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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

I‘m starting my library copy tonight, so here‘s a quick reminder that our next #NancyDrewBR discussion will be Sunday! Questions will be posted by lunchtime US East Coast time.

Looking forward to the discussion, #LittenDetectives !

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Bookwormjillk Oh man that‘s 5 days away! 4d

Librarybelle It completely snuck up on me, @Bookwormjillk ! 4d

Ruthiella I started yesterday! So far, no #NNK but a ferry (RIVER HEIGHTS HAS A RIVER?!😂) collided with another vessel and our sleuth was a bit knocked about. At least it wasn‘t a meteor ☄️ this time. 😜 4d

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Librarybelle Or explosive oranges, @Ruthiella ! 😂 4d

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella it has an airport I guess it can have a river too 😂 4d

bookandbedandtea I'll be reading this in a day or two! 3d

julieclair I think I need to be removed from the tag list… I never seem to get around to reading these anymore. 😕 I‘m a Nancy Drew Dropout. 😔 3d

Librarybelle Yay, @bookandbedandtea ! 2d

Librarybelle No worries, @julieclair ! Thanks for joining us! 2d

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DebinHawaii

Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour with Nanners & her posse for Book #20 of #NancyDrewBR Here‘s hoping her noggin remains unknocked because we added 2 to the #NNK counter in May. 🤕

Chocolate for a snack & just water to drink because I had a lot of different beverages today & don‘t really feel like tea. Mood is tired—it was a good weekend, but busy & I‘m mentally not ready for Monday & next week. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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AllDebooks Lovely choices fir a reset. X 5d

Librarybelle Let‘s hope Nancy is okay in this one! 5d

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Nancy Drew 20: The Clue in the Jewel Box | Carolyn Keene

Starting our #nancydrewbr book for June, let‘s see if Nancy can stay conscious 🤣

Librarybelle 😁 2w

Ruthiella I‘m hoping for at least one kidnapping attempt! 2w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella there has to be one of those! 2w

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Bookwormjillk Hidden rooms are staircases are my favorites 2w

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 2w

dabbe What number are we on with our #nnk? 2w

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Nancy Drew 19: The Quest of the Missing Map | Carolyn Keene

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The 19th installment in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, first published in 1942 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, Nancy is drawn into a mystery when she meets a young woman named Ellen Smith, who seeks help in locating a missing half of a treasure map. The premise of a split treasure map and pirate legacy is intriguing, offering a classic adventure that appeals to nostalgic readers of ND. Plus 2 #nnk's! 🤣

Librarybelle Nancy seriously needs to get her brain checked with all of the head knocks! 3w

dabbe @Librarybelle 🎯🩵🎯 3w

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Librarybelle

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4. Nancy sure ran into lots of issues in this one! I have a headache thinking of the number of times she slams her head and/or is rendered unconscious. And, to a degree, the “Browns“ best her by tricking her into following “clues.“

What did you think of the criminal element in this story? The Browns seemed especially relentless to catch Nancy unawares.

Should Nancy receive medical care for her head? #NNK 😂

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Bookwormjillk Nancy should be in some sort of long term traumatic head injury study at this point.

I couldn't believe Nancy got tricked twice! I think our Nancy is smarter than that so I blame the head injuries. 1mo

DGRachel I agree with @Bookwormjillk - Nancy surely has to have CTE by now. I liked that she fell for the misdirects and wasn‘t perfect. The books feel a little more realistic when that happens. 1mo

CogsOfEncouragement @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk @DGRachel LOL! So true! Nancy did seem too trusting, to me, in this one a couple times for the seasoned detective she has become. I appreciated the foreshadowing in Ch XVII “If I had a little more time, though, I could be more selective with the crew.” We all knew what THAT meant. lol 1mo

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DGRachel @CogsOfEncouragement Yes! That comment had all kinds of Treasure Island vibes (or at least the Muppet movie version 🤣🤣) 1mo

BarkingMadRead Those Browns are a bit much! 1mo

Ruthiella I have to say, when Nancy was almost drowned at the end, it felt pretty scary. The bad guys were pretty bad. 😬 1mo

Librarybelle That was nerve wracking, @Ruthiella ! I had flashbacks to when she almost went down with the sinking boat many books ago. Nancy seemed to slip up a few times, which does show she has flaws. She‘s not perfect. Gasp! @Bookwormjillk @DGRachel @CogsOfEncouragement @BarkingMadRead 1mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle she‘s not perfect but her hair is 🤣 1mo

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk So true! 😂 1mo

DebinHawaii Yes, I do have serious concerns about the long-term health of her head! 🤕 4w

kwmg40 I too noticed the number of hits to the head in this one! Otherwise, the criminals seemed incredible incompetent and silly! 3w

MariaW I don‘t think the criminals have been this incompetent this time: They were able to steal the maps (even though some of them were not the originals), overpower Nancy twice and reach the island being first. Nancy was looking a bit stupid sometimes. And I think this made this book a lot more interesting than the last ones. 🤫 (edited) 3w

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Librarybelle

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3. While we are talking about elements to the story, think about the other aspects--haunted house, kidnapping, missing relatives, etc. How did these add or detract from the story line? To me, they seemed more plausible than exploding oranges! Any element that was your favorite? #NancyDrewBR

DGRachel While this one had so much happening, none of it seemed too much or distracting. I might feel differently if this hadn‘t followed the exploding oranges book though. 🤣🤣 My favorite elements were the two #NNK. It felt like a gift for having survived the last book! 1mo

CogsOfEncouragement @DGRachel Agreed. This seemed on par for the classic ND peril. Trixie managing a #NNK was a good twist too. One fav detail is in Ch XII “Where are the guards?” … “Oh, they got better jobs and left.” LOL What?!? lol 1mo

BarkingMadRead There was quite a bit of kidnapping and knockouts! A much better storyline though! 1mo

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Ruthiella Well, I will say that the coincidences in this one were pretty hard to swallow. Everyone Nancy met was somehow connected to the old captain and his twin sons! 😅 1mo

Librarybelle Yes, @Ruthiella ! It seemed so nicely tied together. That was hilarious, @CogsOfEncouragement …the guards got better jobs so left. Not the best choice for guards!!😂 @DGRachel @BarkingMadRead 1mo

DebinHawaii The two #NNK moments were my favorite especially tied up Trixie with the croquet mallet! 😂 4w

kwmg40 Yes, there were a lot of coincidences, as usual, but overall, I didn't find the elements in this story as hard to swallow as some of those in earlier books. 3w

MariaW Nancy running into the distant relative of one of the two twins at a school already had me wince, but then she had to run right off into a trap later on. 😠 Still better than the exploding oranges. 😜 (edited) 3w

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