I do not want it to be like a murder mystery I want it to be something I can enjoy! Like in Nancy drew I liked everything so much I had to search everything! Find the real authers and stuff like that! Please any suggestions?
2007-12-11 08:58:19 · 8 answers · asked by Nancy Drew LOVER! 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
try Trixie Belden...www.trixiebelden.com
2007-12-11 09:58:10 · answer #1 · answered by deb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I think we're sisters! Only I've read MOST of the books. First of all, no one author wrote all of the Nancy Drews. Various authors wrote her books, there wasn't even a real Carolyn Keen! That's weird, huh? Anyway, so I'm just like you. Here are my suggestions from stuff I've done to increase my love for this fictional phenomenon:
-Search 30's Nancy Drew style to find out more about her
-Read the Nancy Drew files--they're great fun! And over 120 of them are avaiable at used books stores.
-Play the Nancy Drew computer games. They are literally so fun I wait all day to play them. There are 18 of them, too!
-I'm sure you're getting a little older, so try a new author: Agatha Christie.
-After reading some Christies, play the games by her. There are a couple including And Then There Were None, Evil Under The Sun, and Murder on The Orient Express.
Trust me, I know how you feel. I'm so obsessed with Nancy it's like I don't know what to do about it!
Also, for game help go to www.herinteractive.com. They have great suggestions, tips and hints.
Have fun! Hope it helped! Merry Christmas!
--Kate M.
2007-12-13 15:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by HollyGolightly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A similar series that I read when I had exhausted the Nancy Drew resources in my library, is the Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard. It is published by Bethany House publishers and to my knowledge the author is still living. They take place during the turn of the century and I've found them to be very pleasant.
Even though there are new Nancy Drew series out there, I've always stuck to the original books as they capture her the best I think. So I definitely understand about having read them all! I have even taken to re-reading them as they were originally published in the thirties as the Applewood books publishers have done, since apparently the ones I read were revamped in the late fifties.
2007-12-11 21:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few good mystery books published in recent years that are like Nancy Drew -
"Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett - she has one or two others since then but I haven't read them yet. "Chasing Vermeer" is a mystery told through paintings by the artist Vermeer. There is a lot in the book that the reader can participate in solving - secret code, clues in pictures, etc. Its really good.
"The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart - This is long but really good. Like Nancy Drew, it involves smart kids using their brains and wit to figure things out but also a lot of action. Very funny too.
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick - don't be intimidated by the size - part of the plot is told through many drawings.
The first one is in paperback but the other two are still only available in hardcover. I'm sure your library will have them. Enjoy!
2007-12-11 18:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by svnopa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Martin
Treausre of Hemlock Mountain by Voight
The Face on the Milk Carton by Cooney
Treasure Island by Stevenson
A Long Way From Chicago by Peck
Where the Red Fern Grows
Elizabeth Gail and the Mystery of the Johnson Farm by Stahl
The Twisted Window by Duncan
The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax by Gilman
If I were you, I'd ask your local librarians.
These aren't all mysteries, but I thought you would enjoy them as they are for middle readers.
2007-12-11 18:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You read ALL the Nancy Drew books??? Good God! Carolyn Keene wrote over 100 of them, and then there are all the monthly editions of the Chronicles of Nancy Drew. And that's been going on for, like, 20 years! You've read them all!? A;nd you're not bored, yet?
I'm amazed. Move on. It's time to expand your horizons.
2007-12-11 17:07:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I enjoyed The Boxcar Children a bunch when I was a kid. But depending on what age you are they might be too young for you.
There's also an author named Joan Lowery Nixon who writes mysteries with a female main character. They're not all one series, but it's murder mystery and for young adult.
2007-12-11 17:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by Wondering Wildly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens fiction is entertaining!
2007-12-11 17:17:20 · answer #8 · answered by littleblanket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