Update 12/19: There are now prizes! This is a very personal reading challenge for myself. I have tried EVERY year for the past 15 years (I honestly kid you not) to try to read every one of the original 56 Yellow Spine Nancy Drew books. But every year other obligations or loss of interest cause me to stop after a few books. However I have determined that 2010 is the year I will finally accomplish a goal that has plagued me over half my life. While there are other types of Nancy Drew books out there (Files, Notebooks, Clue Crew, On Campus, River Heights, Girl Detective, Supermysteries with Hardy Boys), I am going to focus on the original Nancy Drew Mystery stories. I have tried reading the original versions from the 1930s, but I just could not get into the language. Therefore this challenge will be spotlighting the revised Yellow Spined hardback books that were reprinted and are universally recognized when you think Nancy Drew. The books for this challenge will be 1-56 (The Secret
Looks good. I have Out of Oz and the Dressmaker - 2 very different kinds of books but they do look like promising reads. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI got Out of Oz too and I have The Dressmaker on my kindle. Enjoy your books!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading The Dressmaker myself. I think it looks like a good read! I hope we both enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteThis is the week of The Dressmaker. Can't wait for the reviews :)
ReplyDeleteI received Out Of Oz this week, enjoy! your reads.
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I am jealous of you getting 'The Dressmaker'.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for Maman's Homesick Pie by Donia Bijan. Could you check with the publisher to see if it has gone out yet? I really want to read it. I won it on 10/17/11.
Thank you.
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Missing you on the Twitters and just making sure you're still alive and well. Hope you had a happy Christmas!
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