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On Oct. 9, she returns again, in “Nancy Drew,” an hourlong drama on CW with a contemporary spin and a supernatural kick. Brittle, adrift, this Nancy is grieving her mother, sparring with her ...
Nancy Drew's popularity continues unabated: In 2002, the first Nancy Drew book published, The Secret of the Old Clock, alone sold 150,000 copies, good enough for top-50 ranking in children's books, and other books in the series sold over 100,000 copies each.
- Nancy Drew Could Have Been Diana Dare.
- Many Powerful Women Have Cited Nancy Drew as One of Their Favorite characters.
- Edward Stratemeyer Actually Felt That A Woman's Place Was in The Home.
- In France, Nancy Drew Has Is Known as Alice Roy.
- Readers Weren't Too Keen on Ned Nickerson.
- She Has Gotten More High-Tech, But only mildly.
Can you imagine being addicted to a book series starring Diana Dare, Stella Strong, Nan Nelson, or Helen Hale? Those are just a few of the namesNancy Drew creator Edward Stratemeyer pitched before landing on Nancy Drew. The first choice was Nan Drew, actually, but his editors thought lengthening the name to "Nancy" made it roll off the tongue a lit...
In addition to loving the Nancy Drew books, many of today's most influential women have cited the fictional character as a real-life inspiration for helping them to realize that women could truly do anything. Some of the women in this elite club of Nancy Drew fans include Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Barbara Wa...
That so many women found inspiration in Nancy Drew is kind of ironic, considering that the series' creator was no kind of feminist. The only reason he created a female detective character was because he had found great success in the young male demographic with The Hardy Boysa few years earlier and wanted to tap into a female audience as well.
She's Kitty Drew in Sweden and Paula Drew in Finland. The book is called Miss Detective in Norway, although inside the book she's still known as Nancy. And in Germany, Nancy is a law student who goes by the name Susanne Langen.
Poor Ned Nickerson. The character spent the bulk of the early days of the series pining after Nancy, who isn't nearly as invested in the relationship as he is. In the first Nancy Drew silver screen adaptation (1938), even his name wasn't good enough: screenwriters thought the name Ned was dated and renamed him Ted. And when Nancy finally got to go ...
There was some talk of updating Nancy for the recent movies, but in the end, it was decided that making her a spy girl with advanced technology and fancy gadgets entirely contradicted the entire being of Nancy Drew. But she has gotten a few timely enhancements: in the recent Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detectiveseries published by Simon & Schuster, Na...
- Password to Larkspur Lane (#9) Arthur Conan Doyle’s fingerprints are all over this one, but it’s still got that distinctive flair of the best Nancy Drew books!
- The Quest of the Missing Map (#19) Haunted houses, hidden treasure, and twisty family histories make this one a real treat.
- The Mystery at Lilac Inn (#4) Bombs! Sharks! A Nancy Drew impersonator! What more could you want?
- Mystery of the Tolling Bell (#23) I loooove the set-up for this one. So much excitement and suspense to be had!
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May 3, 2024 · Nancy Drew, fictional teenage amateur detective in an extended series of mystery books written by Carolyn Keene (a collective pseudonym, used by Edward Stratemeyer and, among many others, by his daughter Harriet S. Adams). Nancy Drew’s intelligence, courage, and independence made her a popular role model.
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Oct 10, 2019 · 46: The Phantom of Pine Hill (Book #42) Somehow, this book manages to blend a phantom haunting a mansion's library with a mystery involving drowned wedding gifts. It's fine. 45: The Clue of the ...
Nancy Drew: Created by Noga Landau, Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz. With Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim. Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
