Carolyn Keene's Books
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Babysitting BanditEight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!Read More
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Treasure TroubleEight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!Read More
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Club DreadOne paradise resort. One big crime.Three of the best teen detectives of all time.Read More
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April Fool's DayEight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!Read More
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Earth Day EscapadeEight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!Read More
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Secret IdentityEveryone knows about the online group BetterLife. But what starts out as a fun virtual reality site turns into a living nightmare for Bess's...Read More
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Wedding Day DisasterEight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!Read More
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Thanksgiving ThiefEight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!Read More
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Ghost StoriesGhost StoriesManga Mayhem - Bess, George, and I go to Japan, where my dad is involved in a battle between two manga artists. When we get there, we...Read More
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Close EncountersWhen Nancy and her friends arrive at Brody's Junction to enjoy a short holiday, the last thing they expect is to land in the middle of a media circus....Read More
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Perfect CoverMy friends and I are headed to the Big Apple!George, Bess, and I continue our investigation of the Miss Pretty Face Beauty Pageant in New York City,...Read More
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Getting BurnedThe local animal shelter burns down, and if it doesn't find the money to rebuild, Rackham Industries will buy the land and build another warehouse....Read More
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Sleepover SleuthsEight-year-old Nancy Drew has her first case to crack! Can you help?Nancy and her two best friends, George and Bess, are so excited! They have been...Read More
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Pony ProblemsThis pony knows quite a few tricks!A new petting zoo has opened in River Heights. Nancy, George, and Bess can't wait to check it out -- the zoo has the...Read More
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Pageant Perfect CrimeNed's classmate Portia Leoni won last year's Miss Pretty Face River Heights Beauty Pageant. But after Portia was accused of shoplifting dresses from a...Read More
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Danger Overseas"Wow, Joe, I can't believe there are actually people out there who would mess around with all these awesome ancient ruins.""Yeah, but Frank, it's...Read More
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The Stolen BonesI'm hunting for something other than clues for a change: dinosaur bones! Bess, George, and I travel out to the desert to join a paleontology dig. The...Read More
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Chick-napped!Chickens on the loose!Spring has sprung in River Heights! Nancy's class is hatching chickens to celebrate. Some of Nancy's classmates are excited,...Read More
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Dangerous PlaysDad, Bess, and I are all set for London when Ned's Shakespeare professor asks us to do a simple favor: to take a look at his townhouse while we're...Read More
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Mardi Gras MasqueradeWhat could be more fun than a masked Mardi Gras ball at a so-called haunted mansion? George brings her digital camera, insisting that she's going to...Read More
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Valentine's Day SecretBess and George are fighting - and Nancy's caught in the middle!It's Valentine's Day, but things are not all hearts and flowers for Nancy!While she and...Read More
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Ski School SneakSnowy situation!Nancy, George, and Bess are on a ski trip! They are having tons of fun, and Bess proves a natural for the slopes. She even wins a...Read More
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Fishing for CluesSomething fishy is going on in River heights--and this time I really mean it! First a burglar breaks into the Nickersons' home and snatches Ned's...Read More
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Ticket TroubleWhat fun is a fair with no tickets?River Heights Elementary is throwing a fall festival! It promises to be full of fun games, great food, and amazing...Read More
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Trails of TreacheryNancy and Bess travel to Costa Rica with their best friend George as she prepares to participate in La Ruta de los Conquistadores, a 3-day mountain...Read More
