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Summary: Very pleased
Review: I am so glad that a new Nancy Drew series has begun. I find it very clever that the book is written in first person. It makes you feel more a part of the mystery. You automatically feel that she is talking directly to you and you become a part of the action in a sense. I recommend this book to any fan or a parent for their child.
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Summary: Very Pleased
Review: I am sooo happy that they released a new Nancy Drew series. How clever it was to write it in first person. Instantly you become a part of the mystery. YOu feel that Nancy is talking to you and you become a part of the action. I HIGHLY recommend this book to children or ANYONE who loves mysteries. :)
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Summary: Nancy Drew Book # 1
Review: I have read Nancy Drew for 50 years and still enjoy them. I have all the titles published, but I am not fond of this new Nancy. I have been used to the fast paced, rough and tumble adventures. (I admit she should have a serious head problem with all the times she was hit over the head). I have read the first 5 in this new series and it seems you are almost to page 100 before you are sure there is really a true mystery, most is speculation. I agree with another reviewer the the mysteries seem silly compared to the old series. In the older books, you knew what the mystery (or at least one of them) was right of the bat. I hope they get better as I would hate to stop collecting them for my Grandaughters.
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Summary: love this book
Review: i really enjoyed this book and to be honest i like these books better than the old ones:)great book!
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Summary: Bland, lacks the spark of the original series
Review: I remember when I read my first Nancy Drew book over twenty years ago. I had just started third grade. My mother, who had read all of the original texts as a child, was the one to recommend the books to me. I went to the library and checked out "The Clue of the Tapping Heels" - and I was instantly hooked! For the next few years I read every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on. Even when I hit junior high I would still pull my old books out and re-read them for the hundredth time (although I never admitted this to my friends!). I still have all of books from my childhood, and over the years I've added many more to my collection. So of course when I heard about the new series coming out, I had to run out and get the books. My reaction? I think kids who have never read Nancy Drew before will enjoy them. The stories are easy to read, and Nancy and her friends seem like pretty cool role models for younger readers. But I have to say that as a die hard Nancy fan, adults who grew up with the classic hardcover series will probably be a little disappointed with this new series. So far, all of the mysteries take place locally in River Heights. In the original series, my favorite stories were the ones in which Nancy took off to some far away place like Hawaii or Scotland. Also, the myteries themselves seem a lot simpler in this new series. I just can't picture the old Nancy Drew tracking down a zucchini vandal! And the biggest disappointment of all to me? The characters! I know that these new books are trying to make the original characters more realistic and give them more depth, but I had the opposite reaction to them. Ned seems about the same, and George appears to be a more modern version of her old self, but I just can't picture the still ultra-femine Bess with a carpenter's license or working underneath the hood of a car. And Nancy? The old Nancy Drew would NEVER run out of gas because she forgot to check the tank! She used to be the most athletic, coordinated, and graceful girl on the planet - how did she manage to trip on a smashed zucchini and knock herself out?
Although the old Nancy didn't pay as much attention to fashion as Bess, she always had the perfect outfit on for every situation. Bess was constanly complimenting Nancy on her looks, not telling Nancy what colors would be best for her to wear! I know the new Nancy is supposed to be human, hence the changes, but in my opinion it was Nancy's original "perfect" character that held all the charm for me. She was exactly who I wanted to be when I grew up! I think it was because my expectations were so high that I didn't enjoy the books as much as I thought I would. But I'm sure there are many people out there who would disagree with me. This series doesn't begin to compare to the original Nancy Drew series, but new readers (and old readers with a more open mind than mine!) may soon have a new favorite on hand!
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Summary: Mixed Feelings...
