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Nancy Drew 22: The Clue in the Crumbling Wall | Carolyn Keene

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4. Think about the adventures in this one. It almost seemed like a comedic adventure when Bess was trapped because of the dogs, George was without clothes in the outbuilding, and Nancy, who decided sleuthing was better than helping George, gets locked in the tower. But, there were some creepy adventures too--bet me I'd lay on the ground of an abandoned garden!

What did you think of the adventures in this one? #NancyDrewBR

Bookwormjillk There were some good ones. The part where Bess got knocked out and flung into the water was scary! 2w

CogsOfEncouragement @Bookwormjillk I forgot about that one. Which then reminded me of the explosion which threw Nancy into a closet and shut her in behind rubble! The whole George undressed in the tool shed was crazy to me. I‘ll stay in my wet clothes, thankyouverymuch. When Nancy finally gets out of the parapet after being stuck for hours (chap IX, pg 82) she says, “What an adventure!” I thought that was such a Nancy thing to say - in a good way. Always positive. 2w

BarkingMadRead So many funny ones for comic relief over the distressing ones! Nancy has horrible luck 🤣 2w

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dabbe I thought the revised 1973 version added quite a threat to Hannah Gruen, raising the personal stakes. I don't like when ANYONE messes with Hannah! 😂 2w

DGRachel @dabbe Right?!? Leave Hannah alone! This one seemed to have a lot of high stakes danger, and Bess got more than her fair share! I‘m pretty protective of Bess, too. I‘m with @CogsOfEncouragement re: wet clothes. I thought that was a little nuts. Also, I know I‘m obsessed with this, but so many unconscious people: Bess, Nancy, and Salty! My head was starting to hurt! 🤣🤣 2w

dabbe @DGRachel You had your own #NNK! 💛🤎🧡 2w

DebinHawaii Way too many head blows for my liking! 🤕 Will my greatest concern remains with Nancy‘s noggin & the #NNK no one‘s head is safe. The George‘s clothes thing made me both laugh & shake my head. “Sure you go investigate while I stay naked in a tool shed at a creepy old place that might have bad guys running amok…” 😳🙄 (edited) 2w

kwmg40 This story was definitely full of action, and though some of the dangers were comedic, they were at least not eye-rolling like the random meteorite from an earlier book. 2w

Librarybelle I forgot about Hannah‘s ordeal, @dabbe ! You know things are really bad when Hannah is also in peril. This certainly had a ton of entertaining and not-so-good-for-the-head moments! @Bookwormjillk @CogsOfEncouragement @BarkingMadRead @DGRachel @DebinHawaii @kwmg40 2w

MariaW As mentioned in the early posts, although there might have been a lot incidents, they haven‘t been over the top like in some other books of the series. The story acutally made sense and is conceivable. I prefer it this way. 🫶 2d

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Nancy Drew 22: The Clue in the Crumbling Wall | Carolyn Keene

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Finished last week for #NancyDrewBR I kinda, sorta remember this one from my childhood. This one involves a missing dancer & just a few weeks to go to find her & get the “castle” & money left to her by the business tycoon who loved her (which will help her sister & niece as well.) Without saying too much, this one has a little Cinderella vibe to it & some serious dangers for Nancy. Slight spoiler for the Nancy Noggin ⬇️

DieAReader, Librarybelle

DebinHawaii …Knockout counter or the #NNK as it increases to 10/22. (Bess gets knocked out too.) Also a health issue in my book is the neighborhood singing door-to-door clam seller “Salty” who helps Nancy with the mystery.😳🤢 It just seems like food poisoning waiting to happen. I read the 70s version & it was fine. ⬇️ 3w

DebinHawaii …There was a female police lieutenant who lended support which is positive & some interesting choices made by Nancy & friends (George‘s outfit drying situation …) that will be fun for this week‘s discussion. (edited) 3w

Librarybelle I had to laugh about the door-to-door clam salesman. His tune was quite catchy, though! 😂 (edited) 3w

DieAReader 🤕#NNK is climbing for sure😬 3w

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The Secret in the Old Attic | Carolyn Keene

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Finished this one last Sunday for #BobWhiteBuddies. I‘m so behind on all my review but wanted to get this one up before the discussion. I do remember this one from childhood, mainly due to the black widow🕷️angle. When I was growing up, my older sister was in the bathroom in the dark & felt something tickling her leg & when she turned on the light, it was a big black widow!😱 Trust me when I say that I was terrified & ⬇️

DieAReader, Librarybelle

DebinHawaii …needed all the lights to be on for quite some time. But I digress. This was an okay book in the series—not that much non-spider action & Nancy‘s noggin was not knocked so the #NNK counter is 9/21. Also “Bushy Trott” is quite a name & really, what good is Effie, ever? Looking forward to the discussion on the 15th. 2mo

Ruthiella Bushy Trott still makes me giggle! 🙊 2mo

Librarybelle I could have done without the black widows in this one. 2mo

DieAReader 🎉 I always look forward to your #NNK counter🤣💖 2mo

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 21: The Secret in the Old Attic | Carolyn Keene

#LittenDetectives : We‘re two weeks away from our next #NancyDrewBR discussion!

