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Nancy Drew Notebooks For Younger Readers:

45. THE DASHING DOG MYSTERY
by Carolyn Keene
illustrated by Jan Naimo Jones
Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN: 0743406931
80 pages
Ages 4-8

Nancy Wins A Holiday Party Raffle -- but Loses The Prize! Nancy and her Labrador puppy, Chocolate Chip, are enjoying the holiday party at the Dashing Dog salon. They even win the raffle prize -- a one-of-a-kind doggie collar with rhinestones shaped like bones. But then the collar vanishes! Now Nancy is digging up suspects. There's Petra, a girl from her school. She really, really wanted the collar for her dog, Prince Fabian. And what about Alice Cahill, who writes about pets for the local newspaper? She was crazy for the collar, too. Then there's Mrs. Vanderpool and her two yipping Yorkies -- the collar is just their style. To solve this case, Nancy has to be sure she's barking up the right tree!

46. SNOW QUEEN'S SURPRISE
by Carolyn Keene
illustrated by Jan Naimo Jones
Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN: 0743436660
71 pages
Ages 4-8

80 pagesNancy's friend Rebecca has the part of the Snow Queen in a play. Rebecca says that with a wave of her magic wand she really can turn things into ice. Nancy doesn't believe her but her other friends do. Then a dog disappears. Could it be because it put it's muddy paws on Rebecca's white coat? Then three bratty boys from school disappear. Could Rebecca really be a snow queen after all?

49. THE SAND CASTLE MYSTERY
by Carolyn Keene
illustrated by Paul Casale
Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN: 0743437675
75 pages
Ages 4-8

While vacationing at a lake, Nancy, Bess, and George have their eyes on first prize in the annual sand castle contest. They use special colored sand and carefully build the castle to look like the ones they researched at the library. If the girls win, they'll get their picture in the local paper and all the ice cream they can eat. But before judging begins, someone wrecks the girls' castle and writes a mean message in the sand. Nancy and her friends will have to dig deep to get back into the contest before it's too late!

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