The Mystery of the Ivory Charm
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1936 · Est. 4.5 hour read

The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

By Carolyn Keene

Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series

A mysterious ivory charm holds secrets that could protect or endanger. Can Nancy Drew unravel its power and expose a hidden scheme?

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179 pages· 33,065 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Nancy Drew is on a mission to uncover the truth behind a mysterious ivory elephant charm. Tasked by the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show, she must investigate a performer linked to an illegal plot. As she delves deeper, Nancy aids Rishi, a young assistant fleeing his cruel foster father, Rai. Her quest leads to an eerie abandoned house and its strange owner, Anita Allison. With danger lurking, Nancy must use the charm's secrets to reunite a maharaja with his son and bring justice to light. Can she solve the mystery before it's too late?

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What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain? Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm? Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be involved in some mysterious illegal scheme.The girl detective’s assignment becomes complicated when the elephant trainer’s young assistant, Rishi, seeks refuge at the Drew home from his cruel foster father, Rai.While following clues to help the boy find his real father, Nancy learns about an eerie abandoned house. She is harassed by its strange owner, Anita Allison, and the fiendish Rai. How Nancy uses the ivory charm, reunites a maharaja with his son, and brings the evildoers to justice will mystify readers from beginning to end.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
179
Words
33,065
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
720L
Themes & topics
Books about sleuthingBooks about detectivesBooks about the circusBooks about animalsBooks about magic
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~Q
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5630
Publication
Published
October 1, 1960
First published
January 1, 1936
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448095134

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