The Password to Larkspur Lane
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220 pages · Released 1933 · Grosset & Dunlap
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This is a classic Nancy Drew mystery featuring a resourceful young detective solving interconnected puzzles involving a kidnapping and mysterious signals. The story emphasizes courage, integrity, and clever problem-solving without graphic content. While there is mild peril and an elderly woman held prisoner, the tone remains age-appropriate for middle-grade readers who enjoy mysteries. The 1933 publication date means language and social references reflect that era but are not inappropriate.
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Blue bells will be singing horses! This strange message, attached to the leg of a wounded homing pigeon, involves Nancy Drew in a dangerous mission. Somewhere an elderly woman is being held prisoner in a mansion, and Nancy is determined to find and free her. Meanwhile, the young detective’s close friend, Helen, begs h... Blue bells will be singing horses! This strange message, attached to the leg of a wounded homing pigeon, involves Nancy Drew in a dangerous mission. Somewhere an elderly woman is being held prisoner in a mansion, and Nancy is determined to find and free her. Meanwhile, the young detective’s close friend, Helen, begs her to solve a second mystery. Helen’s grandparents, the Cornings, are frightened by a sinister wheel of blue fire that appears after dark in the woods outside their home at lonely Sylvan Lake. When Nancy discovers the significance of the eerie signal, she also learns that her two mysteries are connected.
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ISBN 9780448095103 · Grosset & Dunlap