Nancy Drew

[carnation]

I'm a fan, so were my mother and grandmother, and so are my daughters! My favorite: Secret of the Golden Pavilion.

Observations: why isn't Nancy brain-damaged after all the times she's been conked over the head by the crooks? (ditto the Hardy Boys)

Why do the criminals always plan to kill her slowly, like leaving her in the elevator to join the ghost of Blackwood Hall? (I guess to give her time to escape but in real life, they'd just take her out with a gun.)

Why are these people always described thusly: George-athletic, Bess-plump, Burt-stocky, Dave-rangy?

[WCUgirl]

I loved reading Nancy Drew as a child. For some reason I could never get into the Hardy Boys though.

My favorite Nancy Drew was one of the "new" ones, where Ned pretends to be engaged to some other girl, b/c she's the bad guy. There's also some skydiving involved. Can't remember the title though.

[Sister Havana]

I loved Nancy Drew. : ) My favorite was "The Clue in the Jewel Box."

[AGDee]

My daughter has one of the Nancy Drew computer games, where you have to go through and solve the mystery! It's a lot of fun!

Dee

[tinydancer]

I still love Nancy Drew, especially the old ones. The first one I read was "The Mystery of the Tolling Bell." I remember reading it at Girl Scout camp. I still have all my old ones, too.

[phisigduchesscv]

My blood sister absolutely loved Nancy Drew and had all of her books that were published in the 60's. She only has a son so I've inherited all those books to give to my daughter if I ever have kids.

The weird part is I've never read a Nancy Drew book in my life.
Carolyn Keene did write another series with only about 17 books. The series was called The Dana Girls. I loved those books.

Besides the Dana Girls, I loved Trixie Belden. I have every book that was published and am really excited that they are releasing them again.

[madmax]

Ever heard of Encyclopedia Brown?

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

Yes! And the Bobbsey Twins.

Carnation, my mom told me that the reason they use the same descriptive words over and over (I had noticed the music in every dance club was "pounding") is because they're written by different people, but they're trying to make it LOOK like they're written by the same person. Because of course Carolyn Keene isn't writing "the new Nancy Drew Files".

[Sister Havana]

Ooooh, I loved Encyclopedia Brown too!

[carnation]

Oh, that's why they did that!

I loved the Bobbseys...I was the third generation in my family to read those too. My favorite Bobbsey books: Goldfish Mystery, In Volcano Land, and At School.

[lake]

I love Nancy Drew too! My mom (who also used to read them) got me started on them when I was a little girl. I think the first one I read was "The Bungalow Mystery". My favorite is "The Clue of the Broken Locket". I still have all of my old ones and am toying around with the idea of fleshing out my collection if I ever have money again!

[carnation]

Oh boy, thanks for starting this thread up again!

I fleshed out my collection thanks to eBay and Amazon. Some of my originals were read so much that they're falling apart!

[aephi alum]

I used to love Nancy Drew. The library where I grew up had a pretty good collection, and I blew through them. I can't really remember all that much about the stories, though... it's been many years.

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by phisigduchesscv

Besides the Dana Girls, I loved Trixie Belden. I have every book that was published and am really excited that they are releasing them again.

I liked Nancy Drew, but I adored Trixie Belden. I've still got my collection at my mom's house.

[carnation]

I liked the Trixie Belden books but I fervently wished that she would stop saying, "Gleeps!"