Ryan put this one up just for us! I guess we can tell Susan about it if she really gets into letterboxing in RI :-)

-Amanda

Yeah no Hardy Boys allowed (Doug!). Ryan's a real Ned for making this cozy little spot for us.

-- Princess Lea

Somehow I knew you two would be the ones to post here! I laughed when I saw the category.

I actually thought of both of you when I was in an antique store the other day. I was looking at the books and found some earlier copies of Nancy Drew books. I have been toying with going in and reading them. For some reason, I really didn't read them when I was younger. My mom got me into Trixie Belden instead when I was quite young. It wasn't as complex. It might be fun to discover the Drew series now, if not unusual for a 30 year-old to dive in for the first time!

-Cadenza

I'm trying to think of a good one to point you to for enjoyment as an adult. I like the original text editions for their nostalgia value. Nancy is running around in her convertible roadster with her chums. Of course, The Secret of the Old Clock is the first, and introduces you to Nancy. Red Gate Farm is a hoot, and Password to Larkspur Lane is one of my all time favorites. Nancy meets Ned Nickerson (her "love interest") in the Clue in the Diary. The books were revised in the 70's to update them and take out some racial stereotyping. Sometimes the stories are completely changed. (Moss-Covered Mansion is one example where the original and the revised editions have very little in common).

For really entertaining reading, I suggest some British girls series books. Shirley Flight Air Hostess, Sally Baxter Girl Reporter and Sara Gay Model Girl are all hilarious reading. Their situations are often "over the top" .

Other Girls series books that are worth reading as an adult: Ruth Fielding by Alice Emerson, especially On the War Front and Homeward Bound --very exciting as Ruth helps out in WWI. The Anne of Green Gables books are terrific, and are all set in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

If you enjoyed Trixie Belden, You would probably like the Judy Bolton books by margaret sutton. The Judy books are famous for being based on real life adventures. The first Judy Book is the Vanishing Shadow. Two of my favorites are the Ghost Parade and the Discovery at Dragon's Mouth. Another favorite that is more Trixie-like are the Robin Kane mysteries By Eileen Hill. They are set in California and remind me of what it would be like if the Brady Bunch girls solved mysteries.

-Amanda

--Amanda

-Amanda

I read The Secret of the Old Clock just to see what the fuss about Nancy Drew was about. I still don't get it, truth be told, but whatever. *shrug* =)

-- Ryan

Did you read the original Mildred Wirt text or the revision from the 1960s? The older version is much more gripping, but I have to admit that you sort of need to be a 9-year-old girl to get the excitement of it all. I really ought to make more Nancy Drew themed letterboxes....

-- Princess Lea

Oh, I adored Nancy Drew as a child! My first Nancy Drew book was The Secret of Shadow Ranch. I can still see the cover, with the ghost horse glowing. SO cool. I was sucked in. I haven't read her in a while, though. but I did pick up one of those mini books called "Nancy Drew's Guide to Life." Very cute!

Chrissy

"but I did pick up one of those mini books called "Nancy Drew's Guide to Life." Very cute!"

There is a neat website with cool Nancy Drew clothes. Jams Pajama Pants and T-shirts it is:

http://www.nancydrewgirldetective.com/

Be sure to check it out!

-Amanda

I loved the Nacy Drew books when I was a young girl. I'd completely forgotten about them though and it's only in the last couple of months that I started hearing about them again.

Picked up book 1 last week and devoured it! I think I'm a born-again-fan!

Oh, what a fabulous website! I must order something from it.... I must. :)