Nancy Drew: Mr. Cheeters is Missing

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Petrucha, Stefan. 2006. Nancy Drew: Mr. Cheeters is Missing. Ill. by Sho Murase. New York: Papercutz.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Mr. Cheeters is missing and so is a diamond necklace. Nancy Drew takes to case only to discover that Mr. Cheeters is a chimp and some people do not think he even exists. Nancy, Bess, and George set out to find Mr. Cheeters and recover the necklace.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS:

This graphic novel based on the popular series by Carolyn Keene brings the character of Nancy Drew to a new generation of girls and boys. Totally modernized, Nancy Drew is still solving mysteries along with her friends George and Bess. The illustrations of the novel have an anime look to them. The pages of the book are glossy and there are usually three frames to each page. The illustrations provide readers with the action portion to the story while the author is free to focus on the plot line. While older readers may not appreciate this new Nancy, younger readers have the opportunity to discover this new, modern, hip Ms. Drew.

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From the Publisher:
When the eccentric Blanche Porter reports that her beloved Mr. Cheeters has vanished, it isn’t your standard missing persons case. As Nancy Drew soon discovers, Mr. Cheeters, is a pet chimp. Or is he? Based on a preliminary investigation and information obtained from Blanche’s brother, Lawrence, the River Heights police dismiss the case as bogus – doubting that there ever was a Mr. Cheeters to begin with. But when Nancy Drew discovers there’s a missing diamond necklace as well – she’s on the case! Can Nancy, along with Bess and George, recover the great ape and the necklace, or has Blanche Porter made a monkey out of Nancy Drew? Ages 8 to 12.