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1 - Hate it!
2 - Like it!
3 - Love it!

 

The Clue in the Diary
by Carolyn Keene

In this excellent book, Nancy Drew stumbles upon a Swedish diary at the sight of an explosion. This clue, along with several others, lead her to believe that a friend's husband is guilty.
3 - Love it!
Sabrina, age 12

The Curse of the Black Cat
by Carolyn Keene

It was a fun book to read! I liked it because it was scary and you didn't know what would happen next. Read the book to find out who was trying to shut down the school!
2 - Like it!
Kelly, age 11

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt
by Donald Sobol

This book is about people who are doing bad things like stealing a rare tree or cheating little kids. You have to read the book to know more…
3 - Love it!
Kathleen, age 9

Gilda Joyce: Ladies of the Lake
by Jennifer Allison

Gilda is going to high school at a private Catholic school. Four years ago a girl mysteriously died. Gilda makes friends with the seniors in order to solve the mystery.
3 - Love it!
Mary, age 12

The Girl Who Wasn't There
by Stefan Petrucha

This is a Nancy Drew book where Nancy goes to India to find her friend Kalpana. But then Nancy gets kidnapped, locked up and almost sacrificed to the goddess Kali.
3 - Love it!
Molly, age 12

Locked in Time
by Lois Duncan

Nore moves into Shadow Grove and meets her new stepmother. But, Nore finds out about her stepmother's beauty secrets and tries to escape before her stepmother kills her dad.
2 - Like it!
Alex, age 11

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
by Lois Gladys Leppard

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel is a really good book. It is about a girl named Amanda Shaw, and her father Jim Shaw died. Her mother, Ella Shaw, who is very mean, marries a man named Zach. Amanda runs away with her Indian friend Uncle Jed to Mandie's Uncle John's house. When she gets there the caretaker said Uncle John died, but Mandie finds a secret tunnel and a room. In the room is Uncle John! Plus Uncle John gets married to Mandie's REAL mother!
3 - Love it!
Natalie, age 9

The School Skeleton
by Ron Roy

Dink gets a paper cut then goes to the nurse and realizes that the skeleton is missing. Read the book to find out who finds the skeleton.
2 - Like it!
Andrew, age 9

Thrill Ride
by Franklin W. Dixon

Frank and Joe Hardy are agents of the ATAC (American Teens Against Crime). They are given a mission to find out who sabotaged a ride and killed a lady. Then someone starts messing with the other rides. Will they have time to solve this mystery?
3 - Love it!
Jason, age 11

The Vampire's Vacation
by Ron Roy

The story is about three kids. One day they went to the market to get a slushy. They saw a man with black hair and thin lips. They thought he was a vampire. They started following him. And on that day the three kids saw round band-aids on people's necks. They found the apartment he lived in. On the table they found a list of names checked off also a pack of band-aids. On the list of names they saw their names. Are they next? Find out in The Vampire's Vacation.
3 - Love it!
Samantha, age 11

Where's Nancy?
by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew went missing and her friends Bess, George and Ned have to find her. It took about four days for them to find her. When they did she was locked in the pantry of the museum.
3 - Love it!
Anthony, age 10