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Vans & Villains

by Carolyn Keene Publisher: ALADDIN

A road trip with a mystery in tow

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A road trip with a mystery in tow

Nancy, Bess, and George set out to drive a camper van from Chicago to Los Angeles, but the seven-day trip brings bad weather, mechanical trouble, and tensions in close quarters. When Nancy suspects they are being followed, the journey’s practical setbacks become tangled with a question of possible sabotage—and whether her mystery-solving instincts are leading her astray. The story combines a cross-country adventure with a puzzle that tests the friends’ ability to manage uncertainty and keep their trip, and their friendship, on course.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers who enjoy Nancy Drew mysteries and detective stories.
  • Readers interested in friendship, road trips, and camper-van adventures.
  • Children around ages 9–12, as indicated in the book metadata.

Themes

Mystery and suspicionFriendship under pressureRoad-trip adventure

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Book overview

Nancy, Bess, and George embark on an ill-fated cross-country road trip in the twenty-seventh Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.

When George wins an exciting contest from her favorite van life influencers to transport their camper van from Chicago to Los Angeles, she naturally invites Nancy and Bess along to live out her van life fantasies for seven days.

But things quickly go sideways for the girls, from bad weather to mechanical problems, leading to personality clashes in a small, closed space. Worse yet, Nancy feels like someone is following them. Could someone be trying to sabotage the trip? Or is Nancy so used to solving mysteries that she's starting to see villains where there are none?

Nancy had better figure it out quickly if their road trip--and their friendship--is going to survive the chaos.
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