Author: Sherrie A. Inness
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879727369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Nine critical essays contribute to the accelerating academic investigation into girls' fiction as mechanics of gender formation in the 20th century. Among the series they discuss are Ann of Green Gables, Isabel Carleton, Linda Lane, Betsy-Tacy, and several focusing on automobiles, as well as Nancy herself. They also consider Girl Scouts and related organizations and books furthering the effort of World War II. No personal recollections are included. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Nancy Drew and Company
Author: Sherrie A. Inness
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879727369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Nine critical essays contribute to the accelerating academic investigation into girls' fiction as mechanics of gender formation in the 20th century. Among the series they discuss are Ann of Green Gables, Isabel Carleton, Linda Lane, Betsy-Tacy, and several focusing on automobiles, as well as Nancy herself. They also consider Girl Scouts and related organizations and books furthering the effort of World War II. No personal recollections are included. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879727369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Nine critical essays contribute to the accelerating academic investigation into girls' fiction as mechanics of gender formation in the 20th century. Among the series they discuss are Ann of Green Gables, Isabel Carleton, Linda Lane, Betsy-Tacy, and several focusing on automobiles, as well as Nancy herself. They also consider Girl Scouts and related organizations and books furthering the effort of World War II. No personal recollections are included. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Nancy Drew and Company
Author: Sherrie A. Inness
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This collection is the first anthology to bring together a broad range of critical essays on girls' series fiction from established scholars.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This collection is the first anthology to bring together a broad range of critical essays on girls' series fiction from established scholars.
Nancy Drew 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110107714X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain? Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm? Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be involved in some mysterious illegal scheme.The girl detective’s assignment becomes complicated when the elephant trainer’s young assistant, Rishi, seeks refuge at the Drew home from his cruel foster father, Rai.While following clues to help the boy find his real father, Nancy learns about an eerie abandoned house. She is harassed by its strange owner, Anita Allison, and the fiendish Rai. How Nancy uses the ivory charm, reunites a maharaja with his son, and brings the evildoers to justice will mystify readers from beginning to end.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110107714X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain? Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm? Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be involved in some mysterious illegal scheme.The girl detective’s assignment becomes complicated when the elephant trainer’s young assistant, Rishi, seeks refuge at the Drew home from his cruel foster father, Rai.While following clues to help the boy find his real father, Nancy learns about an eerie abandoned house. She is harassed by its strange owner, Anita Allison, and the fiendish Rai. How Nancy uses the ivory charm, reunites a maharaja with his son, and brings the evildoers to justice will mystify readers from beginning to end.
Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths
Author: Michael G. Cornelius
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and, in today's world, by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger. Solving mysteries is what each of the essayists strives to do, examining the conundrums these sleuths have left in their wake"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and, in today's world, by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger. Solving mysteries is what each of the essayists strives to do, examining the conundrums these sleuths have left in their wake"--Provided by publisher.
The Girl Who Couldn't Remember
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481401947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A trip to Wisconsin’s Lake Minosha is supposed to be a relaxing vacation for Nancy, George and Bess—without any mysteries. But moments after they arrive a young woman, scratched and bruised, falls across their cabin’s threshold…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481401947
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A trip to Wisconsin’s Lake Minosha is supposed to be a relaxing vacation for Nancy, George and Bess—without any mysteries. But moments after they arrive a young woman, scratched and bruised, falls across their cabin’s threshold…
Murder on the Set
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416933972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Nancy Drew goes undercover as an extra in a movie shoot to solve a murder.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416933972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Nancy Drew goes undercover as an extra in a movie shoot to solve a murder.
Seeing Green
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416999108
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Seeing Green is the stunning conclusion to this smart, three-book case and brings Nancy and company back to River Heights, where they continue to investigate Green Solutions, the shady American company that is defrauding Casa Verde.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416999108
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Seeing Green is the stunning conclusion to this smart, three-book case and brings Nancy and company back to River Heights, where they continue to investigate Green Solutions, the shady American company that is defrauding Casa Verde.
Secret of the Spa
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689868588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Nancy takes her best friends, George and Bess, to the new spa in town. However, weird things keep happening that may drive business away, and Nancy is determined to find out who's responsible.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689868588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Nancy takes her best friends, George and Bess, to the new spa in town. However, weird things keep happening that may drive business away, and Nancy is determined to find out who's responsible.
The Chocolate-Covered Contest
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442487917
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Nancy can hardly believe it. While visiting an amusement park owned by the world-famous Royal Chocolates Company, her friend Bess tears open a million-dollar candy wrapper in a contest. But when they go to collect, they’re told that someone else has won. And then they’re accused of tampering with the winning wrapper! Something is rotten in chocolatetown. The proof comes when Nancy and her friends are treated to a near-death experience in the park’s animal safari. Someone’s pulling a million-dollar swindle, and getting Nancy and her friends out of the way seems to be the icing on the cake. If Nancy isn’t careful, she just might learn the real meaning of “Death by Chocolate.”
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442487917
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Nancy can hardly believe it. While visiting an amusement park owned by the world-famous Royal Chocolates Company, her friend Bess tears open a million-dollar candy wrapper in a contest. But when they go to collect, they’re told that someone else has won. And then they’re accused of tampering with the winning wrapper! Something is rotten in chocolatetown. The proof comes when Nancy and her friends are treated to a near-death experience in the park’s animal safari. Someone’s pulling a million-dollar swindle, and getting Nancy and her friends out of the way seems to be the icing on the cake. If Nancy isn’t careful, she just might learn the real meaning of “Death by Chocolate.”
The Secret at Solaire
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481409506
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
While staying at the exclusive Spa Solaire outside Tucson, Arizona, Nancy and her friends witness a series of strange events, beginning with sabotage and ending with a kidnapping.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481409506
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
While staying at the exclusive Spa Solaire outside Tucson, Arizona, Nancy and her friends witness a series of strange events, beginning with sabotage and ending with a kidnapping.