Nancy Drew

[Veronica]

About half my girls this year are totally into the Nancy Drew series. I only have a few of the books, so I was thinking I'd get some more for my classroom library. I did some research to find out how many there are in the series, too many for me to buy them all. :(

I knew Carolyn Keene was a pseudonym, but Wikipedia says, they were written by several different people. Who knew!? I also thought they had been written in the late 40s and 50s. But they started in 1930, and they are still being written. She's one old teenager.

V.

[Brandi]

I was a big Hardy boys fan! of coarse I thought shawn cassiy was really cute!

[Eden]

I loved the Nancy Drew books when I was a kid - heck I still like them now, but definitely the original, orignals - they were re-written and "updated" in the 50's I think. The first printings have far more interesting language...

I had a big collection as a kid, but they were all sold when I was in college and my parents moved. I have just a couple now, one or two originals and a couple that were reissued just a few years ago in their original state.

[Starfish]

I was a big Hardy boys fan! of coarse I thought shawn cassiy was really cute!

Yeah, I was the 4th kid in the family, and the only girl, so it was the Hardy Boys books for me. There must be a whole bunch of us out there with the embarrassment of having had crushes on Shaun Cassidy. My friends and I had little notebooks in which we cut out magazine pictures from Tiger Beat and pasted them into our "journals."

Gads. :o

Books were great, though.

[teigyr]

I love(d) the Nancy Drew books! In fact, I would really love the whole set and I would read them now as an adult.

I remember that both Carolyn Keene and the person(s) who wrote the Hardy Boys were just pseudonyms and the books were written by a variety of people.

I saw the Nancy Drew movie when it came out a few months ago, in fact I went as close to opening night as I could. How's THAT for dorky???

[mimitabby]

I loved Nancy Drew as a child, but eventually found her adventures a bit too pat. I didn't know they were still being written.

[jobob]

Count me in with the Nancy Drew fans, circa late 60's :)

[salsabike]

Ditto, early/mid 60s.

[DirtDiva]

I had an older brother. I read a lot more Hardy Boys.

[divingbiker]

There must be a whole bunch of us out there with the embarrassment of having had crushes on Shaun Cassidy.

I'm sorry, but his big brother David was the dreamy one. ;)

[OakLeaf]

Late 60s here. My collection's long gone. But I'm trying to build a collection of the 1915-vintage "Motor Girls" and "Automobile Girls" series. Yum!

And would you believe a crush on Donny Osmond? :eek:

[bmccasland]

And to improve my french, I've been working my way through "Alice" mysteries (same author, translated into french, not sure how Nancy became Alice). Junior High reading level, about my speed.

[lauraelmore1033]

Ah, memories....
It was Hardy Boys for me (didn't care much for the Shaun Cassidy incarnation, though). And the Great Brain, and the Boxcar Children, and Pippi Longstocking and Little house on the Prarie... I LIVED at the library.

[OakLeaf]

And to improve my french, I've been working my way through "Alice" mysteries (same author, translated into french, not sure how Nancy became Alice). Junior High reading level, about my speed.

Oh, good idea! Not enough slang in the newspapers, way too much in the blogs and message boards. I've got to try some young adult fiction. Amazon.fr, here I come!

Although really what I need to do is improve my aural comprehension. I wish I was in one place long enough to take a class.

[bmccasland]

Oh, good idea! Not enough slang in the newspapers, way too much in the blogs and message boards. I've got to try some young adult fiction. Amazon.fr, here I come!

Although really what I need to do is improve my aural comprehension. I wish I was in one place long enough to take a class.

Is there an Alliance Francaise near you? Their classes are small, and stress oral comprehension. I've been studying with them for 3-4 years, although I'm not taking classes now. Hope to return in January.

[Thorn]

Oh, good idea! Not enough slang in the newspapers, way too much in the blogs and message boards. I've got to try some young adult fiction. Amazon.fr, here I come!

Try http://www.amazon.ca/. Compare exchange rates and shipping, but we've had good luck getting French books from Canada.

Not that I can read, speak or understand very well, but I keep trying. Started with Asterix and then moved up to Harry Potter. Never thought about Nancy Drew. Cool. More ideas.

[Trekhawk]

I love(d) the Nancy Drew books! In fact, I would really love the whole set and I would read them now as an adult.

I remember that both Carolyn Keene and the person(s) who wrote the Hardy Boys were just pseudonyms and the books were written by a variety of people.

I saw the Nancy Drew movie when it came out a few months ago, in fact I went as close to opening night as I could. How's THAT for dorky???

I love Nancy Drew too!! I don't think you are dorky at all.:)

[aka_kim]

I like the idea of the French version of Nancy Drew too, I'll have to check that out. (I never read any Nancy Drew as a child. :( )

On the topic of French reading/listening resources ... I really like Bien-Dire audiomagazine, and I've been thinking about the Linguality "book club", but I think it requires a full 1-year subscription and I've balked at the price.

[Jones]

Veronica,
I have two daughters who are totally uninterested in reading Nancy Drew (they read lots of other things just not Nancy). So, I have five Nancy Drew books that are in like new condition that I would be happy to send to you for your classroom.
Jones

[Veronica]

Thank you!

I PM'ed you with my school address. For me it's kind of exciting to see my kids eagerly reading and talking about the books with each other. They don't want to put them down. It's actually gotten some of my boys to start reading The Hardy Boys. :)

V.

[OakLeaf]

It looks like the Alliance Francaise classes are short-term enough I could actually do that. I'm never in one place long enough to take a community college class. It's more than an hour drive, but I just might! Thanks!

[northstar]

I have 7th graders; a lot of my former Nancy Drew-girls are now into Sammy Keyes books.

[Brandi]

Yeah, I was the 4th kid in the family, and the only girl, so it was the Hardy Boys books for me. There must be a whole bunch of us out there with the embarrassment of having had crushes on Shaun Cassidy. My friends and I had little notebooks in which we cut out magazine pictures from Tiger Beat and pasted them into our "journals."

Gads. :o

Books were great, though.
That is so fuuny! i had them all over my walls not my notebook. But I never liked Leaf Garret! My husband teases me and says i do. it only cause that is the only name of a guy at that time that he remeber's. i DID NOT LOVE HIM!

[whippetgirl]

I loved Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
Has anyone read the Maisie Dobbs books by Jacqueline Winspear? They are a more grown-up version of Nancy Drew, although teens would enjoy them too.

[SheFly]

I still have about 25 of my original hardcover Nancy Drew books, in like new condition. They are tagged for my niece. I also read the Bobbsie Twins, and have one or two of those as well.

SheFly