The Secret of the Wooden Lady
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1950 · Est. 4.5 hour read

The Secret of the Wooden Lady

By Carolyn Keene

Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series

Nancy Drew unravels a ghostly mystery aboard an old ship, facing fire, theft, and hidden pasts.

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176 pages· 33,725 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Nancy Drew and her friends, Bess and George, board the Bonny Scot to solve its ghostly mystery. As fires blaze and thefts occur, Nancy must uncover the ship's missing figurehead to help her father secure its history. But with no records of the ship's past and a suspect from a recent robbery shadowing them, danger lurks at every turn. Can Nancy piece together the clues before it's too late?

From the publisher

Adventure abounds on the Bonny Scot in Boston Harbor as Nancy Drew helps Captain Easterly uncover the mystery of his ghostly visitors. From the moment the clever young detective and her friends, Bess and George, take up residence on the old clipper ship they are confronted with fire, theft, and other dangerous situations. Nancy faces an additional challenge: to find a clue to the clipper’s missing figurehead. If she is successful, it will help her lawyer father to trace the history of the Bonny Scot and establish a clear title to the ship for Captain Easterly. But strangely there are no records of the Bonny Scot’s past. Why? And why has the prime suspect in the recent robbery at Bess Marvin’s home followed the three girls to Boston?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
176
Words
33,725
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
700L
Themes & topics
Books about ghostsBooks about girls and womenBooks about shipsBooks about familyBooks about sailing
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~Q
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5646
Publication
Published
January 1, 1950
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448095271

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