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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1944 · Est. 4.5 hour read
The Secret in the Old Attic
Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
A race against time to find hidden manuscripts and thwart ruthless thieves.
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192 pages· 32,191 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Nancy Drew must decipher a dead man's letters to save Philip March and his granddaughter from ruin. As she hunts for hidden musical manuscripts in a shadowy mansion, she faces dangerous adversaries. Can Nancy outsmart a trio of thieves and solve the mystery before it's too late?
From the publisher
Nancy Drew races against time to unravel the clues in a dead man’s letters. If she succeeds, Philip March and his little granddaughter can be saved from financial ruin. Following obscure clues, Nancy undertakes a search for some unpublished musical manuscripts which she believes are hidden in the dark, cluttered attic of the rundown March mansion. But someone else wants them enough to put many frightening obstacles in Nancy’s way. Will she outwit a trio of ruthless thieves and solves the Marches’ problems?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- Words
- 32,191
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 710L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.2
- F&P level
- ~Q
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 5640
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1960
- First published
- January 1, 1944
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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