The first in the series...The Nancy Drew Mystery Series turned 80 years old this week! We read every single volume in the 1970's and early 80's and LOVED them.
The books written and released in the 1930's were revamped and re-released in 1950's.
Nancy Drew, detective extraordinaire, was SO AHEAD OF HER TIME, that was refreshing and exciting to read the adventures and mysteries and try to solve them "with her". Nancy drove the coolest convertible car, had money and an awesome dad. She was 18, free, independent and smart. Nancy had the most gorgeous, loyal boyfriend, Ned, and 2 best friends, Bess and George, that were her constant companions.
The books themselves were great reads and scary for an 10 year-old back then. In the "Secret of the Old Attic", the killer ties up Nancy and locks her in the absolute dark of the old attic with a poisonous spider! How does Nancy outwit the killer? The same way she always does! With her wit and her friends.
The author Carolyn Keene, is a pseudonym and the books have been written by many different people over the years.
Go get a copy of one and see what young people read before the Twilight and Harry Potter books were sadly created.
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