Review: I remember when I read my first Nancy Drew book over twenty years ago. I had just started third grade. My mother, who had read all of the original texts as a child, was the one to recommend the books to me. I went to the library and checked out "The Clue of the Tapping Heels" - and I was instantly hooked! For the next few years I read every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on. Even when I hit junior high I would still pull my old books out and re-read them for the hundredth time (although I never admitted this to my friends!). I still have all of books from my childhood, and over the years I've added many more to my collection. So of course when I heard about the new series coming out, I had to run out and get the books. My reaction? I think kids who have never read Nancy Drew before will enjoy them. The stories are easy to read, and Nancy and her friends seem like pretty cool role models for younger readers. But I have to say that as a die hard Nancy fan, adults who grew up with the classic hardcover series will probably be a little disappointed with this new series. So far, all of the mysteries take place locally in River Heights. In the original series, my favorite stories were the ones in which Nancy took off to some far away place like Hawaii or Scotland. Also, the myteries themselves seem a lot simpler in this new series. I just can't picture the old Nancy Drew tracking down a zucchini vandal! And the biggest disappointment of all to me? The characters! I know that these new books are trying to make the original characters more realistic and give them more depth, but I had the opposite reaction to them. Ned seems about the same, and George appears to be a more modern version of her old self, but I just can't picture the still ultra-femine Bess with a carpenter's license or working underneath the hood of a car. And Nancy? The old Nancy Drew would NEVER run out of gas because she forgot to check the tank! She used to be the most athletic, coordinated, and graceful girl on the planet - how did she manage to trip on a smashed zucchini and knock herself out?
Although the old Nancy didn't pay as much attention to fashion as Bess, she always had the perfect outfit on for every situation. Bess was constanly complimenting Nancy on her looks, not telling Nancy what colors would be best for her to wear! I know the new Nancy is supposed to be human, hence the changes, but in my opinion it was Nancy's original "perfect" character that held all the charm for me. She was exactly who I wanted to be when I grew up! I think it was because my expectations were so high that I didn't enjoy the books as much as I thought I would. But I'm sure there are many people out there who would disagree with me. This series doesn't begin to compare to the original Nancy Drew series, but new readers (and old readers with a more open mind than mine!) may soon have a new favorite on hand!
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Summary: Nancy Drew is at it again!
Review: I thought this was a fairly good start to yet another updated Nancy Drew series. All the familiar characters are here, from Nancy's housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, to her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson. The plot is fairly simple in this one; a Faberge egg has been stolen, and it's up to Nancy to figure out who did it. She does, of course, and while it wasn't really a complex mystery to me, I'm sure it will be a little less obvious to younger readers.
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Summary: Same ole' Same ole'!
Review: I was really excited about seeing this new Nancy Drew series. I really thought the character of Nancy would be more mature, and that the characters would be put in more mature situations. But, I was wrong. This book is even more childish then the series was back in the 1930's. Very disappointing.
Oh yeah, Amazon will charge you $5 for this book but the cover price is only .99 cents. for US buyers, and Canadians. If you look closing you can see it on the front of the cover.
Your welcome.
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Summary: Meet the New Nancy
Review: There's a problem in Nancy Drew's neighborhood. Someone has been smashing all the zucchini plants. Is this a case of neighbors turning on each other, or is something else involved? While investigating, Nancy meets Simone. She's recently moved to River Heights. When one of her family heirlooms is stolen, she asks Nancy for help. But who would take something that had more sentimental then monetary value? I must admit I was very curious when I heard about them updating Nancy Drew. I'd read some of the books as a kid, and couldn't resist picking this book up. Ultimately, I liked it. Nancy, Bess, George, and Ned have been given more human make-overs. They could turn into much more interesting characters here then they were in the originals. And the first person narration was a nice touch. I found the crimes a little too mundane compared to what Nancy used to investigate, but the plot was well done with several clues hidden throughout the book. I picked up on some of them, but not all. In the end, this updating is a winner. Here's to the New Nancy staying around for quite some time.
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Summary: hmmmm
Review: Without a Trace by Carolyn Keene is part of a pretty dumb run off series from the original Nancy Drew. In the book Nancy is in high school or college, it isn't really clear. However she seems like a third grader! The book was childish and pretty boring. Nothing like the original series. The story was that someone was smashing zucchini in Nancy's neighborhood (????) and a valuable Faberge egg was stolen from a newcomer in town. Of course Nancy solved both mysteries. (...) The characters were not at all well developed and the storyline was pretty dumb. I mean seriously... smashed zucchini? This book may be good for younger kids.
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