The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1954 · Est. 5 hour read

The Scarlet Slipper Mystery

Written by Carolyn Keene

Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series

Refugees receive threats; Nancy faces puzzles and danger to uncover the truth.

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179 pages· 34,230 words· Est. 5 hour read· 760L
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Nancy Drew meets the Fontaine siblings, refugees running a dance school, who receive a life-threatening note. As Nancy delves into their mysterious past, she questions their ties to the Centrovian underground. When the Fontaines vanish, Nancy and her friends embark on a perilous quest to find them, navigating a web of intrigue and danger at every turn. Can Nancy unravel the mystery before it's too late?

From the publisher

Nancy meets Helene and Henri Fontaine, refugees from Centorvia who run a dancing school in River Heights. Strange circumstances have brought the brother and sister to the United States. When they receive an anonymous note threatening their lives, Nancy offers her help, but she encounters nothing but puzzles. Are the Fontaines involved with the Centrovian underground? Have they been threatened by their own countrymen? When the Fontaines disappear, Nancy and her friends pursue the trail, even though danger lurks around every corner.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
179
Words
34,230
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.6
F&P level
~R
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5639
Publication
Published
January 1, 1960
First published
January 1, 1954
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448095325
LCCN
74003869
OCLC
1083207

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