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The Halloween HoaxBoo! The Clue Crew is in for a fright!It's Halloween in River Heights! The girls can't wait to go trick-or-treating and are busy getting their costumes...Read More
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Terror on Tour"So, Joe, what do you make of ATAC sending us on a mission without telling us what we're supposed to be looking for?""Frank, it's Rockapazooma! Who...Read More
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Murder on the SetTo my friend Bess, the major Hollywood production coming to River Heights is her chance for fame as an extra. To me it's a chance to get involved in a...Read More
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Lights, Camera . . . Cats!The Clue Crew is seeing stars!Look out -- the Clue Crew is headed to Hollywood! Carson Drew's client invited him to the set of a new movie -- starring...Read More
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Troubled WatersWhen heavy rains washed out the low-lying towns around River Heights, my friends and I knew we had to help. That's when we hooked up with Helping Homes...Read More
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The Circus ScareCome one,come all!The circus is coming to River Heights! The flyers claim this circus will be the biggest and best show around, with the funniest...Read More
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Dressed to StealWhen Nancy attends the launch of her friend's new fashion boutique, she's shocked to see the chaos when so many people turn up. A window is smashed,...Read More
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The Fashion DisasterPaws on parade!River Heights is hosting its first fashion show -- for dogs! Proceeds will go to the Rollover Rescue animal shelter. The Clue Crew is...Read More
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Case of the Sneaky SnowmanCan Nancy solve this chilling mystery?Who wears a blue scarf and old rubber boots, and has broccoli for a nose? It's Sherlock -- Nancy, Bess, and...Read More
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The Cinderella Ballet MysteryCan Nancy follow the trail of this fairy tale?Nancy and her friends are going to be in a ballet! After months of taking dance classes, Nancy, George,...Read More
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The Orchid ThiefBess, George, and I are heading down to Key Largo, Florida, to enjoy some fun in the sun with my old friend, marine biologist Delia Duke. But it seems...Read More
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Pit of VipersThere's been a snake-napping at the River Heights Zoo, and all clues about the thief seem to point in my good friend Charlie's direction. But why would...Read More
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Once Upon a CrimeOnce upon a crime, in a faraway land know as River Heights...Hi, it's me, Nancy Drew. I thought meeting my hero, mystery writer Hazel Perrault, would...Read More
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Scream for Ice CreamHow can a contest this sweet turn so sticky?Nancy and her friends think there is nothing more fun than ice cream in the summer. So when they find out...Read More
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The Kitten CaperFor a class project Nancy and her friends must interview a neighbor with an interesting hobby. So they pick Terry Smith, who takes stray cats and...Read More
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Bad Times, Big CrimesSo I was sitting with Ned in a lecture, and then bam, Ned's in a three-piece suit, and I'm in a city hall meeting on how to get through the beginning...Read More
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The Apple BanditVanishing Fruit? No Way!Nancy and her friends are off on an apple-picking adventure! They are headed to the Kids Apple Festival, where they will pick...Read More
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Trade Wind DangerSan Francisco has tons to offer tourists like Bess, George, and me. Fresh crabs, cable cars, hikes -- and stalkers! Well, maybe stalkers! is a little...Read More
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The Singing SuspectsROCK-STAR REWARD?OR ROCK-STAR REGRET?There's nothing better than tickets to an Eric Stanley concert -- at least that's what Nancy, George, and Bess...Read More
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Stop the ClockJust as I'm gearing up to help plan the Mahoney Library's seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, the beautiful old clock, the very centerpiece of the...Read More
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Where's Nancy?Where's Nancy?Nancy was going to tell you about this big mystery, but she disappeared. Poof. Just like that.So now Bess, Ned, and me, George, have the...Read More
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Riverboat RuseHow about a seat at a mystery dinner on a riverboat? Yes, please! I jumped at the invitation to go along with Bess, George, and George's mom, who was...Read More
