A Nancy Drew Christmas (Nancy Drew Diaries)

Don't get me wrong, I grew up reading the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew as a kid, and I wanted my daughter to do the same. However, as we read the Nancy Drew Christmas, we were disappointed in the horrific editing. For example, page 2 the word 'skis' is spelled skies. On page 5 she refers to the woman sitting next to her as a him. Page 9, instead of wipe out on skis, she says 'wipe on out on.' The book is riddled with editing mistakes that my daughter picked out.The story is okay, but it is very heavy on the environment. At times we skimmed ahead because it felt very forced. I am all for delivering a message about renewable energy, and protecting our environment, but please don't make it a constant throughout the book.I think children will enjoy the book, but I do feel like the book was rushed to print, wasn't edited properly, and it contains a lot of grammatical errors. Big publishers like Simon and Schuster can do better.

Finally got around to finishing this! This is a very good ND book! A reviewer says there is homosexuality and swearing in this book, but there's none of that. Only bad word that is said once in this book is hell. But anyways, I was glad to see Nancy not scared and weak in this one after what happened to her in the last book. She is smart, very knowledgeable, brave, and very determined to solve the mystery in this one. Unfortunately though, she still has a characteristic from the last book, being scared of horror movies. Why? I also didn't really like what Nancy said and/or thought here and there, it didn't seem like Nancy. But I'm glad to see most of her true character traits are here in this book. But I noticed there's a lot of spelling errors in this book. Why is that? However, the mystery and action was suspenseful and the characters were pretty great, my favorite being the chef. There was quite a surprise in the middle and I was quite pleased to see Nancy work with these two individuals. Their interactions together were great. Overall, this is a very good book with a nice ending, I can see how much work the publishers put into this book, the beautiful jacket, red snowflake illustrated end-papers, illustrated board book cover, and a 300+ page story. I hope this is a sign of good things for Nancy and this series, and that she'll continue being smart, brave, and determined. 4 stars.

This is a fabulous addition to the Nancy Drew Diaries series. I don't want to put spoilers in my review, so suffice it to say that there are some wonderful surprises, while at the same time the book is completely faithful to the smart, brave Nancy Drew we all know and love. I love how this series respects young readers by expecting them to keep up with complex plots.

incredible modern throwback book,in the new "diaries" series,#18. beautiful xmas colored hardback plus dust jacket that has non-flaking 3-D glitter! and scenic wintry coverart. ~340 pages of story in 'larger' print style. story--I don't remember ever reading a Nancy drew book that wasn't any good. the' winter/snow ' ones were always standouts.this is the same .only book negatives are :1-there's no series # on the spine,2-no frontispiece or inner artwork not even a simple line drawing . if you're artistic you might add these on your own! this is still an easy 5* book! because of the 2 negatives this book is spectacular instead of legendary.

I loved this book couldn't put it down. I would recommend for any Nancy Drew fan. Great story with surprise guest appearance. The book and cover are both beautiful with stunning artwork.

My mom used to read Nancy Drew books when she was little so I got her this one for Christmas and she was so excited! Nancy Drew books are all good<3

I read it from start to finish as soon as I got it! The cover is beautiful and the story is fantastic! :)

Loved this one it was full of twists and turns and also had the Hardie Boys in it. Very enjoyable read.

First cd will not play just skips all the time

Great reading for all ages.

Amavo i libri di Nancy Drew da bambina e ho voluto regalarlo in lingua originale. È stato un dono apprezzato…

Good child's book. My granddaughter loves it.

Not what I expected. It seems too progressive for me.