![]() ![]() ![]() In honor of the latest Nancy Drew revival, here's a look back at her classic adventures - all 56 of them, as published by Grosset & Dunlap. I certainly did - growing up, if my nose wasn't in the latest Baby-Sitters Club book, I was probably reading The Ghost of Blackwood Hall for the 245th time. Her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and instincts were her secret weapons, making Nancy a character readers could admire. Never afraid to take charge, Nancy was a pioneer of the girl power movement, taking down thieves, racketeers, and other bad guys while making it look easy. While countless movies and television shows have been made about our favorite girl detective, nothing comes close to the original books, with their action-packed (and occasionally outlandish) plots and fantastic cover art, which hint at the title's contents - sometimes spooky, other times perplexing, but always entertaining. It's been nearly 90 years since Nancy Drew found her first hidden staircase, cracked her first code, caught her first crook, and got knocked out by her first chloroform-soaked towel. ![]()
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