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Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
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Author
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Melanie Rehak.
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Publisher
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Harcourt
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Format
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paperback
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Product Dimensions
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8
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5.25
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1
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ISBN
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9780156030564
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Pages/Publication Date
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364/2006
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Daedalus Item Code
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23246
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Description
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In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit, ready to restore a stolen inheritance to its rightful owner. Later, tied up by villains, she managed to free herself and bring them to justice—all while wearing a pencil skirt and high heels. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the '60s, and is as beloved by girls today as she was by their grandmothers. Here Melanie Rehak solves the mystery of who created Nancy Drew, and how she went from pulp heroine to American icon. "Rehak sheds light on perhaps the most successful writing franchise of all time and also the cultural and historic changes through which it passed. Grab your flashlights, girls. The mystery of Carolyn Keene is about to begin."—Karen Joy Fowler
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