[.ca] Nancy Drew #1: The Secret of the Old Clock (ISBN 0739349139)

Nancy Drew is kool:
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.

My 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!

Intriging:
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!

A lover of Carolyn Keene:
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.

A good Nancy Drew mystery...:
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.