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Password to Larkspur Lane (Nancy Drew #10)
A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy with a clue to a mysterious retreat.
Hardcover, 175 pages
Published
June 1st 1960
by Grosset & Dunlap
(first published 1933)
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A carrier pigeon lands in the Drew's yard with a hurt wing and an undelivered letter contain an odd set of directions. After visiting her family doctor for her housekeeper's sprained ankle he confides that he had been taken recently, blind-folded to tend an elderly woman. This sparks Nancy's interest and sets about deciphering the bird's message which she believes to be an important clue.
Why must the newer yellow hardcovers be politically incorrect? It is screamingly obvious that Carolyn Keene h...more
Why must the newer yellow hardcovers be politically incorrect? It is screamingly obvious that Carolyn Keene h...more
The cover photo most resembles the edition we read, but mine was published in 1933, so may be less politically correct than later versions. Fortunately there are no "colored" servants shuffling or speaking in dialect in this story and no one with sinister foreign accents. The mystery itself is okay, though it drags a bit. Nancy tracks down a fake hospital where a band of crooks hold old ladies against their will and force them to sign over their fortunes. They seem to do this by drugging and hyp...more
Intrepid sleuth Nancy Drew has two mysteries to solve. It begins when a homing pigeon crash lands on her property. The message the pigeon is carrying is strange, if not a little ominous. As more unusual developments happen, Nancy realizes that the message is connected to the mysterious absence of an elderly woman named Mrs. Eldridge. The second mystery centers around a frightening ring of blue fire showing up near the home Helen Corning’s grandparents after dark. When Helen asks Nancy to find ou...more
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I really loved Nancy Drew books as a kid - often read three at a time in second and third grade. However, in rereading them with my daughter, there are things that bother me as I read this one.
First, the clues are so fast-coming that my 4th grade daughter missed a few as clues because she was still processing the one on the previous page. However, she likes how fast paced it is.
Second, Nancy is a bit spoiled. She has a perfectly good convertible, but her dad gets her a new one.
Finally, this pa...more
First, the clues are so fast-coming that my 4th grade daughter missed a few as clues because she was still processing the one on the previous page. However, she likes how fast paced it is.
Second, Nancy is a bit spoiled. She has a perfectly good convertible, but her dad gets her a new one.
Finally, this pa...more
Intrepid sleuth Nancy Drew has two mysteries to solve. It begins when a homing pigeon crash lands on her property. The message the pigeon is carrying is strange, if not a little ominous. As more unusual developments happen, Nancy realizes that the message is connected to the mysterious absence of an elderly woman named Mrs. Eldridge. The second mystery centers around a frightening ring of blue fire showing up near the home of Nancy's friend, Helen Corning's grandparents after dark. When Helen as...more
why doesn't GoodReads admit that there are two different novels titled _Password to Larkspur Lane_?? first of all, i read TWO DIFFERENT BOOKS for which i should receive APPROPRIATE CREDIT. secondly, only one of these novels was genuinely interesting. (yes, of COURSE _i_ liked it when nancy purchases then dons the clothing that constitutes her old lady disguise, but i don't think old carolyn keene even mentioned the type of fabric...so whatev. i may be a sucker for descriptions of clothes, but i...more
I loved Nancy Drew as a kid and read all that I could get my hands on. This was one I remember and one my daughter enjoyed too. Rereading it was fun - the whole thing is a ridiculous bunch of coincidences and improbabilities but it was a fun read that completely reminded me why I loved Nancy Drew. The endless supply of convertibles, the fact that Nancy can do everything, the perfectly behaved friends and "special friends" and the overly evil villains all make for a quick paced completely unreali...more
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She was dressed in a Chinese-style pink kimono
What the heck is a Chinese-style kimono? Is it anything like a Korean-style ao dai? A French-style kilt? A Greek-style turban?
Nancy Drew books are fairly entertaining, but there really isn't any actual sleuthing going on. It's more like, Nancy ends up being assaulted by sheer coincidences and pure dumb luck around every corner. They couldn't wait for this one to get started; on the very first page already the pigeon that kick-starts Nancy's involveme...more
What the heck is a Chinese-style kimono? Is it anything like a Korean-style ao dai? A French-style kilt? A Greek-style turban?
Nancy Drew books are fairly entertaining, but there really isn't any actual sleuthing going on. It's more like, Nancy ends up being assaulted by sheer coincidences and pure dumb luck around every corner. They couldn't wait for this one to get started; on the very first page already the pigeon that kick-starts Nancy's involveme...more
Kelsey and I have read this book. It's pretty cool to enjoy books right along with Kelsey. "The Secret of the Old Clock" is the only one of the Nancy Drew mysteries that I had when I was younger. Kelsey and I are now reading #13 - The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. If you like mystery, if you have a young reader you want to encourage...I highly recommend these for some together time that's well worth it. Good to the last page! :-)
I love this Nancy Drew book. This is one I can remember reading when I was a kid. Nancy has not one but two mysteriesto solve and in the midst of everything she also saves a few lives; and she does it all pretty much on her own. Part of the charm of perfect Nancy is the fact that she solves these my steries without a cell phone, GPS, or the internet and the suspects are usually hardened criminals.
