The Puppy Problem

Nancy Drew: Notebooks #12

by Carolyn Keene

A little puppy is turning into a big problem!
Nancy's wish has finally come she has a dog of her own. She's a chocolate-colored Labrador retriever, and she's fun and friendly and loves to play. But the pup's also in a sticky situation -- and its up to Nancy to save her.
Hannah's fresh-baked muffins have vanished, and a food thief is loose in the neighborhood. And guess who's getting blamed? Nancy's new puppy. It's so unfair, and she's going to prove it...by finding the real thief!

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Audiobook, Animals, 2nd Grade, Fiction

69 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Carolyn 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 In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.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.

Reviews

[Micky Parise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another classic Nancy Drew book. Enjoyable.

[Jaclyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet and adorable mystery.

My only gripe is that chocolate isn't just bad for dogs, it's downright deadly. If Hannah really thought Nancy's puppy ate the chocolate chip muffins, should have called a vet just to be sure. And the big reveal about the muffins being stolen for a dog - it was a realistic mistake given who the thief is, but the dog was incredibly lucky not to have gotten seriously ill from them. I wish the muffins had been peanut butter or something dog-safe to be more realistic..

[Brittanie]

genre: mystery
grade: 3
feature: Nancy Drew has been around forever but it is still rare to have such a well-known lead female role in a series, especially involving mystery solving! Mysteries provoke problem solving is also a great feature

[Tabitha Reji · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aww, the origin story of Chocolate Chip!

[Frieda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The puppy is cute and well written. And the stray dog, ah. I'm glad it ended as it did.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story. The dog who ate chocolate should have gone to the vet, though.

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Warning: This review may contain spoilers.

Nancy gets a Chocolate Labrador! However, other people aren't too fond of Nancy's new dog because they suspect that she's behind the recent cases of food gone missing.

This was one of the good books from my childhood! I was always intrigued with mystery stories. Books that involved Nancy Drew fed my interest. I found it interesting to read books from her younger days. They may seem very childish, but hey! It is still a fast and fun read.

[May · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like nancy drew as its full of mystery and i m a big fan of mistery.................... this book is related to puppies ........ and i like them very much.......As i saw this book .i wanted to read it as puppy was there in its name .....this book is really full of mstery. and the suspects keep on changing every minute..... so u never know ..... who is the culprit.........i admire Keene for writing such a fascinating book.......... :)

[emma grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read in 2005-6.....

I used to grab like 10 of these at a time from the library, and then read three or four an afternoon. They were kind of stupid, middle-grade books, and I don't know why I didn't just stick with the original Nancy Drew series. But, for a span of about 6 months in 2005, I enjoyed them....

[Chris Comden · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Puppy Problem by Carolyn Keene
Series: Yes Nancy Drew Notebooks #12
Format: Softcover
Stars: 3
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: No


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[Jordyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked it because it was about a puppy.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great listen for my kids. Mystery was exciting for them, but nothing scary. Ages 7 and 9.

[Michell Parsley · Rating 1 out of 5]

BUCKET LIST GOAL : Read some of the children's classics that I missed growing up.
Including the Nancy Drew series.

[Lionel · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the better volumes in the series.

[Sapna Singh]

Any story
Of carlon Kenny