The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (Nancy Drew Series #13)

by Carolyn Keene

Overview

What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain? Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm? Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be involved in some mysterious illegal scheme.The girl detective’s assignment becomes complicated when the elephant trainer’s young assistant, Rishi, seeks refuge at the Drew home from his cruel foster father, Rai.While following clues to help the boy find his real father, Nancy learns about an eerie abandoned house. She is harassed by its strange owner, Anita Allison, and the fiendish Rai. How Nancy uses the ivory charm, reunites a maharaja with his son, and brings the evildoers to justice will mystify readers from beginning to end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448095134
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/01/1936
Series:	Nancy Drew Series
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	84,312
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.72(d)
Lexile:	720L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 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.