This time Nancy finds an injured homing pigeon that leads her to the mystery of a missing woman who...more
This time Nancy finds an injured homing pigeon that leads her to the mystery of a missing woman who...more
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Of all the Nancy Drew books I read as a kid, this one stays with me. I remember the key phrase "At 1600 blue bells will be singing horses" as the code to get in. I still use that jokingly when someone mentions passwords, or secret messages.
I can't remember, did Nancy get knocked on the head and have to eat consume and a light dinner? That happens so many times in these books.
I can't remember, did Nancy get knocked on the head and have to eat consume and a light dinner? That happens so many times in these books.
This series was the holy grail of all series when I was in elementary school. All of the girls used to fight over them, and I would feel super special if I ever got to check one out. Even though my tastes in literature have changed and matured since then, these books still hold a special place in my heart.
this book was awesome it was all about adventure and of course nancy is on another case. this time she is solving two mysteries at one time its about a mysterious blue flame and an old lady in a "nursing home" you'll have to read the book if you want to see if she solves both cases. loved it!!
Nancy drew is one of my most favourite sleuth in all the books I have read. Even though one of my friend thinks thAt it's not worth reading it anymore and thinks that we have to move on to more advanced vocabulary- containing books, I really like it! It just makes you keep reading on and on and on...
Grew up reading every Nancy Drew book out there. I had the whole set in hardback (sold them at yard sales, wish I would've kept them all) Intrepid sleuth Nancy Drew has two mysteries to solve. It begins when a homing pigeon crash lands on her property. The message the pigeon is carrying is strange, if not a little ominous. As more unusual developments happen, Nancy realizes that the message is connected to the mysterious absence of an elderly woman named Mrs. Eldridge. The second mystery centers...more
It was great! As a Nancy Drew fan, i cannot get over the shivers or the smile as the book went on and on! As you can see, I only did four stars cause the end was a little... too simple. But other than that, loved it. There were many characters jumping in your head as if they were realistic.
Keene gives light to people who would steal, lie and cheat to other people for money in this book. This book does not only give us the (expected in every book of keene's) sensation of mystery but also reminded us to be content.
This book was a very easy read. It was interesting and fun, but didn't improve my language any. It was a nice, laid back, relaxing book. In a few more years, Nancy Drew might be too childish for me, but for now, its great.
I've read this one before, but I couldn't resist the audiobook version. However, on reading Miss Drew again, I have to wonder about a dad who wouldn't mind his daughter crossing paths with a convicted felon, confronting a purse snatcher and actively seeking out new opportunities for sleuthing.
I read all the Nancy Drew books (and the Hardy Boys) when I was a child, but I will admit that I have read them all again as an adult (a few years ago). The stories are old fashioned, but that's why I like them so much.
Wow, Nancy is soooooooo sappy. I don't usually read Nancy Drew books because they're not really my style. I mean they are really clever and are good books, but they aren't my favorite.
WOW this one was amazing!! I don't know why, but i found that there was so many parts to it which made the mystery alot more impressive!!Another great addition to the Nancy Drew series!
Zanier than most! Here's my favorite line: "I'll wire the International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers and give them the number stamped on the bird's leg ring." Who knew?!!
Amelia Hurley Novatny 175 pages
Nancy and her housekeeper, Hannah, find an unregistered passenger pigon with a strange message inside. Something related to the message, a doctor gets captured into a car, and hears a related message, then gets returned. nancy hears and finds more of these messages. Then she finds out where the pigon came from, and went to return it. The place was not where the doctor had been taken, but must be a similar hidout of the gang's. Later, Nancy's handbag is stolen by so...more
Nancy and her housekeeper, Hannah, find an unregistered passenger pigon with a strange message inside. Something related to the message, a doctor gets captured into a car, and hears a related message, then gets returned. nancy hears and finds more of these messages. Then she finds out where the pigon came from, and went to return it. The place was not where the doctor had been taken, but must be a similar hidout of the gang's. Later, Nancy's handbag is stolen by so...more
Sadly, there is no chloroforming or drowning. But there is disguise and escape and Nancy being thrown into a hole, so we know it's still our Nancy Drew. :)
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This is a really cool book. When I got it from the library, I couldn't put it down! I read it a while ago, but I re-read it just a few weeks ago.
I don't remember much of anything from this Nancy Drew book but I'm pretty sure it was okay, not one of the better Nancy Drew books.
I never read Nancy Drew books when I was little- so now I like to read them once in awhile. I enjoy the characters and stories.
This was one of my favorites of the first 10... even 30 plus years later I remember how fun the series was to read.
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Carolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.
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“Bell seated himself behind the desk, motioning for Nancy to stand opposite him. There was tense silence for a moment. Then Bell reached for a desk telephone.
"I am going to call the police, Miss Drew, and turn you over to them on a charge of trespassing, breaking, and entering with an attempt to steal."
"I wish you would," Nancy replied. "if it is possible over that dummy telephone.”
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"I am going to call the police, Miss Drew, and turn you over to them on a charge of trespassing, breaking, and entering with an attempt to steal."
"I wish you would," Nancy replied. "if it is possible over that dummy telephone.”
“Luther, bring the gatekeeper quickly!" Bell ordered. "Just how did you get in, Miss Drew?"
"I came in at the entrance," Nancy replied. "The larkspur is beautiful.”
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"I came in at the entrance," Nancy replied. "The larkspur is beautiful.”
