Jan Naimo Jones

SUGAR, COCOA,
CARAMEL, CHOCOLATE --
A MISSING CANDY
FORMULA MAKES A
STICKY MESS! What could be sweeter than a visit to Zuckerman's Zonked Candy Factory? Nancy and her class will see how their favorite candy is made, and even get free... Lire la suite

"SUGAR IS SWEET,
SNOW IS NICE.
TURN THIS PESTY
DOG INTO ICE!"
Nancy's friend Rebecca Ramirez wants to be an actress when she grows up. Now that she has the part of the Snow Queen in a play, she claims that with a wave of her magic... Lire la suite

WHAT'S CHINESE NEW YEAR WITHOUT A DRAGON?
The third-grade classes at Nancy's school are learning about Chinese culture, and they'll celebrate the Chinese New Year with a special parade. The highlight of the parade will be a dragon costume. Nancy... Lire la suite

NANCY'S FAVORITE
MYSTERY WRITER NEEDS
A DETECTIVE --
TO FIND HIS OWN BOOK! Morton Sandback is coming to River Heights to read from his new mystery at his daughter's bookstore. Then she's going to surprise him with a rare copy of his very... Lire la suite

A spooky and fun-filled mystery for Nancy and her friends in this entry in the Nancy Drew Notebooks. Rumor has it that the woods in River Heights Park are haunted! There have been eerie noises and unexplained lights coming from there lately. At... Lire la suite

For a class project Nancy and her friends must interview a neighbor with an interesting hobby. So they pick Terry Smith, who takes stray cats and kittens into her barn and finds them new homes. The girls have fun visiting with the cats, and Bess... Lire la suite

It’s volunteer week at Carl Sandburg Elementary School, and Nancy is very excited about her job. She will be walking Mrs. Rutledge’s dog, Baby. Mrs. Rutledge owns the biggest, fanciest house in River Heights. And she also owns the smallest one—a... Lire la suite

Nancy and her friends are on a class trip to the zoo. Everyone brought a camera and is excited because their teacher has announced a Best Photo contest. Whoever takes the best picture at the zoo wins a prize! The trip is going great—until a... Lire la suite

Nancy, George, and Bess love Hamburger Herbie’s—after all, they know a good hamburger when they taste one! But when Regal Burger opens across the street with its games and flashy giveaways, Herbie is scared that his business will be ruined. Nancy,... Lire la suite

Nancy and her friends are off on an apple-picking adventure! They are headed to the Kids Apple Festival, where they will pick apples, go on a hayride, and work their way through a cornstalk maze. Bess is excited about the applesauce-eating contest... Lire la suite

It’s the week before Thanksgiving in River Heights—time for turkey! But this year it looks less like turkey time and more like turkey trouble! When new girl Riley MacArthur brings a real live turkey in for show-and-tell, Nancy’s class is excited.... Lire la suite

Nancy, Bess, and George are having a blast at the River Heights Carnival, sampling yummy snacks and trying to win prizes. Most of all, the girls can’t wait for their favorite local singing star, Isabelle Santoro, to perform. But Isabelle may cancel... Lire la suite

Nancy’s friends are sad because the class hamster has gone missing. Poor Nibbles. But then Katie brings in a bunny named Bun Franklin to be the new class pet! Everyone is thrilled, and now they can began preparing for the Spring Fair. But soon... Lire la suite

Nancy and her friends can’t wait to enter the singing contest being held in the park—they’ll call themselves the Spy Girlz! They decide to wear their coolest clothes, and Riley has even let them borrow a pair of sunglasses that once belonged to teen... Lire la suite

The girls have joined the Mahoney Marlins junior baseball team! Nancy will pitch, Bess will catch, and George will play shortstop. The girls are excited, but Bess worries that baseball isn’t exactly her thing. However, Bess turns out to be an... Lire la suite

Adventure is brewing at Scarytales, a creepy old house where storybook villains like the Big Bad Wolf, Captain Hook, and the mean stepsisters from “Cinderella” come to life. So when Nancy, Bess, George, Katie Zaleski, and her parrot, Lester, go to... Lire la suite

Dylan carves a little red boat with his own two hands—but then it gets lost down the river! He thinks it's gone forever. But one day, he finds it when he least expects it. Will Dylan get his boat back again? Find out in this picture book that... Lire la suite

Nancy’s class is performing Alice in Wonderland, and everyone is busy practicing for the big day. Rehearsals are running smoothly until the Mad Hatter, pesky Orson Wong, discovers that his “magic” hat has vanished. How will the Mad Hatter remember... Lire la suite

Every year, Tori and her mom look forward to their town's Fall Festival. This year, they decide to make submissions to their divisions' cake competitions. Tori wants to win the first-prize ribbon so badly! But when things don't turn out the way she... Lire la suite

Nancy, George, and Bess can’t believe the out-of-this-world contest McCormick’s grocery store is having—the kid who guess the number of jelly beans in the jar wins a trip to a space camp! Nancy is superexcited because she has been studying the stars... Lire la suite