Nancy Drew Challenge

The Secret of Shadow Ranch

2010, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Classics, Nancy Drew Challenge, Young Adult /

Finally! George and Bess make their appearance. Ned is in “Europe” and we hear a good bit about him, off and on — also found a mistake. At the beginning of the book, Nancy tells George that she’s knitting a sweater for her dad. But at the end, she’s knitting a sweater for Ned. Also… no boating mishaps. Being in the dessert helps – though of course there was that river flood issue but Nancy was on a horse, not in a boat. Here’s my copy:

 

 

The Secret of Shadow Ranch

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The Mystery at Lilac Inn

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Nancy Drew should stay out of boats. The first four books have had boat accidents – and no, not all of them have been boat accidents with Helen. It’s Nancy – she’s bad luck in boats. This is my copy. The binding isn’t happy. Sniff. How much does it cost to have the binding repaired on a Nancy Drew book? #4 Nancy Drew

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The Bungalow Mystery

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I had forgotten that so many of the first books in the Nancy Drew series featured Nancy’s friend Helen – and lots of different male dates for Nancy. I’m so used to George, Bess, and Ned that I’m thrown when Nancy is hanging out with Helen (who she mostly drops once Helen gets married) and dates so many different guys.

I’d also forgotten how often Nancy’s mysteries are tied to her father’s cases. The Bungalow Mystery is another one of those – what a coincidence! Also… beware of FOREIGN model cars. People who drive them are quite obviously crooks. Also, if you ask good people if they drive foreign cars, they will be a wee bit offended by the question.

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The Hidden Staircase

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I wonder what happened to my copy of The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2.) I’m very sure I owned it. My dad probably sold it in that infamous yard sale. Hmph.

Nancy really really could have used a cell phone in this mystery. So could Mr Drew. And also maybe Helen. (I had forgotten about Helen and Jim’s romance. Very amusing in that patriarchal sort of way.) Also amusing in this one were the food references. How exciting – floating island for dessert! Yum!

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Nancy Drew – The Secret of the Old Clock

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Alrighty, I started with the first book in the series and I really want to read them in order – which is messed up since I don’t seem to own numbers 2 and 3d. It still takes me all of about two hours to read a Nancy Drew, which is about what it took me when I was a kid.

It was amusing to re-visit Nancy after all these years. They didn’t have cell phones back then, ya know. Nancy had to drive to the police station (actually, she visited a couple of different police stations) which I found interesting… do you know where your closest police station is? Or where several police stations are? Because errr I’m not really sure I do. Oh wait, yea I do know where one is… but just one.

I’ve reserved #2 and #3 from the library and am looking forward to them. (Since I never owned them, it’s possible that I’ve never read them… imagine that!)

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Nancy Drew Challenge – 2010

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I blame Sassymonkey. And all I can say, besides "I blame Sassymonkey" is, at least it's not the Gilmore Girls reading challenge  — because that's a killer!

I have a fondness for Nancy Drew. I still have almost all of them from my childhood and I look at them fondly every day. So this year, I'm going to read them. All of them. Every single one of them. Which is a lot but since I used to be able to read a half dozen in a day when I was a kid, surely I can  knock them out this year.

Here's the Challenge info: http://books-movies-chinesefood.blogspot.com/2009/11/nancy-drew-challenge.html
And here's the list of all of the Nancy Drew's. I'll be crossing them off as I finish.

  • 1 The Secret of the Old Clock 1930, 1959 – 1/26/10
  • 2 The Hidden Staircase 1930, 1959 – 2/15/10
  • 3 The Bungalow Mystery 1930, 1960 – 2/20/10
  • 4 The Mystery at Lilac Inn 1930, 1961 – 2/21/10
  • 5 The Secret at Shadow Ranch 1931, 1965 – 2/21/10
  • 6 The Secret of Red Gate Farm 1931, 1961 4/10/10
  • 7 The Clue in the Diary 1932, 1962 4/10/10
  • 8 Nancy's Mysterious Letter 1932, 1968 4/11/10
  • 9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles 1933, 1968
  • 10 The Password to Larkspur Lane 1933, 1966 – 4/14/10

  • 11 The Clue of the Broken Locket 1934, 1965
  • 12 The Message in the Hollow Oak 1935, 1972 – 4/15/10
  • 13 The Mystery of the Ivory Charm 1936, 1974
  • 14 The Whispering Statue 1937, 1970
  • 15 The Haunted Bridge 1937, 1972
  • 16 The Clue of the Tapping Heels 1939, 1969 – 4/20/10
  • 17 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk 1940, 1976 – 8/18/10
  • 18 The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion 1941, 1971
  • 19 The Quest of the Missing Map 1942, 1969 – 8/18/10
  • 20 The Clue in the Jewel Box 1943, 1972 – 9/7/10

  • 21 The Secret in the Old Attic 1944, 1970 – 9/7/10
  • 22 The Clue in the Crumbling Wall 1945, 1973 – 9/13/10
  • 23 The Mystery of the Tolling Bell 1946, 1973
  • 24 The Clue in the Old Album 1947, 1977
  • 25 The Ghost of Blackwood Hall 1948, 1967
  • 26 The Clue of the Leaning Chimney 1949, 1967
  • 27 The Secret of the Wooden lady 1950, 1967
  • 28 The Clue of the Black Keys 1951, 1968
  • 29 The Mystery at the Ski Jump 1952, 1968 – 9/25/10
  • 30 The Clue of the Velvet Mask 1953, 1969 – 10/12/10

  • 31 The Ringmaster's Secret 1953, 1974 – 11/15/10
  • 32 The Scarlet Slipper Mystery 1954, 1974
  • 33 The Witch Tree Symbol 1955, 1974
  • 34 The Hidden Window Mystery 1956, 1975 – 11/16/10
  • 35 The Haunted Showboat 1957 – 1/19/11
  • 36 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion 1959 – 1/20/11
  • 37 The Clue in the Old Stagecoach 1960 – 4.9.11
  • 38 The Mystery of the Fire Dragon 1961 – 4/15/11
  • 39 The Clue of the Dancing Puppet 1962
  • 40 The Moonstone Castle Mystery 1963

  • 41 The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 1964
  • 42 The Phantom of Pine Hill 1965 – 4.18.11
  • 43 The Mystery of the 99 Steps 1966
  • 44 The Clue in the Crossword Cipher 1967 – 4.19.11
  • 45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery 1968 – 6/18/11
  • 46 The Invisible Intruder 1969 – 6/18/11
  • 47 The Mysterious Mannequin 1970 – 6/18/11
  • 48 The Crooked Banister 1971 – 6/19/11
  • 49 The Secret of Mirror Bay 1972
  • 50 The Double Jinx Mystery 1973 – 12/31/11

  • 51 Mystery of the Glowing Eye 1974 – 12/31/11
  • 52 The Secret of the Forgotten City 1975 – 12/31/11
  • 53 The Sky Phantom 1976
  • 54 The Strange Message in the Parchment 1977
  • 55 Mystery of Crocodile Island 1978
  • 56 The Thirteenth Pearl 1979

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