The Chinese New Year Mystery

By Jan Naimo Jones and Carolyn Keene

WHAT'S CHINESE NEW YEAR WITHOUT A DRAGON?
The third-grade classes at Nancy's school are learning about Chinese culture, and they'll celebrate the Chinese New Year with a special parade. The highlight of the parade will be a dragon costume. Nancy's class is making it out of feathers, sequins, gold tassels, and red silk. But right before the big day, the dragon disappears!
Nancy, Bess, and George are in the New Year's spirit. They've enjoyed a delicious feast at the home of their classmate Mari Cheng. She's even lent the girls special Chinese outfits to wear. But without the dragon, there will be no parade. And that makes Nancy roaring mad!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Release date: Jan 30, 2002
• ISBN: 9780743427753

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A Surprise in Disguise

Nancy, George, and Bess walked to Mari Cheng’s house. There were lots of bushes in front of the house. Their dark green branches were covered with snow.

As the girls got close to the door, Nancy heard a rustling noise in the bushes. What’s that? she whispered to her friends.

It’s probably just a squirrel, George replied. She reached up to ring the doorbell.

But before she could do that, the rustling noise grew louder. The bushes began to shake, and a puffy cloud of snow rose in the air.

All of a sudden, something jumped out of the bushes toward the girls. It was a weird creature with a tiger face!

Grrrr! the creature snarled.

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