery. A young reader isn't trying to discover the ways in which she's ordinary; she's trying to discover just how to banish the shadows so that the afternoon lasts a little longer."


."..if I were sitting by the pool again, in search of distraction, I would pick the old Stratemeyer formula over the new one. Stratemeyer understood, in the end, that children want their heroes to have an air of mystery. A young reader isn't trying to discover the ways in which she's ordinary; she's trying to discover just how to banish the shadows so that the afternoon lasts a little longer." -- Meghan O'Rourke "The New Yorker" (11/08/2004)

Review

."..if I were sitting by the pool again, in search of distraction, I would pick the old Stratemeyer formula over the new one. Stratemeyer understood, in the end, that children want their heroes to have an air of mystery. A young reader isn't trying to discover the ways in which she's ordinary; she's trying to discover just how to banish the shadows so that the afternoon lasts a little longer." -- Meghan O'Rourke "The New Yorker" (11/08/2004)


"...if I were sitting by the pool again, in search of distraction, I would pick the old Stratemeyer formula over the new one. Stratemeyer understood, in the end, that children want their heroes to have an air of mystery. A young reader isn't trying to discover the ways in which she's ordinary; she's trying to discover just how to banish the shadows so that the afternoon lasts a little longer."

About the Author

Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective and Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series.

Customer Reviews

This book was adventerous, interesting, and full of life!5
Nancy Drew and her friends help a former European queen locate her missing grandson, Prince Michael. It probably seems sooo boring, but NO! There are so many other mysteries located around this big one. It is jam packed with crooks, tensity, suspicion, detectives, conflics, and solution. It kept me hanging on the edge, asking myself, "What can possibly happen now? What's next?" I got those answers, and even though it was the first Nancy Drew I've ever read, I've taken in about seven more of her books since. I say,"READ THIS BOOK!!"

Better Than I Thought It Would Be3
This review concerns the original 1943 edition as well as the revised 1972 edition which is merely a shortened version of the original. Nancy meets an elderly lady, Mrs. Alexandra, who was formerly a queen in a European country. When a revolution erupted in the country, the woman's entire family perished except for her grandson who was brought to America by his nurse. When Mrs. Alexandra escaped to America, she was never able to find her grandson and hopes that Nancy could locate him for her. Also, pickpockets are at work in River Heights. To anyone that just read my summary of the book and thinks that it will be boring, don't let that stop you from reading this book; it is actually a fairly decent book. I liked the fact that through the course of the book, Nancy was fooled and used many times by the criminals to get away with their crimes, it made her seem more human and not like the SuperNancy we see in many of the books. However, in the end her intelligence and intuition won out over the criminals. I particularly thought that it was clever the way in which the pickpockets managed to fool Nancy. The book has a moderate amount of action, is written well and I found that for the most part it held my interest all the way through. I think that most Nancy Drew fans would enjoy reading it.

Great Book5
This book was a great suspense/thriller book. Nancy helps an elderly woman named Mrs. Alexandra. Nancy befriends her and learns she is a queen from a distant country. Mrs. Alexandra tells her of a long lost grandson, which she is determined to find. Nancy is trying to solve that mystery, when she notices many pick-pocket thefts in her town of River Heights. Nancy then finds out the two mystery's are connected, and Nancy is determined to solve it. Nancy figures out the confusing burglury of wallets, and finds the long lost grandson of Mrs. Alexandra. This is a wonderful book, like all Nancy Drew's.