New Releases by Carolyn Keene

SOMEONE''S PLAYING PRACTICAL JOKES -- BUT MEAN MR. DALY ISN''T LAUGHING! Nancy''s class is going to the zoo on Friday, but first they have to survive a week with their strict substitute teacher, Mr. Daly. And things aren''t looking too good: someone is playing practical jokes on him, and he''s threatening to cancel the trip! First a sign saying OLD MEANIE is taped to his back. Then someone puts a fake goldfish in his water glass. But who would want to miss a fun trip to the zoo? If Nancy doesn''t find out, the joke will be on the whole class -- and that''s not funny!

NANCY MEETS A FAMOUS ACTRESS -- AND LOSES A FAMOUS TURTLE! Nine-year-old actress Lucy Webb is starring in Totally Tina, a movie that''s being filmed right in River Heights -- and Nancy and her friends are chosen as extras for the movie! Not only do the girls get to meet their favorite actress, but they get to take care of Lucy''s pet turtle, Harry, while she''s filming. But when they look away for a second, Harry gets turtle-napped! Now Lucy is really mad and won''t visit Nancy''s school as she promised. The girls had better find Lucy''s favorite pet before Nancy''s in the doghouse with her whole school!

It’s opening day at the Big Thrills amusement park, and that means excitement for everybody. Well, maybe not for Nancy and her friends—their free passes have just vanished! Will they find them before they miss out on all the fun?

A DAY OF SLEDDING SNOWBALLS INTO A BAFFLING MYSTERY! Hurray! The ground is covered with thick snow and that means no school. As soon as Nancy gets the news, she, George, and Bess head straight for the park to go sledding. Everybody is there, including Molly Angelo with her brand-new sled. Molly''s sled is really fast, and everyone wants to borrow it. But after the girls take a hot-chocolate break, they return to find it''s gone! So who took it? Just like snowflakes, no two mysteries are alike -- and Nancy better figure this one out before the snow melts!

According to the National Snooper, the queen of planet Zagon is on Earth. It seems pretty silly until Nancy and her friends have a new substitute teacher, Ms. Zagon. Kate Zaleski says Ms. Zagon is an alien. Nancy says she’s not, and she’s going to prove it—along with the aid of a talking parrot who’s helping her solve the whole mystery.

When Nancy’s English postage stamps disappear before she can display the on her pen pal poster for Parents’ Night, she has to discover who has taken them, and why.

A little puppy is turning into a big problem! Nancy''s wish has finally come true: she has a dog of her own. She''s a chocolate-colored Labrador retriever, and she''s fun and friendly and loves to play. But the pup''s also in a sticky situation -- and its up to Nancy to save her. Hannah''s fresh-baked muffins have vanished, and a food thief is loose in the neighborhood. And guess who''s getting blamed? Nancy''s new puppy. It''s so unfair, and she''s going to prove it...by finding the real thief!

A SAD STORY FOR A HAPPY DAY Nancy''s teacher is getting married, and the whole class has chipped in to get her a gift. Bess was put in charge of the money, and now she''s horrified. The money has just disappeared! It''s almost time to say, "I do." But who took the money? Everyone is saying: "I didn''t. I didn''t." And Nancy doesn''t have a clue. Not yet. But she will . . .and what a surprise it will be!

When her friend''s party is in jeopardy, Nancy takes the case! Rebecca Ramirez''s birthday is just two days away, and she''s having a slumber party. She made the invitations herself, with rainbow ribbon hair clips and everything. But now the invitations are gone. Somebody took them and the whole party is ruined. Or is it? Nancy Drew is on the case and maybe she can make sure Rebecca''s birthday is a party after all!

Someone is playing a Ho! Ho! Ho-rrible trick on Nancy Drew! Christmas is coming, and Nancy''s third grade class is having a Secret Santa exchange. That means cards, candy, and a special gift for everyone. Everyone except Nancy Drew! Is it a mistake? Is somebody just being silly or mean? Or is someone hiding something and afraid to tell the truth? One thing''s for sure. Nancy''s presents are gone, and all she has to unwrap is one big mystery!

So I was sitting with Ned in a lecture, and then bam, Ned''s in a three-piece suit, and I''m in a city hall meeting on how to get through the beginning of the Great Depression. As in the Depression, in the 1930s. What''s more, there''s a thief to track down. Someone''s robbing local banks of what little money they have. Everyone''s panicked about their money, so the thief could be just about anyone. But after spending just a little time in this odd place, I have a hunch there''s more to it... Bad Times, Big Crimes

How about a seat at a mystery dinner on a riverboat? Yes, please! I jumped at the invitation to go along with Bess, George, and George''s mom, who was hired to cater the dinner. It''s all fun until there''s an actual theft, and there''s nothing like a good crime to stop a party. Since I''ve got the magnifying glass, it''s up to me to catch "sticky fingers" before this dinner''s sunk.

