Nancy Drew: Notebooks books in order

Nancy Drew: Notebooks follows a young Nancy through sixty-nine chapter-book mysteries for early readers, from slumber party secrets to kitten capers.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Slumber Party Secret 1994 Nancy Drew Buy
2 The Lost Locket 1994 Nancy Drew Buy
3 The Secret Santa 1994 Nancy Drew Buy
4 Bad Day for Ballet 1995 Nancy Drew Buy
5 The Soccer Shoe Clue 1995 Nancy Drew Buy
6 The Ice Cream Scoop 1995 Nancy Drew Buy
7 Trouble at Camp Treehouse 1995 Nancy Drew Buy
8 The Best Detective 1995 Nancy Drew Buy
9 The Thanksgiving Surprise 1995 Nancy Drew Buy
10 Not Nice on Ice 1996 Nancy Drew Buy
11 The Pen Pal Puzzle 1996 Nancy Drew Buy
12 The Puppy Problem 1996 Nancy Drew Buy
13 The Wedding Gift Goof 1996 Nancy Drew Buy
14 The Funny Face Fight 1996 Nancy Drew Buy
15 The Crazy Key Clue 1996 Nancy Drew Buy
16 The Ski Slope Mystery 1997 Nancy Drew Buy
17 Whose Pet Is Best? 1997 Nancy Drew Buy
18 The Stolen Unicorn 1997 Nancy Drew Buy
19 The Lemonade Raid 1997 Nancy Drew Buy
20 Hannah’s Secret 1997 Nancy Drew Buy
21 Princess on Parade 1997 Nancy Drew Buy
22 The Clue in the Glue 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
23 Alien in the Classroom 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
24 The Hidden Treasures 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
25 Dare at the Fair 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
26 The Lucky Horseshoes 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
27 Trouble Takes the Cake 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
28 Thrill on the Hill 1998 Nancy Drew Buy
29 Lights! Camera! Clues! 1999 Nancy Drew Buy
30 It’s No Joke! 1999 Nancy Drew Buy
31 The Fine-Feathered Mystery 1999 Nancy Drew Buy
32 The Black Velvet Mystery 1999 Nancy Drew Buy
33 The Gumdrop Ghost 1999 Nancy Drew Buy
34 Trash or Treasure? 2000 Nancy Drew Buy
35 Third-Grade Reporter 2000 Nancy Drew Buy
36 The Make-Believe Mystery 2000 Nancy Drew Buy
37 Dude Ranch Detective 2000 Nancy Drew Buy
38 Candy Is Dandy 2000 Nancy Drew Buy
39 The Chinese New Year Mystery 2000 Nancy Drew Buy
40 Dinosaur Alert! 2001 Nancy Drew Buy
41 Flower Power 2001 Nancy Drew Buy
42 Circus Act 2001 Nancy Drew Buy
43 The Walkie Talkie Mystery 2001 Nancy Drew Buy
44 The Purple Fingerprint 2001 Nancy Drew Buy
45 The Dashing Dog Mystery 2001 Nancy Drew Buy
46 The Snow Queen’s Surprise 2002 Nancy Drew Buy
47 The Crook Who Took the Book 2002 Nancy Drew Buy
48 The Crazy Carnival Case 2002 Nancy Drew Buy
49 The Sand Castle Mystery 2002 Nancy Drew Buy
50 The Scarytales Sleepover 2002 Nancy Drew Buy
51 The Old-Fashioned Mystery 2002 Nancy Drew Buy
52 Big Worry In Wonderland 2003 Nancy Drew Buy
53 Recipe for Trouble 2003 Nancy Drew Buy
54 The Stinky Cheese Surprise 2003 Nancy Drew Buy
55 The Day Camp Disaster 2003 Nancy Drew Buy
56 Turkey Trouble 2003 Nancy Drew Buy
57 The Carousel Mystery 2003 Nancy Drew Buy
58 The Dollhouse Mystery 2004 Nancy Drew Buy
59 The Bike Race Mystery 2004 Nancy Drew Buy
60 The Lighthouse Mystery 2004 Nancy Drew Buy
61 Space Case 2004 Nancy Drew Buy
62 The Secret in the Spooky Woods 2004 Nancy Drew Buy
63 The Snowman Surprise 2004 Nancy Drew Buy
64 The Bunny-Hop Hoax 2005 Nancy Drew Buy
65 Strike-Out Scare 2005 Nancy Drew Buy
66 Zoo Clue 2005 Nancy Drew Buy
67 The Singing Suspects 2005 Nancy Drew Buy
68 The Apple Bandit 2005 Nancy Drew Buy
69 The Kitten Caper 2005 Nancy Drew Buy

Nancy Drew: Notebooks ran sixty-nine books from 1994 to 2005, following a young Nancy through mysteries scaled for early readers. The Slumber Party Secret through The Kitten Caper cover the kind of cases an eight-year-old detective might encounter — missing items, school pranks, neighborhood puzzles.

The series predated the Clue Crew as the franchise’s entry point for young readers, establishing the pattern of adapting Nancy Drew for different age groups that continues today.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Nancy Drew: Notebooks series?

There are 69 books in the Nancy Drew: Notebooks series, published between 1994 and 2005.

What is the first book in the Nancy Drew: Notebooks series?

The first book in the Nancy Drew: Notebooks series is The Slumber Party Secret, published in 1994.

What is Nancy Drew: Notebooks?

Nancy Drew: Notebooks features a young Nancy (around eight years old) solving age-appropriate mysteries in sixty-nine chapter books. Published between 1994 and 2005, the series targets early readers with short, accessible mysteries about missing lockets, puppy problems, and classroom aliens.

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