The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6) 
An extra good Nancy Drew book. This time I counted all the instances where Ms. Keene referred to Nancy as "the young sleuth," and there were fewer than usual - only nine - plus one "young detective." Jolly good fun.
This was the first Nancy Drew book that I listened to and I loved it! The narrator, Lara Linney, does a wonderful job and she needs to read more than just the first 7 Nancy Drew books. I laughed out loud many times. The story was fun, but because of the audio I bumped it up to 4 stars.

I don't think I'll bother to sort through or call to mind enough from my large Nancy Drew collection in order to give them all ratings on Goodreads, but, this one is special because it's the first one I ever read. My grandparents had taken me to a thrift store or flea market, and ended up buying it for me -- it had that wonderful "old book smell" to it since it was an older edition, and it also ended up involving a cult, which to me at the time was particularly creepy and mysterious. And so that
I didn't like the fat shaming in this book but, hey, that's the 1930's for ya. Whatchu gonna do?
I hadn't read any books from this series in a while, but this was an enjoyable return to it.
This was the first Nancy drew book i read.It was so interesting I finished it in one or a few hours.It has mystery,perfume,"ghosts"and more.It all starts when Bess buys a bottle of oriental perfume sold by a hesitant woman.On the train ride to river heights,she accidentally spilled some on Nancy.Then a girl across their aisle faints.Nancy then gets a cup of water.on the way she encounters a man who smells the perfume then says "Any word from the chief?". That is the start of Nancy's
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Hardcover | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 3.89 | 11043 Users | 381 Reviews

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Title | : | The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6) |
Author | : | Carolyn Keene |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 1995 by Applewood Books (first published September 1st 1931) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens |
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I don’t remember this one from my childhood, but I’m sure I must have read it. As an adult it is rather absurd, but as a kid looking for adventures, I’m sure it was exciting and suspenseful. As an adult it is always easy to pick out features of children’s mystery books that help give away the clues and allow the reader to potentially solve the mystery on their own. Here we can see how the author makes it easy to pick out the “bad guys.” They are always described using words with negative connotations like rough, hard, penetrating eyes, or even outright hostile. The “good guys” are described using words with positive connotations such as sweet, personable, bright eyes, and warm. There is no wondering whether a character will be friend or foe, just see how they are described. As a kid I’m sure all those scary and mean bad guys were thrilling to read about. No doubt, I imagined myself as Nancy, brave and fearless, always just out of harm’s reach. Now if only it were so easy today to detect the “bad guys.” Criminals have gotten much more savvy in their duplicitous methods. Don’t think I’ll be fooled by a ghost costume and nonsensical waving of arms! Yesterday you could have gotten me, but today I’m wiser after reading this Nancy Drew case. A fast paced read, I was intrigued to see how all the various, albeit absurd, happenings would tie together in the end. Nancy was a childhood favorite and I just can’t bring myself to rate this less than 4 stars.Specify Books In Favor Of The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6)
Original Title: | The Secret of Red Gate Farm |
ISBN: | 1557091609 (ISBN13: 9781557091604) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6 |
Characters: | Nancy Drew |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 11043 Users | 381 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6)
#6 in my Nancy Drew read project! "The Secret of Red Gate Farm" was a solid entry in this mystery series. I randomly got the "Just As You Remember Them" version when I put a hold on it at the library - I actually secretly prefer these 1930s editions when I can get them, because I like reading the old-timey language (and sometimes laughing at the old-timey language). The only downer with that is that they are almost always completely different from the story in the yellow hardback editions, andAn extra good Nancy Drew book. This time I counted all the instances where Ms. Keene referred to Nancy as "the young sleuth," and there were fewer than usual - only nine - plus one "young detective." Jolly good fun.
This was the first Nancy Drew book that I listened to and I loved it! The narrator, Lara Linney, does a wonderful job and she needs to read more than just the first 7 Nancy Drew books. I laughed out loud many times. The story was fun, but because of the audio I bumped it up to 4 stars.

I don't think I'll bother to sort through or call to mind enough from my large Nancy Drew collection in order to give them all ratings on Goodreads, but, this one is special because it's the first one I ever read. My grandparents had taken me to a thrift store or flea market, and ended up buying it for me -- it had that wonderful "old book smell" to it since it was an older edition, and it also ended up involving a cult, which to me at the time was particularly creepy and mysterious. And so that
I didn't like the fat shaming in this book but, hey, that's the 1930's for ya. Whatchu gonna do?
I hadn't read any books from this series in a while, but this was an enjoyable return to it.
This was the first Nancy drew book i read.It was so interesting I finished it in one or a few hours.It has mystery,perfume,"ghosts"and more.It all starts when Bess buys a bottle of oriental perfume sold by a hesitant woman.On the train ride to river heights,she accidentally spilled some on Nancy.Then a girl across their aisle faints.Nancy then gets a cup of water.on the way she encounters a man who smells the perfume then says "Any word from the chief?". That is the start of Nancy's
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