Young Adult Revisited

One day, Nancy stops by her dad's law office to see him just as a large package arrives. Inside is a gorgeous Turkish rug. Though there's no label, Carson assumes it's from his old client Farouk. Farouk owned a popular rug store that had a gorgeous mannequin in the front window. Someone accused him of smuggling in antique illegal rugs, and he left town without a word. While going over the rug, she finds a car and a little boy with his dad, which she realizes is a sign for Carson. They take the rug home and find another mention of the mannequin. Ned stops by to pick her and the girls up. They head to the airport to pick up Bert and Dave, but the two's plane almost crashes. The whole group then goes back to the Drew house to look over the rug some more. The next morning, Nancy finds a message that says Farouk loved his mannequin. Ned thinks the whole thing is weird but agrees to help her with the case. They head off for a picnic lunch and stop by the man...

Part One: What would you do if your best friend confessed something really bad to you? That's the question Julie asks at the beginning of the book. While hanging out with her friends, they start gossiping about the upcoming party that Reva is throwing. Hillary is a gorgeous and super smart African American girl, and Taylor is a newer friend dating their good friend Sandy. Al, the loser of the group, then shows up. Al was once a nice guy before he started running with a bad crowd. He shows up with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other. After asking for 20 bucks, he starts threatening them. He tells Julie that he'll tell her mom he saw her smoking, even though her mom promised to give her $1,000 if she went through high school without smoking again after getting caught as a freshman. He then threatens to tell the school that Hillary cheated on a chemistry test. She gives him the money just as Julie's mom gets home. Mom chats with Al for awhile ...

A bunch of the guys recently started playing soccer during recess. Jessica refuses to play because she doesn't want to get dirty, but Elizabeth loves playing. When it's time for the youth teams to form, the guys tease her about how she's done for, but she points out that girls can play too. She and Eva both decide to try out. During dance class, they find out that their teacher plans to take them all to a real ballet performance. Liz can't go because it's on the same day as try outs. Though Jessica tries to convince her to blow it off, she really wants to play. Steven even coaches her and Eva, and Eva's dad, who was a coach before, works with them to get them ready. Jessica finally practices with her sister a little bit because she wants her to make the team. Elizabeth is really worried that she might get hit in the face. She was hit before by a ball and got a bloody nose. Eva loves playing goalie, but Liz worries too much. Steven tells her that ...

Mrs. Goode's Bakeware Company decided to hold a baking contest and picked Stoneybrook. One contest is open to younger bakers and one is open to those 16 and older. Claudia and Mary Anne decide to join forces and agree to let Shea Rodowsky join their team too. Logan and his little sister join Austin Bentley to form a team too. Cokie pairs up with Grace, but most teams are from other cities. One is comprised of some cute guys, and one has a girl named Julie. Claudia feels bad for her because Julie's parents own a cooking school and seemingly only want her to win to advertise their business. Cokie brags about their secret weapon and how it will help them win. She gets sick and has to drop out, but their secret weapon turns out to be Mari, the daughter of a pastry chef who learned everything her dad knows. Marty, the college intern for the contest, calls and asks the BSC to run a daycare for the kids of contestants. They all naturally agree to help. Claudia keeps co...

Quick note, this is the revised edition from 1959 and not the original edition from the 30s. Nancy gets a call from her close friend Helen for help. Since this is early in the series, Nancy is still honing her skills and wants to go on another investigation. Helen asks her to come check out the home of her aunt and great great grandmother. Before she can though, a Mr. Gomber arrives on her doorstep. He's the lawyer for this guy Willie. Willie owned land that a railroad company wanted to buy, something happened with his signature, and now the railroad company is suing. Gomber warns Nancy and Hannah that Carson is in serious danger and acts so threatening that Nancy throws him out. She then goes to see Helen's aunt Rosemary and Miss Flora, her great great grandmother. Rosemary gives her a short history of how they thought their big ass family home was haunted because they kept hearing weird footsteps and noises. Someone then broke in and stole some things. Nancy a...

Secret Admirer starts with a letter addressed to Selena from someone named The Sun that's all about how she is oh so beautiful and has hair of gold. Either she's a Wakefield twin or part of The Brady Bunch. Selena is the top actress in Shadyside High School and super popular too. After finishing up her latest performance, she steps off stage and rolls her eyes when her friend Jake calls her Moon. It's a nickname from when she was a kid because her name literally means moon. Selena then chats with her best friend Katy who is one the backstage crew. They were both overweight as kids, Selena lost some weight, and since Katy still has 20 extra pounds on her frame, she's clearly a loser. Backstage, Selena finds a bunch of dead flowers waiting for her and a note that says tonight was her final performance. On her way out, she has a run in with her ex-boyfriend Danny. Even though he's handsome, a football player, and super popular, she dumped him after six ...

Nancy is such a nice young girl that she offers to drive her new neighbor, Mrs. Tenney to Follett Mansion. Her Aunt Sara lived there for years before passing away. Tenney tells her all about how her aunt had a ton of antiques, but when they get there, everything of value is gone. Aunt Sara apparently split the furniture between Tenney and her cousin Alpha Zinn. Zinn is an antiques dealer, but Nancy doesn't think that's enough evidence or proof. Nancy does find a weird symbol. It's the witch tree symbol, which is a curse in Pennsylvania Dutch communities, and Zinn just so happens to live in that area. Tenney also tells her about an antiques dealer she met. He heard about Sara's death and stopped by to say he was interested in buying anything the heirs didn't want. She says that he left at the same time she left with the estate lawyer but isn't totally sure that the door was locked behind them. Nancy calls local hotels to see if the dealer – Roger Hoelt...