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Uncivil ActsA Civil War reenactment should be fun, right? Not in our town! It feels like war fever's taken over. The tension started to build when we all chose...Read More
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The Bunny-Hop HoaxTHIS IS ONE HARE-RAISING MYSTERY!Nancy's friends are sad because the class hamster has gone missing. Poor Nibbles. But then Katie brings in a bunny...Read More
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Secret of the SpaWhen I scored tickets to the grand opening of a new spa in town, I knew I had to take Bess. George came along, too, but she's been acting so weird. I...Read More
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The Snowman SurpriseFreeze! This is Nancy's coldest mystery yet!It's winter break, and Nancy, George, and Bess can hardly wait for Sunday. That's the day of the big snow...Read More
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The Scarlet Macaw ScandalBess, George, and I volunteered to go to Costa Rica for some R&R: rest and research. See, Corcovado Ecologica, a popular resort and preserve, isn't...Read More
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Nancy Drew Girl Detective (Boxed Set)Let me introduce myself. I'm Nancy Drew. Some call me a girl detective. Others call me "that girl who cooked my goose." But everyone calls me sharp --...Read More
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The Stolen RelicMy friends and I knew before we got to Arches National Park that it's full of red cliffs arches, and rock formations -- plenty of places for hiking,...Read More
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Space CaseNancy, George, and Bess can't believe the out-of-this-world contest McCormick's grocery store is having -- the kid who guess the number of jelly beans...Read More
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Lights, Camera . . .I'm a detective,not an actor, so who would think I'd be involved in a crime both offscreen and on? A producer has come to River Heights to film a...Read More
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False NotesI'm always up for a good mystery, but when the big question is what I should get Dad for his birthday, I don't have a clue! And then another mystery...Read More
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Without a TraceHi, I'm Nancy Drew, and I've got a case to crack. Actually make that two cases. First a gorgeous Fabergé egg has been stolen. Who would have the...Read More
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A Race Against TimeIf I'm in the game, I play to win. So as captain of my team in the River Heights Biking for Bucks charity road race, my goals are to bring my team over...Read More
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The Dollhouse MysteryIs Nancy a dollhouse thief?It's volunteer week at Carl Sandburg Elementary School, and Nancy is very excited about her job. She will be walking Mrs....Read More
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The Carousel MysteryRiver Heights is getting a carousel! And the town is having a special ceremony to unveil it. Nancy, Bess, and George are dizzy with excitement for...Read More
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Turkey TroubleNO TURKEY ON THANKSGIVING?NO WAY!It's the week before Thanksgiving in River Heights -- time for turkey! but this year it looks less like turkey time...Read More
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A Taste of DangerThis Resort Has The Recipe For Disaster!Nancy's thrilled that she, Bess, George, and Hannah will be attending the grand opening of the newly renovated...Read More
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The Day Camp DisasterCan Nancy catch the prankster, or will the campers call it quits?It's summer vacation and Nancy, George, and Bess have signed up for a two-week-long...Read More
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Danger on the Great LakesTHERE'S MORE EXCITEMENT ON THIS CRUISE SHIP THAN NANCY BARGAINED FOR!Nancy, Bess, and George are going on a cruise around the Great Lakes for a...Read More
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The Stinky Cheese SurpriseNancy, George, and Bess smell trouble -- and their noses don't lie!Nancy, George, and Bess love Hamburger Herbie's -- after all, they know a good...Read More
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Recipe for TroubleWho is cooking up trouble at Le Gourmet -- and why?Nancy, George, and Bess are taking a cooking class at Le Gourmet. And they are learning to make...Read More
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Big Worry in WonderlandTHERE'S TROUBLE IN WONDERLAND -- THE MAD HATTER'S HAT IS MISSING!Nancy's class is performing Alice in Wonderland and everyone is busy practicing for...Read More
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Mistletoe MysteryCIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCEDOESN'T PROVE THE IDENTITYOF CRAFTY THIEVES!Nancy's friend Bess has been hired by Special Effects, a River Heights company, to...Read More
