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TOP 10 CLUES ABOUT NANCY DREW ’S MYSTERIOUS HISTORY … 1. Edward Stratemeyer, of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, created Nancy Drew in 1929. 2. The first three books in the series: The Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase , and The Bungalow Mystery all debuted on April 28, 1930. 3. Carolyn Keene is a pen name for various ghostwriters who have written the books over the years. The first Carolyn Keene was Mildred Wirt Benson who wrote 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew books. 4. When Stratemeyer died 2 weeks after his Nancy Drew series debuted in 1930, his daughters Harriet Stratemeyer Adams and Edna Stratemeyer took over the series. Harriet ran the Syndicate for 52 more years. She also penned volumes 31 and 33-56 in the classic series. 5. Nancy Drew first came to the big screen in 1938 with Nancy Drew…Detective , the first of what would be 4 movies released from 1938-1939 and produced by Warner Brothers. 6. Beginning in 1959 through 1978, the first 34 volumes in the series were revised and cut down from 25 chapters to just 20. 7. Nancy Drew made her television debut along with The Hardy Boys in 1978 with alternating Sunday night mysteries on ABC. Actress Pamela Sue Martin played Nancy Drew. 8. The Stratemeyer Syndicate switched publishers in 1979 from Grosset & Dunlap to Simon & Schuster resulting in a lawsuit between the parties. Both publishers continue to publish Nancy Drew books today. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was sold to Simon & Schuster in 1984. 9. Over 500 Nancy Drew books have been published since 1930. From the classic series to spin-offs like the Nancy Drew Files, there isn’t a case that Nancy Drew hasn’t solved! 10. In 1993, the first ever Nancy Drew Conference was held at the University of Iowa with over 500 in attendance and original Carolyn Keene Mildred Wirt Benson made the news as ABC’s Person of the Week. Today, the tradition of annual conventions continues with the Nancy Drew Sleuths fan group hosting yearly conventions for fans and would-be gumshoes. Visit their website: www.ndsleuths.com. Nancy Drew © & ™, Simon & Schuster, Inc. Compiled by Nancy Drew consultant, Jennifer Fisher, www.nancydrewsleuth.com .

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KEENE, Carolyn
KEENE, Carolyn Harriet Stratemeyer Adams Geboren: 1892. Overleden: 1982 Zoals veel juniorenmysteries, is de Nancy Drew-serie bedacht en werd (althans in het begin) de plot geschetst door Edward Stratemeyer [> Franklin W. Dixon] van het Stratemeyer Concern. Zijn dochter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams nam later de uitgeverij over en claimde lange tijd de schrijver te zijn van àlle Nancy Drew-verhalen vanaf 1930 tot 1982. Onderzoek bracht aan het licht dat dit niet het geval was. De Nancy-verhalen werden, evenals andere Stratemeyer-series, geschreven door een aantal voorheen anonieme professionele schrijvers, waarvan de belangrijkste Mildred A. Wirt Benson (zie onder) was tot het moment dat Harriet Adams in 1953 (vanaf nummer 30) inderdaad begon met het schrijven van nieuwe delen en ook de oude delen vanaf 1959 reviseerde. Opmerkelijk en uniek is de zorgvuldigheid waarmee geprobeerd werd alle sporen omtrent de ‘echte’ auteurs uit te wissen. Byzantijnse plotten en samenzweringen werden gesmeed om veranderde copyrights; dossiers van The Library of Congress verdwenen en niet bestaande overheidsambtenaren werden opgevoerd om de namen van de ware schrijvers uit de boeken te laten verdwijnen. (foto: Internet Book List) website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Keene en http://www.keeline.com/Ghostwriters.html Nederlandse website: http://ccw.110mb.com/beeldverhalen/publicaties/N/nancydrew/index.htm Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson Geboren: Ladora, Iowa, USA, 10 juli 1905. Overleden: Toledo, Ohio, 28 mei 2002 Mildred Benson schreef de eerste 25 Nancy Drew-titels en nr 30 (uitgezonderd de nrs 8, 9 en 10) en schreef daarnaast nog vele andere juniorentitels, voornamelijk avonturen voor meisjes: Ruth Fielding (o.ps.
