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Reading Room:  Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 3:53:23 PM
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Did anyone else read these books when they were little? My mom had these books from her childhood and I read both of these series. I love these books, especially the Cherry Ames.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 8:35:03 PM
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I never read Cherry Ames, but I absolutely loved the Nancy Drew books. I read every single one that had been printed by the time I was in 8th grade (1974). I re-read them over & over again. I loved the idea of a independent 18 year old girl detective with her own convertible!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 9:42:37 PM
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Dawn-
And she was always so clever. One story sticks out in my mind. It had a storyline that dealt with dolls and one had poison in it. I also remember that she dealt with the local Gypsies a couple of times. :) I always thought she had a pretty glamorous life :)
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
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Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 01:44:53 AM
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I used to save up my pocket money to buy books and Nancy Drew was one of them (they are all still at my mum's house - she is always asking when I will take them with me!) I also would buy Trixie Belden and of course all the Christine Pullein-Thompson, Margeurite Henry and any author who wrote about horses. Misty of Chincoteague was my absolute favourite!
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 06:12:24 AM
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How funny! I never did read Nancy Drew (but I still might! )...but I DID read a lot about Trixie Belden and her sidekick Honey. Those girl detectives really did lead exciting and glamourous lives, didn't they!
XOXO, Libbie
"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar..." - Helen Hayes |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2007 : 09:13:38 AM
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I too have read all of the Nancy Drew books. I loved them all. I even read some of the newer one's in the later 80's that came out. I think I had up to book 34 or something when I was growing up. I coud devour one a weekend. Between that and the Cat Who books, I was in heaven.
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 11:22:56 AM
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I read every Cherry Ames book at least twice. I couldn't get enough of our nurse-of-all-trades. What adventures she had!! To think that was....50 years ago? I'd love to find some of those old books now! I just located my favorite childhood book, The Thirteenth Is Magic. It took me years, mainly because I couldn't remember the title or author. But it's such a treasure, I'm glad I found it. Now I'm looking for the sequil, The Summer Is Magic. If anyone comes across it, please let me know. Thanks!!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 2:26:39 PM
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I found "Cherry Ames: Senior Nurse" at a local antique store. It had that fabric cover that was reddish-pink. I was thrilled! It was only $4! There is another there that I haven't read yet that is the same cover but is about $20. I will probably wait to buy that one- maybe they will reduce the price :)
Alee
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 24 2007 : 9:27:16 PM
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I read all of the Nancy Drew books and the Cherry Ames ones too. Last month I saw Cherry Ames books advertised in one of the nursing magazines that I get. Shoulda bought 'em!
Funny....I've been a nurse for 30+ years and it's nothing like Cherry said it would be =)
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2007 : 6:02:25 PM
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Marcia-
Isn't it funny to read some of the things that the Cherry Ames books talk about (procedure wise). Our medicine has come a long way since then, but sometimes I think it would be nice on the nurses to back in time a bit when more ladies became nurses and things seemed to move at a slightly slower pace :)
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2007 : 08:45:10 AM
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I'm going to have to look up Cherry Ames at the library for my dd! Sounds like something she'd be interested in.
We're going to read Nancy Drew together. We just joined a quilting club at the library and we're doing a mystery stitch. Thinking it's going to be a Nancy Drew theme.... 
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The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,--
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2007 : 11:11:18 AM
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Deb, I can't think of anything better than enjoying a good book and keeping the stitching going with the next generation with Mom and Daughter! How wonderful! I wish every daughter had a mom like you!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
Farmgirls do it organically! |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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MariaAZ
True Blue Farmgirl
203 Posts
Phoenix
AZ
203 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2007 : 9:18:17 PM
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I had most of the Nancy Drew series when I was growing up. Unfortunately I gave them (and my Tom Swift books) away. Now I'd love to have them to read again!
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