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Flower PowerIt's a blooming mystery!Nancy and her friends agree that the Pink Princess daisies they've grown from seed are the prettiest flowers ever. They're sure...Read More
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Mystery by MoonlightA MOUNTAIN LAKE HARBORS A HIDDEN PAST!A charming lakeside cottage should be the perfect vacation spot for Nancy and her friends -- until Bess becomes...Read More
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The Purple FingerprintNancy gets the big picture from a really tiny clue!Nancy and her friends love Mr. Lizard's Funhouse -- it's their favorite TV show. But now Mr. Lizard...Read More
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The Dashing Dog MysteryNancy Wins A Holiday Party Raffle -- but Loses The Prize!Nancy and her Labrador puppy, Chocolate Chip, are enjoying the holiday party at the Dashing...Read More
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The Walkie-Talkie MysteryMystery mouth's voice is Nancy's first clue!Nancy has a new set of hot green walkie-talkies to use in busy places like the mail. But when Bess and...Read More
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The Chinese New Year MysteryWHAT'S CHINESE NEW YEAR WITHOUT A DRAGON?The third-grade classes at Nancy's school are learning about Chinese culture, and they'll celebrate the...Read More
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Circus ActCome one, come all, to the greatest show in town!Nancy, Bess, and George are attending Little Big Top circus day camp, and now they're preparing for...Read More
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The Legend of the Emerald LadyON THE EXOTIC ISLAND OF ST. ANN, NANCY SEARCHES FOR SECRETS BURIED IN THE PAST!Swimming, sailing, and snorkeling are all that Nancy, Bess, and Ned...Read More
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The Case of the Lost SongAT A TRAVELING ANTIQUES SHOW, NANCY'S APPRAISING BURGLARIES, FRAUD, AND A GREEDY THIEF!While visiting Chicago, Nancy, Bess, and George bring some items...Read More
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Dinosaur Alert!NANCY DISCOVERS DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS IN HER OWN BACKYARD! The most annoying boys in Nancy's class offer her a deal. If she can prove that a giant...Read More
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The Clues ChallengeDangerous pranks ice over an outdoor treasure hunt -- and Nancy has to melt down the culprit!Nancy and her friend George are visiting Emerson College,...Read More
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Lost in the EvergladesDEVELOPERS ARE CLASHING WITH NATURE LOVERS -- AND NANCY'S BEST HOPE IS AN ANCIENT STATUE!Visiting an old friend in Florida, Nancy, Bess, and George are...Read More
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Authors on the Web
Journal-News, November 6, 2009
...was one of the Nancy Drew mysteries that Toledo newspaper reporter Millie Benson wrote under the pen name Carolyn Keene. Benson authored 23 of the first 25 Drew books. The library had been looking for an original Nancy Drew cover for years and bought its...
Suite101.com, October 25, 2009
...like Francine Pascal of the Sweet Valley High series or a fictitious pseudonym, like the Nancy Drew series Carolyn Keene. Like all writing endeavors, the competition can be fierce and finding publishers and book packagers who offer work-for-hire...
Bookslut, October 20, 2009
...an interview where Alexie explains that he's not gay himself. I'd somehow, like a kid picturing 'Carolyn Keene' as a Titian-haired detective, assumed that his protagonist was him, especially after that scene at the book-signing, where Seymour (played by...
Post-Tribune, October 7, 2009
...Other mysteries included "A to Z Mysteries" by Ron Roy, "Cam Jansen" by David Adler, "Nancy Drew" by Carolyn Keene and "Hardy Boys" by Franklin Dixon. Merrillville resident Tanea McEwen, 10, attended with her sisters, Tamera, 8, and Tia, 3. "I read...
Bookslut, October 5, 2009
...an interview where Alexie explains that he's not gay himself. I'd somehow, like a kid picturing 'Carolyn Keene' as a Titian-haired detective, assumed that his protagonist was him, especially after that scene at the book-signing, where Seymour (played by...
Suite101.com, September 9, 2009
...these series were the Nancy Drew mysteries, The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and the Bobbsey Twins. The name Carolyn Keene appeared on the Nancy Drew books, but a number of authors wrote the books in the series. Ghostwriters and Work for Hire Sometimes writers...
Journal-Gazette, September 1, 2009
...chat about their favorites: Katharine Ings, associate professor of English at Manchester College: I loved Nancy Drew, too. Carolyn Keene positioned her as a motherless daughter, which meant that Nancy developed a precocious independence, though her...
