NANCY DREW: THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE

NANCY DREW: THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE by Carolyn Keene

I was an avid Nancy Drew reader as a kid. Every library trip, I had my staples that filled my pile, and Nancy Drew was one of them. My youngest daughter hadn't experienced one, so it was time. I let her choose which one she wanted, and we did it read-aloud style so I could relive my childhood. Boy did it take me back!

The Hidden Staircase is about as perfect of a mystery as you can imagine. Old mansions with secret passages, the possibility of "ghosts" trying to make an old woman give up her home, and no-nonsense Nancy to the rescue! Is there really anything else to add to the mix? Oh wait, there is one thing more. The last sentences of the book where the title of the next one is given, and you start to dream about what could possibly be happening there! The best hooks ever! Love it!