tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post7452582845388576130..comments2024-01-01T21:37:06.727-08:00Comments on sycamore stirrings: The Mystery of the Many Nancy Drewskatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024345906273810543noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-19592888515828825062012-05-02T11:17:10.032-07:002012-05-02T11:17:10.032-07:00LiEr - I haven't heard of the Alfred Hitchcock...LiEr - I haven't heard of the Alfred Hitchcock series you mentioned. I'll see if I can get a few from the library. Thanks for the suggestion. <br /><br />Likeschocolate - Ah, Shawn Cassidy, what is not to like about him? :)<br /><br />Susan - There is a jr. level Hardy Boys as well for 8 and up. Haven't seen them at the library but then haven't looked :) Here is an amazon link:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Joe-Hardy-Boys-Undercover/dp/141691174X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1335982337&sr=8-7<br /><br />Jennifer - I only read 1 Nancy Drew - don't even remember what one. Guess it is never too late to read them now!<br /><br />Dana - Can't wait!!<br /><br />Valerie - I love your book recommendations. Thank you for sharing. I just loved Edward Tulane. I feel like The Penderwicks is haunting me. It keeps coming up. It is definitely a sign that we should read it. A Seattle series sounds just great. We'll check one out for sure. Thank you again for your comments.katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024345906273810543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-10709027487808568222012-05-02T07:58:04.160-07:002012-05-02T07:58:04.160-07:00My 10 yr old daughter read the original series las...My 10 yr old daughter read the original series last year and continues to re-read them all the time! She says those (the originals) are by far the best! Although I think the reading level may have been a bit high originally for her (at age 8 & 9).<br />Another series she likes is a local mystery series-- "Hannah West" by Linda Johns. It's fun for her because there are all the landmark places and each book takes place in a specific Seattle neighborhood (Belltown etc). <br />Speaking of books (non mystery), another REAL favorite is "The Penderwicks" a series by Jeanne Birdsall (3 books) It is a little like the March sisters meet the 21st century (I see a lot of resemblances!) She reads these over and over. Last I would mention the book "Mandy" by Julie Andrews Edwards...the sort of book certain girls hold dear (orphan childhood, a secret cottage etc...:)Valeriehttp://frenchatshoreline.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-40258400780567763312012-05-02T01:29:39.405-07:002012-05-02T01:29:39.405-07:00The mystery is solved!
I wanted to tell you that ...The mystery is solved!<br /><br />I wanted to tell you that your last post about what's been read in your home inspired me to straighten up my read aloud act! Post will come soon... :)<br />DDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-66641410668146783212012-05-01T22:57:01.334-07:002012-05-01T22:57:01.334-07:00Oh, I LOVED Nancy Drew when I was little. I read ...Oh, I LOVED Nancy Drew when I was little. I read every single one, most of them more than once. I used to leave the library with five or six at a time. I can't wait for my kids to discover them. I hope they'll love them as much as I did! I read the Secret of the Old Clock a couple of years ago and was surprised at how dated it was (I still loved it, though.). I wonder if they've updated the newer series?WillandKateandJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577198774859508394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-26931588150818961732012-05-01T15:12:04.191-07:002012-05-01T15:12:04.191-07:00Jacob has been moving through the original Hardy B...Jacob has been moving through the original Hardy Boys. We take turns reading each page. He does better with them when we are reading them together. I'll bet he would read all of the Nancy Drews that Eva is currently reading. I wonder if they made that level in Hardy Boys as well? hmmm....<br />Do you go to the Greenwood Library?ksjjpalmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302075352572640408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-64913719689391089682012-05-01T14:05:28.409-07:002012-05-01T14:05:28.409-07:00Love the new covers for the clue crew. I liked th...Love the new covers for the clue crew. I liked the stories, but never liked the artwork on the front of the books. I also liked the hardy boys, but that was because Shawn Cassidy was the main character on the tv show.likeschocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733431135937009206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593772661578446066.post-83164019343395993952012-05-01T13:54:15.940-07:002012-05-01T13:54:15.940-07:00Thanks for this post, Katy! My 7-year old has just...Thanks for this post, Katy! My 7-year old has just started Nancy Drew (I think it's the Girl Detective series) and I was curious as to how it was different from the hardcover series I read as a kid. Now I know. Also, I found out that the same person created both the ND and Hardy Boys characters, which probably explains the crossovers in some books, if I remember right. Another very, very good series of books is Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators. Have you read them? The first 20 or so were much better than the later ones, because the original author was better. I loved them as a kid and stil re-read them now as an adult. Lots of clues, deduction, riddles, secret hideouts and daring risks etc. No romance, though ;)LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.com