Palestine Herald, July 15, 2009
...all about smarts appeal, rather than sex appeal. The books, written by numerous authors under the pen name Carolyn Keene, targeted girls between the ages of eight and twelve and were hugely popular through the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Nancy continues to...
Examiner.com, July 15, 2009
...Series by Gertrude Chandler Warren The Hardy Boys Series by Franklin W. Dixon The Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene...
Niagara This Week, June 10, 2009
...the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew? Werenâ??t those authors just perfect for luring youngsters into reading â?? people like Carolyn Keene, Frank W. Dixon, Victor Appelton II and Laura Lee Hope? Yes, they were great, if a little repetitious. The only...
Southern Pines Pilot, June 4, 2009
...intrepid teenager was the creation of a man, Edward Stratemeyer, who also inspired the Hardy Boys books. The 'Carolyn Keene' whose name appeared as author on the Nancy Drew books did not exist. It was a pseudonym for a series of ghost writers who churned...
Lancaster Online, May 31, 2009
...May is National Get Caught Reading Month. So, Tuesday, we visited some local libraries and caught some readers in the act. Some of their remarks appear on this page. Media Center Related Topics Talking Points (18) Related Stories And just because today...
Examiner.com, April 9, 2009
...series, movies and even a few video games. But the person everyone doesn't know is the author. Carolyn Keene is listed as the writer, but Carolyn Keene isn't a person - she's a pseudonym. A few authors take on an alternate name in order to hide...
Washington Post, March 30, 2009
...ago, I realized a girlhood dream: I joined the ranks of those anonymous contract writers known collectively as 'Carolyn Keene' and wrote a Nancy Drew mystery. With visions of blue roadsters and unsavory hooligans dancing in my head, I sent the manuscript...
Gillette News Record, February 26, 2009
...Washington Irving, edited by Mary E. Litchfield (Ginn and Company, 1901, value: $25); two Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene, one published in 1930 and valued at $229 and another published in 1942 valued at $34; Kim by Rudyard Kipling (Doubleday, Page...
Express Buzz, January 20, 2009
...Five and Secret Seven by Enid Blyton, Hardy Boys series by Franklin W Dixon, Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene....the list is endless. These delightful books have since ages filled the world of children with awe and wonder! Most of these books have been...
Guardian Unlimited, December 26, 2008
...and truly sparked initially by Nancy Drew. Yes, that young, American sleuth series written under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. During my early childhood, I was constantly moved between schools in the UK and India for various reasons. And as far...
Port Huron Times-Herald, December 18, 2008
...Vickie Hurley Assistant Librarian: Jayme Tarzwell Choices this week: 'Buffalo Gals' by Brandon Miller; 'Nancy Drew' series by Carolyn Keene; 'Hardy Boys' series by Franklin W. Dixon. Books to Buy The following books are available at bookstores. 'The...
South Bend Tribune, December 14, 2008
...who earned a doctorate in biochemistry in the 1940s. ?Mom knew I loved the Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene and the Indianapolis public library would not stock them because the books were not considered literature. So she hunted and bought me every...
Book Patrol: A Haven for Book Culture, November 9, 2009
...sleuth Nancy Drew . The library has purchased the painting created as cover art for the first edition of Carolyn Keene's The Secret At Shadow Ranch . Paintings used for the early Nancy Drew Mystery Stories book covers, by Russell H. Tandy , are...
Women's Memoir Writing, November 9, 2009
...a book. Then by the age of 12, Susan knew she either wanted to be Nancy Drew or Carolyn Keene. And for Susan, this wasn’t just an idle dream. She did grow up to become Carolyn Keene–writing Nancy Drew case files in the 1980s. All of this was...
1000 WAYS of celebrating the human spirit, October 28, 2009
...Andrews and Robert Ludlum , who wish to keep the novels coming. Some ghostwriters have a place in history. Carolyn Keene is as fictional as the teen sleuth that she was supposed to have created, Nancy Drew. In reality, Carolyn was a pseudonym for a...
