Wedding Day Disaster (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Series #17) »

Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective and Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series.

Macky Pamintuan was born and raised in Davao, a city in the southern Philippines. As a young child, drawing was his favorite pastime and an activity that brought him delight and satisfaction. Early on, his parents discovered that giving him paper and pencil was a sure way to keep him busy, quiet, and out of trouble. He still remembers the day when he successfully drew Mickey Mouse and Superman, a huge breakthrough and a sweet triumph. He moved to San Francisco at age 21 and in 1998 enrolled in the Academy of Art College to pursue illustration. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in December 2003 and placed on the President's Honor List. When not illustrating, Macky enjoys playing basketball, his other true passion.

Nancy's cousin is getting married, and Nancy is the flower girl. She can't wait to see the butter crème de le crème wedding cake! Bess and George have the special job of rolling out the cake. But a wedding day disaster strikes when Bess and George bring out the cake and Nancy notices that a slice is missing. Who would want to ruin it?

The crew begins to wonder if the culprit is Kendall, the bride's neighbor. But when the clues point to another guest, Nancy is worried. Will this culprit get to have his cake and eat it too?

Children's Literature

She's back! Nancy Drew as an eight-year-old is the flower girl at her cousin Sara's wedding, where everyone wears white. True to form, Nancy, George, and Bess have started their own mystery-solving club, Clue Crew. When they discover that a huge chunk of the wedding cake is missing, the members of Clue Crew list their usual suspects. Using a computer to keep suspects' names gives a contemporary twist to the Nancy Drew books your grandmother read and loved. Kendall, a neighborhood pest, Aunt Patsy, who also bakes wedding cakes and Mr. Kerndraut, the overweight owner of the Chapel of Love, are listed as suspects. But where is the evidence? Expecting solving the mystery will be "a piece of cake," their hot list of suspects doesn't even come close. A word of warning: don't read #17 Wedding Day Disaster if you are hungry unless a cake with butter icing is nearby. Illustrations are amusing and attractive black and whites. Join the Clue Crew and solve the first 16 cases. At the end is a basket case activity. Reviewer: JoAn Watson Martin

CHAPTER ONE: FLOWER POWER

CHAPTER TWO: BRAT ATTACK

CHAPTER THREE: SWEET REVENGE

CHAPTER FOUR: POPPED QUIZ

CHAPTER FIVE: BUTTER SPUTTER

CHAPTER SIX: CAUGHT IN THE ACT

CHAPTER SEVEN: HIDE AND PEEK

CHAPTER EIGHT: NOSE KNOWS

CHAPTER NINE: ART SMART

CHAPTER TEN: CASE CRACKED