What could be the secret in the old attic? How will Nancy discover the secret? Will she have a head injury this time? Will Ned continue to sulk that he is second to a good mystery in Nancy‘s eyes?!? Let‘s find out!

Discussion July 15th!

rubyslippersreads, DebinHawaii, DGRachel, BarkingMadRead, Jennifer3, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, JenlovesJT47, MariaW, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, StayCurious, bookandbedandtea, Laughterhp, Sace, Bren912, kwmg40, CSeydel, Ruthiella, dabbe, Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures, Enchanted_Bibliophile, Allylu, TheAromaofBooks, Charityann, Roary47, KristiAhlers, peanutnine, PageShifter, AmandaBlaze

BarkingMadRead I can‘t wait! 2mo

Ruthiella What secret talent will Nancy display this time? 😂 2mo

Librarybelle Yay, @BarkingMadRead ! 2mo

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Librarybelle @Ruthiella It‘ll be something that seems so random yet very helpful for the situation! 😂 2mo

dabbe Thanks for posting this! 🤩 We should take a bet on #NNK's! 😂 2mo

Librarybelle @dabbe 😂 2mo

TheAromaofBooks This one was sooooo scary to me growing up!!! 2mo

Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks I don‘t remember this one! Maybe I didn‘t read it. Now I‘m really intrigued! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks All I remember are the spiders 😂 2mo

Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks OMG! 😱 2mo

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

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4. Nancy's adventurous episodes are not as dramatic as in prior stories, but she still has troubles! I would have been so upset over the stealing of the hair piece, even if it was fake! Any thoughts on the “dangers“ this time around? #NancyDrewBR

BarkingMadRead I always think about modern times when these things happen to her. She would have been dead like 10 books ago! People have definitely killed for less! So many scary incidents 3mo

Bookwormjillk The Ferris wheel part had me a bit freaked out. 🎡☠️ 3mo

Sace As we read through this series I feel like there‘s pressure in the author to up the danger ante. It‘s why the books start to feel more like disconnected episodes of “The Perils of Pauline”. Like the reckless driver…no real connection to the mystery, just random danger/excitement. 3mo

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Sace @Bookwormjillk another bit of danger completely unconnected to the plot…unless it was imperative to the plot to have yet another sighting of the pickpocket and for Nancy to be late. 3mo

MariaW The boat accident in the second chapter seemed very far-fetched as well. There seems to be a lot of traffic on the waters surrounding River Heights. ⛴️⛴️⛴️ 3mo

Ruthiella I enjoyed how Nancy herself committed two felonies: breaking into Mrs. Alexandra‘s house and kidnapping “Michael”. 😅 3mo

DGRachel @Ruthiella Nancy‘s own misdeeds and everyone‘s rush to be helpful and tell her private information on her cases never ceases to amaze me. I knew we were in for another action packed story when the storm came up out of nowhere and the ferries crashed. The Ferris Wheel thing seemed more like a “we need more pages, people. What can we throw into the story” It made Ned seem like a jealous jerk, though, forcing Nancy to the fair, and I didn‘t like that 3mo

DebinHawaii I would not have liked to be trapped in the Ferris Wheel at all! 🎡🫣 And I kind of forgot about the ferries—I think unless it is exploding oranges 💥🍊 or a #NNK the side dangers in the books run together a bit. 3mo

kwmg40 The episode that disturbed me the most was Nancy's dress for the show being damaged by the barb wire. It was great that our heroines all repaired the dress sewing late into the night, though I found that bit very implausible. 😂 3mo

Roary47 I agree with @Bookwormjillk and @DebinHawaii the Ferris wheel scene was pretty scary! 2mo

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

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1. Here we go! Once again, the 1943 and the 1972 editions are fairly similar, so everyone read the same story line. Yay!

Mildred Benson wrote the original 1943 story, and Priscilla Baker-Carr wrote the 1972 revision.