Kate's Book Blog, October 24, 2009
...Family from One End Street ; E.L. Konigsburg, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ; and, Carolyn Keene, The Clue in the Diary . An odd mix of weighty litcrit tomes and kidlit classics that nicely reflects my current preoccupations...
Cynthia Leitich Smith's MySpace Blog, October 9, 2009
...walk, but there you have it! While the prose books continue to be published under the house name Carolyn Keene, the folks who've written the movies and the TV series in the seventies were always credited, so it was argued that Sarah and I could use our...
Princesses in Disguise, August 31, 2009
...older readers. See also Kayla’s review of it here . The Clue of the Tapping Heels by Carolyn Keene ~ We loved reading aloud the 16th Nancy Drew book at our tea parties this month. In it, Nancy solves the mystery of stolen cats and a strange...
PowellsBooks.BLOG, August 27, 2009
...out: Nancy Drew was an actual person whose story was stolen from her by a vindictive college roommate, Carolyn Keene . Nancy has chosen Portland writer Chelsea Cain to tell her story, "based on the merits of Cain's four-volume Trixie Belden biography."...
Princesses in Disguise, August 12, 2009
...standards high and also help my brothers develop the same characteristics. The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene ~ This was a Hills Girls Tea/Coffee Party read aloud. We love the Nancy Drew series, especially the cliff-hanger...
Mark's MySpace Blog, August 7, 2009
...For Owen Meany, by John irving IRVING'S BEST BOOK, NO DOUBT. 8. Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew SuperMysteries, by "Carolyn Keene" Ok, this one takes some explaining. I was a big fan of the Hardy Boys series. I was a big fan of the Nancy Drew series. Ergo, I was...
Booking Mama, June 8, 2009
...Noble Last evening, our Mother Daughter Book Club met to discuss THE CLUE IN THE CRUMBLING WALL by Carolyn Keene. Booking Daughter wasn't too thrilled to read a Nancy Drew mystery because she had tried one last summer and didn't really like it. I know, I...
Wikipedia - Recent changes [en], June 3, 2009
...short stories with Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys working together and are written under the pen-names of Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon . Both books were published under Simon & Schuster’s Wanderer Books imprint. [ 3 ] Nancy Drew and the Hardy...
Oliver Wolcott Library, May 7, 2009
...behind her. I found some intriguing details: First off, something I didn’t know until recently was that Carolyn Keene was only a pseudonym for many women writers who wrote the Nancy Drew stories. Imagine that–Carolyn Keene, author of my beloved Nancy...
Booking Mama, May 4, 2009
...Next month, we will be reading a Nancy Drew book -- THE CLUE IN THE CRUMBLING WALL by Carolyn Keene. As a child, I was a huge Nancy Drew fan. So much so, that I bought my daughter the entire series for her ninth birthday. She's only read...
Alpha Heroes, April 14, 2009
...I like. 1. What author do you own the most books by? Welp. I think that would be Carolyn Keene, the pseudonym that the Nancy Drew mysteries are written under. I've been collecting the series for my daughters, neither of whom evince the slightest...
Alpha Heroes, April 8, 2009
...I like. 1. What author do you own the most books by? Welp. I think that would be Carolyn Keene, the pseudonym that the Nancy Drew mysteries are written under. I've been collecting the series for my daughters, neither of whom evince the slightest...
RANDOM RAMBLINGS, March 17, 2009
...books in the entire series. Karen’s Cooking Contest and Karen’s Doll Hospital. Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene This is another of my favorite. Although I can’t remember a specific book, I just know I loved it so much because the ending always...
Y q ME, March 7, 2009
...US $6.42 (4 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-07-2009 2:06:52 PST Bid now | Add to watch list...
booklub, January 30, 2009
...printed as a holy relic and authors as creatures of superhuman knowledge and wit. Pearl Buck, Tolstoy, or Carolyn Keene, the author of Nancy Drew. I made none of the snotty divisions you learn to make later. I could happily go from Great Expectations or...
