Book Review: Mystery of the Tolling Bell – Nancy Drew Foils a Cosmetics Fraudopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews

Looking at the cover of the most recent Nancy Drew book my daughter and I read, my first impression was that the cover art made Nancy look like she was drugged out. After reading the story, it&#821…

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Book Review: The Clue in the Crumbling Wall – For Nancy Drew, Money Solves All Problems

I’ve always heard that Nancy Drew was a role model for girls. Of course, this was at a time when girls were expected to do little more than look for a suitable husband. The initial series of …

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Book Review: The Secret in the Old Attic – Nancy Drew Uncovers Plagiarism

The original stories in the Nancy Drew series of books were shortened and updated throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The results were often positive, with the newer version becoming more relevant and …

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Book Review: The Quest of the Missing Map – Nancy Drew Finds a Buried Treasure

One of the good things about The Quest of the Missing Map is that there were a few surprises in the story. Although much of it sticks to the formulaic writing of the series, there are a few moments…

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Book Review: The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion – Nancy Drew and the Exploding Oranges

Even when it comes to books aimed at the tween audience – something I am definitely too old to qualify for – there are some plots that in the end just make me scratch my head and wonder…

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Book Review: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk – Nancy Drew Uncovers Stolen Gems

Consistency is not something that the Nancy Drew universe has a lot of respect for. I can remember this was the first book I read that I caught a major inconsistency in back when I was in the age g…

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Book Review: The Clue of the Tapping Heels – Nancy Drew Dances Her Way Into Trouble

I aspire to one day be an eccentric woman who lives alone with a lot of cats. Really. That seems to me to be the idyllic way to live since cats don’t talk back, monopolize the remote, and kno…

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