Most Popular Books 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 and her friends are astonished when the Casabian sisters announce that they will be filming their reality show in River Heights, a production that catapults the town into a maelstrom of midnight calls and threats by a menacing stalker.

It''s sabotage ballet-style and Nancy''s determined to find out who''s behind it.

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!

In Model Crime, the first book in the exciting new Model Mystery Trilogy, Nancy’s friend Sydney is getting married, but things keep going horribly wrong at the wedding. Who would want to ruin someone’s special day? In Model Menace, just as things seem to be settling down, a mysterious menace has sabotaged Sydney’s reception. Can Nancy stop the troublemaker before it’s too late?

When crime crashes in, teen detective Nancy Drew finds that the money may be fake, but the danger is all too real! Bess has gotten a real surprise for Christmas: two crisp new twenties that turn out to be fake. Her aunt, who works at River Heights magazine, unwittingly passed them along, and Nancy''s out to trace the funny money to is source. But there''s one very big distraction: suspect Stuart Teal. He has looks to die for...and clearly has designs on Nancy. Stuart may want to corner the market on Nancy''s affections, but she can''t afford to take the chance...especially when another top suspect is found dead. Drawn into a world where greed rules and life isn''t worth a plug nickel. Nancy has no choice but to keep her eye on the bottom line. She''s searching for a counterfeiter who fits the bill of a murderer.

Bess is dying to be the Pumpkin Princess in the fall parade. But only one girl can wear the crown and the beautiful gown. And the winner is Brenda Carlton, Princess Snooty Nose! But now the gown is gone, and Nancy’s helping that stuck-up Brenda find it. Bess may never speak to Nancy again! Does being the best detective in the world mean Nancy has to lose her best friend in the world?

Nancy prepares for her dance recital, but the ballet music is missing.

Challenging questions confront Nancy Drew when she attempts to solve the mystery of the strange tapping sounds in the house of a retired actress. Who is the tapper? How does he gain access to Miss Carter’s house, despite securely locked doors and windows? Why do the tapping sounds come in Morse code? Is there a sinister motive behind the prowler’s actions? While trying to learn the answers to these and other puzzling questions, Nancy finds her investigations complicated by the dishonest administrator of a will and by a thief who steals the actress’s prize Persian cats.

Nancy investigates a classic case of musical mystery and suspense. Violinist Deirdre Thompson is vying for top honors in Seattle’s most prestigious musical competition, but Nancy finds that something about the contest strikes the wrong chord. The concert hall is the focus of a criminal conspiracy, and Deirdre, who is blind, is the first to sense trouble—and the first to face danger! Nancy vows to discover who wants Deirdre out of the contest and out of the picture.

Nancy, Bess, and George travel to a nature preserve in Costa Rica where they investigate why many of the monkeys have mysteriously disappeared from this area.

The famous clock from the first Nancy Drew mystery returns in this thrilling adventure.

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!

Nancy and Jon join Carson Drew on a visit to Anchorage shipping magnate Henry Wilcox, and they are thrilled by the idea of exploring Alaska. But a cold case awaits…

The disappearance of a young Chinese woman leads Nancy Drew on a hunt that takes her from New York City to Hong Kong.

Her friends Bess and George accompany Nancy to Greece where there are two mysteries they want to solve.