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1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations |
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Acknowledgments; The Nancy Drew Phenomenon: Rediscovering Nancy Drewin Iowa, ; 1. Nancy Drew: A Moment in Feminist History; Part I. Creating and Publishing Nancy Drew; 2. From Paragraphs to Pages: The Writing and Development of Stratemeyer Syndicate Series; 3. Publishing the Applewood Reprints; 4. The History of the Stratemeyer Books:Questions and Answers; 5. Searching for Carolyn Keene; 6. Fulfilling a Quest for Adventure; 7. Fashioning the New Nancy Drews; 8. Assuming the Role: Writing the New Nancy Drews; 9. The New Nancy Drew Series: Questions and Answers |
| Summary |
""Rediscovering Nancy Drew is a rich collection of literary memories and insightful cultural comments.""--Journal of Children's Literature""Nancy, especially the Nancy of the original story, is our bright heroine, chasing down the shadows, conquering our worst fears, giving us a glimpse of our brave and better selves, proving to everybody exactly how admirable and wonderful a thing it is to be a girl. Thank you, Nancy Drew.""--Nancy Pickard""Nancy Drew belongs to a moment in feminist history; it is a moment, I suggest, that we celebrate, allowing ourselves the satisfaction of praising her for |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 -- Characters -- Nancy Drew
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Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930.
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Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)
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Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930 fast |
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Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905-2002 fast |
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Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) fast |
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Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism
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Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism
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Girls -- Books and reading -- United States
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Series (Publications) -- Bibliography
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Young adult fiction -- Publishing
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Teenage girls in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Children's Literature.
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Detective and mystery stories, American
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Feminism and literature
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Girls -- Books and reading
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Series (Publications)
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Teenage girls in literature
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Women and literature
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Young adult fiction, American
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Young adult fiction -- Publishing
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United States
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Bibliographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Dyer, Carolyn Stewart
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Romalov, Nancy Tillman, 1946-
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| ISBN |
1587290561 |
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9781587290565 |
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