I''m always up for a good mystery, but when the big question is what I should get Dad for his birthday, I don''t have a clue! And then another mystery comes my way -- one that involves Heather Simmons, a leading candidate in the upcoming election for mayor of River Heights. My friends and I are pretty sure that her daughter Leslie, musician extraordinaire, has been kidnapped. But the thing is, nobody is saying a word about it! It''s hard to crack a case like this when no one will even admit that one exists. But I won''t let a little thing like that stop me when I smell trouble....

I''m a detective,not an actor, so who would think I''d be involved in a crime both offscreen and on? A producer has come to River Heights to film a reenactment of the heist that gave our town it''s name, and he thinks I''m perfect for the part of Esther, the sister of the thieving Rackham boys. So I figure, why not give it a try? But once the cameras start rolling, the trouble begins. Food poisoning. Broken generators. And worse! If I don''t sniff out some suspects soon, this might be my final act.

If I''m in the game, I play to win. So as captain of my team in the River Heights Biking for Bucks charity road race, my goals are to bring my team over the finish line first -- and to catch a thief along the way! See, all of the money we raised before the race has been stolen -- and I know I can find it. With two days, practically no clues, and a bike race to win, I''ve got my work cut out for me. But with Bess, George, and Ned on my team, what could stand between us and the gold?

Dad, Bess, and I are all set for London when Ned''s Shakespeare professor asks us to do a simple favor: to take a look at his townhouse while we''re there, since he can''t seem to locate the housekeeper and fears something''s wrong. Sounds easy enough, so I take the key. Eager to cross the favor off our list, we stop by 53 Banbury Square shortly after we land. And let''s just say things in the townhouse aren''t quite tip-top. And the key? Well, it unlocks a Pandora''s box of serious trouble.

This beginning of a brand-new trilogy follows Nancy’s adventures at a creepy carnival. Nancy needs to find out who is writing the gossipy Burn Book Blog and, later, passing along threatening notes to popular girl Lexi Claremont. To do so, she must go undercover as one of the in-crowd, working the fro-yo stand at the town carnival. True to her sleuthing abilities, Nancy manages to solve this first mystery—but uncovers more trouble while she’s at it. Read on in book #43 to find out what happens next!

When Nancy and her friends notice an older couple stalking them in San Francisco, they begin an investigation that leads them to Hawaii.

When the beautiful clock of the Mahoney Library is stolen, it is up to Nancy to solve the mystery.

Tension starts to build in River Heights when people begin choosing their sides for a Civil War reenactment.

Contemporary detective Nancy Drew teams with her friends to solve new mysteries.

Bess, George, and Nancy go to Costa Rica for rest and research and end up working on a mystery.

Nancy gets the big picture from a really tiny clue! Nancy and her friends love Mr. Lizard''s Funhouse -- it''s their favorite TV show. But now Mr. Lizard is going to be replaced -- by a cooking show! Nancy gets the kids in school to sign a petition to save the Show, but when she brings it to the TV station, it says in big purple letters, "Get rid of Mr. Lizard!" From the lunch lady to a science whiz kid, anyone in school Could have written the nasty note. Then Nancy''s father gives her a special gift -- a magnifying glass. It''s just the thing for an upclose look at her best clue -- a distinctive purple fingerprint!

ON THE EXOTIC ISLAND OF ST. ANN, NANCY SEARCHES FOR SECRETS BURIED IN THE PAST! Swimming, sailing, and snorkeling are all that Nancy, Bess, and Ned expect when they visit old friends at their nineteenth-century plantation, Sugar Moon. But when a strange man appears, brandishing a cutlass, and Nancy discovers traces of intruders, her curiosity is aroused. Soon she comes across a faded love letter with clues to the hiding place of a long-dead pirate''s precious gift -- a fabulous emerald necklace. Many colorful island characters have a serious stake in finding the treasure, and Nancy barely escapes from their traps, on land and at sea. Then, just as Nancy locates the necklace, it''s about to slip from her grasp forever!

Nancy''s discovery of a treasure map leads her into a network of underground passageways beneath a spooky cemetery, where she uncovers a series of clues to both a recent outbreak of robberies and the location of a long-lost fortune in gold.

Nancy must find out if real ghosts are haunting Persimmon Woods Pioneer village or if someone is out to destroy the village.

"Nancy uncovers intrigue on the internet and the password is danger"--Cover.

Nancy goes to wyoming to find a missing heiress.

Some one is trying to poison the food and create havoc at the hottest restaurant in town and Nancy is trying to find out who.

Nancy joins the Hollywood in crowd and finds crime is all the rage.