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Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #13
Chick-napped!
Chickens on the loose! Spring has sprung in River Heights! Nancy's class is hatching chickens to celebrate. Some of Nancy's classmates are excited, especially Tommy Maron. Tommy has even named all the eggs! But other classmates are less thrilled about the arrival of the little birds. Catherine Spangler is peeved because the chicks are due to arrive on HER birthday -- the nerve! But when the chicks vanish from the classroom, everyone is upset. Who would steal helpless chick eggs? Nancy knows she has a real egg of a mystery to crack this time!
98 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2008
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About the author
Carolyn Keene
1,091 books3,899 followersCarolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.
Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.
Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.
Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.
Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.
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July 14, 2016
A cute, quick read.
August 3, 2024
This was a cute story. Nancy is kind, considerate, and good role models.
Things to be aware of in “Chick-napped”
Language:
- 3 forms of “dumb” or “dumbest”
- 2 “stupid”
- 1 “Omigosh”
Name calling including:
- 2 “jerk”
- 2 “Dog Vomit” (one in reference to a shirt and one in reference to a person)
Additional Notes:
- George jokes that “Bess is a fashion psychic.”
Things to be aware of in “Chick-napped”
Language:
- 3 forms of “dumb” or “dumbest”
- 2 “stupid”
- 1 “Omigosh”
Name calling including:
- 2 “jerk”
- 2 “Dog Vomit” (one in reference to a shirt and one in reference to a person)
Additional Notes:
- George jokes that “Bess is a fashion psychic.”
February 7, 2025
This book was so cute, especially for spring/easter. The class gets a bunch of chick eggs. They hatch and everyone's obsessed except for one girl who has to share her birthday with the chicks and she's jealous. The class' chick enthusiast makes a poster that gets ruined, the chick food gets stolen and then the chicks get stolen. There are multiple suspects (the birthday girl, someone who makes crude comments about chickens, etc.) and this one actually had multiple whodunnits. I liked it and would definitely recommend!
September 23, 2020
As always, this was just adorable.
January 15, 2022
Another average read.
April 10, 2024
This book is full of adventure.
December 23, 2020
Esta bien pero no es nada del otro mundo, es meh creo yo.
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December 30, 2020Cross-posted from my blog where there's more information on where I got my copy and everything.
I got this one thinking it'd be Easter themed, but honestly it's just spring/chicken themed. No mention of Easter at all. The closest it gets is the whole eggs thing. Since I don't think this will fit anywhere else, I thought I'd toss it in here, and give it a quick write up.
This is a fun introduction to Nancy Drew. I loved Nancy Drew so much as a kid, and I think this keeps the spirit of that while being updated and aimed at a little younger audience. I think this is a fun introduction to the whole Nancy Drew concept. I haven't read one in years, but the characters feel right, and I think there are some references to classic Nancy Drew. (I could be wrong, but isn't Nancy loving tacos in other books?)
As an entity unto itself, it's a very sweet little book. There's the animal appeal of tiny baby chickens, lots of information and education about the hatching and lives of chicks. It's a very kid friendly mystery with no danger or scariness for sensitive readers, and there's lots of adult supervision without the adults being too involved. You know I love a good completely impractical for children mystery plot, but this kind is nice, too. It's much more realistic. I also always enjoy strong female friendships, and this has that aspect very strongly.
They also include instructions for how you can start seedlings in an egg carton, which was very cute. There are many itinerations of Nancy Drew, and I think this book at least works very well as an introduction to the character. I think I would have enjoyed it as a kid, and I recommend it.
I got this one thinking it'd be Easter themed, but honestly it's just spring/chicken themed. No mention of Easter at all. The closest it gets is the whole eggs thing. Since I don't think this will fit anywhere else, I thought I'd toss it in here, and give it a quick write up.
This is a fun introduction to Nancy Drew. I loved Nancy Drew so much as a kid, and I think this keeps the spirit of that while being updated and aimed at a little younger audience. I think this is a fun introduction to the whole Nancy Drew concept. I haven't read one in years, but the characters feel right, and I think there are some references to classic Nancy Drew. (I could be wrong, but isn't Nancy loving tacos in other books?)
As an entity unto itself, it's a very sweet little book. There's the animal appeal of tiny baby chickens, lots of information and education about the hatching and lives of chicks. It's a very kid friendly mystery with no danger or scariness for sensitive readers, and there's lots of adult supervision without the adults being too involved. You know I love a good completely impractical for children mystery plot, but this kind is nice, too. It's much more realistic. I also always enjoy strong female friendships, and this has that aspect very strongly.
They also include instructions for how you can start seedlings in an egg carton, which was very cute. There are many itinerations of Nancy Drew, and I think this book at least works very well as an introduction to the character. I think I would have enjoyed it as a kid, and I recommend it.
February 6, 2011
We liked this mystery in the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series. We've been steadily working our way through these books and I love that they are just right for our girls. I know that they will love the original mysteries as they get older, too! In any case, we thought this was a fascinating story, with several mysteries to solve.
The only issue I have with this series, though, is that we see a lot of not-so-nice words here like "jerk" and "dumb." It's not that they are so offensive, but that they are so commonly used in the dialogue and I'm trying to teach our girls to speak kindly and not use words like that. We talk about how those words are mean and how they should have said something else, but it still bothers me to see them so frequently. Otherwise, I like that the girls are supervised so well (unlike in other mystery series) and that they ask permission to wander all around and obey the boundaries and guidelines established by their parents.
The only issue I have with this series, though, is that we see a lot of not-so-nice words here like "jerk" and "dumb." It's not that they are so offensive, but that they are so commonly used in the dialogue and I'm trying to teach our girls to speak kindly and not use words like that. We talk about how those words are mean and how they should have said something else, but it still bothers me to see them so frequently. Otherwise, I like that the girls are supervised so well (unlike in other mystery series) and that they ask permission to wander all around and obey the boundaries and guidelines established by their parents.
November 21, 2009
good book
April 5, 2011
Can't say anything else than Blow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 12, 2011
TOO BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 22, 2013
As far as kids mystery series goes, this was good, light fun. A good introduction to mysteries for girls.
November 26, 2013
i think that nancy drews are fun ways to read about mystereis for 6-9 year olds.i love to read nancy drew to.
January 19, 2015
AAH! Were are the chicks.I like guessing who it is. I also like that Gaby was trying to help. Its a good chick-you book.
April 6, 2015
this was a really confusing book
June 14, 2016
I thought this book was very interesting and random. I guess they were wrong about Kathryn being the bad guy. Cause it turns out that Gaby stole the chicks.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 15, 2009
Simple book to read!
but great if you like short mysteries!
but great if you like short mysteries!
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