Overall, what did you think of the story? Thinking of a few of our more recent adventures with Nancy, how did this compare? #NancyDrewBR

BarkingMadRead The one was fun, an almost kidnapping, but I read it a couple weeks ago, and now I can‘t remember if there was a Nancy knockout 🤣 the two guys were a fun twist that I suspected early, but it was a fun mystery 3mo

Bookwormjillk This was a good light read for a summer weekend, but not super memorable. 3mo

Sace I enjoyed this one. There was just enough going on and it felt a little more straightforward. 3mo

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bookandbedandtea I thought this was fun. It was nice that the whole thing was set in River Heights this time and I liked the various mysteries. 3mo

MariaW After reading 20 ND novels now, I certainly have to put myself up with the fact that there are always two mysteries that are inexplicably connected to each other and a lot of weird accidents/incidents. Now I am not shaking my head and rolling my eyes anymore, I am just enjoying the read. 🤣 (edited) 3mo

Ruthiella This was fun, though I wondered why Nancy never seemed to have her car and the river and ferry kept coming up. It‘s like each book has some tidbit not really connected to the larger story (like golf or sailing) that they shoehorn in. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement It was a nice change up that others were kidnapped and/or tied up rather than Nancy. I‘m old, so I caught on the look-alikes were working together early in. But I thought that was a fun twist for a chapter book. 3mo

DGRachel @MariaW Yes! I have found these much more enjoyable when I am able to let go of any expectations of reality! 😂 (except for the exploding oranges one. That was deplorable) 3mo

DGRachel I really liked this one even though it felt like something was constantly happening and I‘m always a little disappointed when we don‘t get a #NNK. I‘m with @CogsOfEncouragement - it was nice that Nancy wasn‘t (usually) the one in mortal peril. 3mo

bookandbedandtea @MariaW I have my childhood love of these books to get me through them now and I'm sure it helps that I remember them so fondly! When they are (often) over the top I just remind myself that they are children's books and carry on. 😄 3mo

DebinHawaii Nancy‘s noggin needed a break after two knockouts the last book, so I‘m glad there was a little less action & danger for her in this book. While not the most exciting, it was a good entry & I remembered the pickpocket twist & the foot mark from childhood. 3mo

kwmg40 I enjoyed this one a lot. I thought it was well paced and had good side characters. 3mo

Roary47 I thought it was interesting that Nancy messed up this time. She didn‘t have a good feeling about the grandson and she didn‘t trust her gut. It caused the person she was helping some grief. 2mo

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

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Finished last weekend for #NancyDrewBR I can only restate that I really need to review these right after I‘ve finished them as it all kind of blends together after a crazy workweek.🤷🏻‍♀️What I do remember for sure is *small spoiler alert* there were no knockouts for Nancy‘s noggin so the #NNK remains at 9/20.🤕This is good for Nanner‘s poor head since she was knocked out twice in the last book & her noggin needed ⬇️

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DebinHawaii …a break. There was not quite as much danger/action in this one. It does make me laugh that River Heights is always where all the people end up in a nice coincidence so Nancy can solve her mysteries. Here it‘s a disposed Queen & then we end up with multiple of her citizens as well so Nancy can conveniently find a missing Prince. 👑 Anyway, I do remember some of this one from childhood & it gets a pick. Discussion is tomorrow. 3mo

TheSpineView Well done! 3mo

Librarybelle Yes! Nancy got to save her head in this one! 3mo

DieAReader 💖💖💖 3mo

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

I‘m starting my library copy tonight, so here‘s a quick reminder that our next #NancyDrewBR discussion will be Sunday! Questions will be posted by lunchtime US East Coast time.

Looking forward to the discussion, #LittenDetectives !

Bookwormjillk Oh man that‘s 5 days away! 3mo

Librarybelle It completely snuck up on me, @Bookwormjillk ! 3mo

Ruthiella I started yesterday! So far, no #NNK but a ferry (RIVER HEIGHTS HAS A RIVER?!😂) collided with another vessel and our sleuth was a bit knocked about. At least it wasn‘t a meteor ☄️ this time. 😜 3mo

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Librarybelle Or explosive oranges, @Ruthiella ! 😂 3mo

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella it has an airport I guess it can have a river too 😂 3mo

bookandbedandtea I'll be reading this in a day or two! 3mo

julieclair I think I need to be removed from the tag list… I never seem to get around to reading these anymore. 😕 I‘m a Nancy Drew Dropout. 😔 3mo

Librarybelle Yay, @bookandbedandtea ! 3mo

Librarybelle No worries, @julieclair ! Thanks for joining us! 3mo

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour with Nanners & her posse for Book #20 of #NancyDrewBR Here‘s hoping her noggin remains unknocked because we added 2 to the #NNK counter in May. 🤕

Chocolate for a snack & just water to drink because I had a lot of different beverages today & don‘t really feel like tea. Mood is tired—it was a good weekend, but busy & I‘m mentally not ready for Monday & next week. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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AllDebooks Lovely choices fir a reset. X 3mo

Librarybelle Let‘s hope Nancy is okay in this one! 3mo

Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛💛 3mo

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