In an effor to find buried treasure and help her friend Ellen, a live-in piano teacher (really), Nancy repeatedly puts a child's wellbeing in danger. Everyone else is pretty cool with this.

( 'Please don't get into a fight with Snorky,' Nancy pleaded. )

Nancy semi-kidnaps a poor little circus boy from his crazy foster father, who thinks that being from India exempts him from having to follow American law. BONUS: to trick a suspect into admitting their nefarious deeds, Nancy reveals that she has her own special psychic abilities- the power to look into the past.

( 'Hello!' he said shyly. 'Rishi not speak English much.' )

The original, unrevised version from the 30s- in which we learn that Bess is short for Elizabeth, and that George is, in fact, George's real name. 
Also, I would like to apologize for my excessive use of the word 'stalk' in this entry. It all seemed necessary at the time.

"Nancy Drew, curled up like a contented kitten on the living room davenport,
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This book's character in need is yet another whiny, defenseless orphan with a mysterious past. Seriously ghostwriters, it's getting a bit dull.

"As Nancy Drew seated herself at the breakfast table, she noticed a door key beside her plate. The attractive titian-haired girl looked up in surprise at her father, who had just pulled out his own chair. 
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A sickly, elderly individual is being held prisoner in their own home by conniving ne'er-do-wells. Sound familiar? Maybe Edward Stratmeyer accidentally handed his ghostwriters the same outline two times in a row. (Watch for shades of Lilac Inn, too- they're in there if you know where to look.)
( 'You are more important to me than all the mysterious old ladies in the world!' )

Nancy enslaves neighborhood children to help her rescue a poor, defenseless mailman from certain financial harm.
Bonus: Nancy needs to make a dress. Hannah helps her make the dress, mainly by taking her measurements over and over again. Then Nancy rips the dress. Then Hannah helps her mend the dress... with Nancy inside it. Awkward, suggestive ( Read more... )

Nancy and Co. admire a beautiful mansion- five seconds later, it blows up. Bess seriously needs to learn how to control her heat vision. Also, Ned Nickerson- Nancy Drew's very own stalker extraordinaire- joins in on the fun.

"A penny for your thoughts, Nancy Drew,' said George Fayne. 'You've been staring into space for nearly two minutes!'" (page 1 ( Read more... )

Nancy pokes her nose into other people's business for the first of many times. And this book really has nothing to do with the computer game. Her Interactive lied to us.

( The next instant, to Nancy's right, a ball of fire rocketed down from the sky. )