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if IRMO= 135111 . ID 155 844 CS 004 .113 ,* , , .!- AUTHOR, *' Abrahamsoi; Richard P. TITLE -They-fro Reading the Serifs Books So Lets: Use Thes;', or, Who Is Sham Cassidy? - ------ PUB BAIR, .Bay 78 I ROTE 17p.; Raper preheated at the innuel Meeting of thir International Reading,AssOciation 123rd; Mount**, 9 - Texas, Ray,1 -5, 1978) I -RDRS PRICE 'BF-10.83 HC -&1.67 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adolescent Literature; *EnglishInstructibig- *Learning Activities;Litits=i-tioi-sap--*Litarary N\ Perspective; Literatuie,App ion; *Reading IntereSts; Reading Bateriall; reational Bending; Senior Sigh Schools; Not atioe , IDENTIFIERS Series Books ;. ABSTRACT 4 Concerned with the need to=atimulate readiag Flamers fotolder adolescents, this documentcutlinee a high school reading uiit that capitalises on the perennial popuIirity of sesits bccits .such as Nancy Drpw, the Hardy Boys, and Tom Swift. Suggested' activities include having students reflect cn thoir.personal reading and write a fictional sketch about a favorite author; research a, : 'series author to discover the multi-asthoi-ttprcach of the series books; compare older versions. with newer revised books tc uncover sexiia, rapism, and stereotypes; -and stilted dialogue, one -, dimensional characters, and formula writing. The study of the series bookcan be extended to include the serial dine novels cfthi 1800s with their heavy moralising, poor characterisation,and--ritunted dialogue, ore historical approach to, the authorlioratio-Alger and his rags-to-riches novels, set in the later 1800e. (HI) / sii****************01**4scogeorn"***** * .Reproductions supplied by !DRS are the best that can be made / * . so, from the original docenent./ 1 * .) colosess*****mosmossoloscolossiosolossostmoshcolls ****scolcomos** p ea 114111011IPIT Of WEALTH 1110111KATIONS NAtIONAL 11STITVLII OP IDUCATIOR nos ooCusalw wAs seesREPRO mice° exam'.
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To View Book Inventory
BOOK INVENTORY alphabetical by TITLE Title Last Name 1 2 3 Geddes 1 to 100 Counting Book Rosenberg 101 Holiday Jokes Magruder 101 Things You Need to Know Scholastic 44 Stories Kids Can Read by Following Pictures Rebus Treasury A Ballad of the Civil War Stolz A Cache of Jewels Heller A Candy Apple Book: Drama Queen Bergen A Cheese-Colored Camper Stilton A Children's Almanac of Words at Play Espy A Christmas Blessing VanLiere A Christmas Carol Dickens A is for Apple Tiger A Jigsaw Jones Mystery: The Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards Preller A Little Childs First Bible Lane A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl McKissack A Pop-up Book: Planes Scholastic A Rainbow of Friends Hallinan A Rotten Apple Book: Drop-Dead Gorgeou Lenhard A Series of Unfortuante Events: The Bad Beginning Snicket A Series of Unfortuante Events: The Bad Beginning Snicket A Smart Girl's Guide to Boys American Girl A Smart Girl's Guide to Friendship Trouble American Girl A Story: An African Tale Haley A Storytellers Story Martin A Taste of Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul A Time of Angels Hesse A to Z a Picture Dictionary Landoll's A to Z Mysteries: Sleepy Hallow Sleepover Roy A to Z Mysteries: The Runaway Racehorse Roy A toZ Mysteries: White House White-Out Roy A Wish for Whisper Brown A World of Opposites Modern Publishing ABC is for Christmas Walson Abracadabra! Zap! Science Fair Surprise! Lerangis Absolutely Normal Chaos Creech Addie and the King of Hearts Rockwell Adventures of Tom Thumb Troll Aesop's Fables McGovern Agatha, Girl of Mystery: The
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