The Strange Message in the Parchment (Nancy Drew Series #54)

by Carolyn Keene

Overview

A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. “Decipher the message in the parchment and right a great wrong,” the voice says. Puzzled, the owner asks Nancy to help.

With Junie, his daughter, Nancy tracks down a kidnapper and a group of extortionists. Is there a connection between the message in the parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for the atmosphere of fear in the neighborhood? After several harrowing experiences, Nancy begins to tighten the net around a ruthless villain and calls on the assistance of her friends Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess and George to bring his nefarious scheme to a dead end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448095547
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/01/1976
Series:	Nancy Drew Series
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	215,718
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.68(h) x 0.82(d)
Lexile:	750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Carolyn Keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic Nancy Drew Mystery series. The first author to use the pseudonym was Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the original 30 books. Other writers who have adapted the "Carolyn Keene" moniker include Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, and Nancy Axelrod.