
Knowing Nancy Drew and Carolyn Keene
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1930, an American heroine was born -- a teenage detective named Nancy Drew.
In the nearly seven decades that have since passed, Nancy has matured from
sixteen to eighteen years old while solving over 350 mysteries.
For many of her
readers, Nancy Drew could achieve it all. She braved white-water rapids in a
sinking canoe on one page and whipped up a gourmet meal on the next. Living in
River Heights with her lawyer father, Nancy Drew was wealthy yet not afraid to
get her hands dirty. She could solve any mystery in 180 pages, with pluck,
determination, and sharp wits.
A classic and timeless sleuth, Nancy Drew® has
endured through time from her plucky out in the world style beginning in 1930 to
a modern day latte drinking heroine. She is a tried and true character–smart,
resourceful, and independent. Nancy has many talents and is popular among her
circle of friends and peers. There is no mystery too baffling that she cannot
solve. Which has pleased many readers for all of these years.