Captions Drew Chapter Titles Nancy
Published in Nancy Drew Anthology: Writing & Art Featuring Everybody’s Favorite Sleuth, Silver Birch Press, 2016
NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties—I technically thought I had these scans and I don’t—I am only posting the text of this poem. Scans of the book will be coming soon!
Captions Drew Chapter Titles Nancy
(Found/Erasure/Cut-up made from the Nancy Drew mysteries The Secret of Shadow Ranch, The Quest of the Missing Map, The Clue in the Old Album, and The Mystery of the 99 Steps by Carolyn Keene)
“Nancy has been poisoned!” the doctor announced
alarm hints fails the detective
puzzling paper treachery
“How strange!” Hannah murmured
fantastic double headlines
stolen story tactics
dog gift missing
George and Bess rushed forward to help Nancy
phantom sleuths
missing the dream
“Hang on, Nancy!” Tex shouted
sheriff’s nettle ride
startling red warning schoolmaster king
Could she trap the thief in this disguise? Nancy wondered
end revelation hoax
the lawsuit entrance
“At least I have a sketch of the intruder’s footprints,” Nancy said to herself
steps to the cliff’s strange scare
sudden parchment disappearance
“I must get out of here!” Nancy thought desperately
the dangerous sneak
exciting triple gift double prowler
Suddenly Nancy spotted the mysterious Arab
the desperado’s sinister red lights
curious secret suspect
“We must find the other part of the paper,” Nancy said
detective Nancy’s clue
the dog gift missing
“Never try to pierce the gypsies’ secrets, or misfortune will befall you!” the woman whispered
fortuneteller’s helpful news
danger treasure of perilous quest
foiled ghosts
“Come and rope me, pardner!” Bud challenged Bess
rewarding Nancy’s artist: a doll
shortcut rockslide
“What are you doing?” George called to the stranger
backstage surprises lion armor
complications interrupted source dismissal
investigates shadow property
“Drop that purse!” Nancy cried out
upsetting reunion of Warwick, the daring financier
prisoner stolen valuable program
curious footprints
“Get that blanket out of this house!” Hannah cried
interrupted knight followed gold
strange victories
“I won’t go there! It’s haunted!” Trixie called out
in shorty’s haunted frightened blue clue
the mannequin’s present impostor
The shock knocked them into the flower bed
amazing rattle attack
strange light purse
“I am being followed!” Nancy thought anxiously
two stranger trick
dream the strategy
“Halt! Or I’ll run you through!” the knight cried out
warning Nancy
green figure escaped tracing in dancing
“It’s one of Mrs. Struthers’ stolen dolls!” Nancy exclaimed
bride disguise
house hidden television revelation
unexpected tack clue
“Leave here at once and never come back!” the stranger warned
search the collector
room assignment
dungeon without program
“Nancy, be careful!” Bess cried fearfully
warning from gold stranger
number nine clue surprising confession
(Notes: This uses all of the captions found with the books’ illustrations, left in their entirety but presented in a different order. The captions are the first lines of every stanza. The remaining lines are made by mixing the words—minus most of the articles—from the chapter titles of the four books.)
Carolyn Keene, The Secret of the Shadow Ranch
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1993
(Originally published in 1931, revised in 1965)
Carolyn Keene, The Mystery of the Missing Map
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1997
(Originally published in 1942, revised in 1969)
Carolyn Keene, The Clue in the Old Album
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1977
(Originally published in 1947, revised in 1977)
Carolyn Keene, The Mystery of the 99 Steps
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1994
(Originally published in 1965)