tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post6575060061608739657..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: BOOK CLUB FRIDAY -- GUEST AUTHOR SALLY CARPENTERANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-11791057823969241912012-05-08T17:46:24.570-05:002012-05-08T17:46:24.570-05:00Remember when Nancy was "bound and gagged&quo...Remember when Nancy was "bound and gagged" (a regular expression in those books) and tapped out an SOS with her high heels? No wonder girls loved her. I liked Trixie Belden, too. Not quite as supergirl-ish as Nance. Thanks for bringing it back to me, Sally.Melanie Jackson, author, editor, piano studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028093429254617215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-2289013009639649652012-05-08T17:43:44.195-05:002012-05-08T17:43:44.195-05:00I loved Nancy! Thanks for reminding me about her a...I loved Nancy! Thanks for reminding me about her adventures, Sally. Ditto Joe and Frank's. Remember when Nancy was "bound and gagged" (a regular expression in those books, as I recall) and tapped out an SOS with her high heels? I also liked Trixie Belden. Not quite as supergirl-ish as Nance.Melanie Jackson, author, editor, piano studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028093429254617215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-52286426813422543852012-05-07T10:39:40.769-05:002012-05-07T10:39:40.769-05:00Thanks for all of your nice comments. A few years ...Thanks for all of your nice comments. A few years ago I found about 20 hardback Hardy/Nancy books in great condition at the library's used book store. I snatched them up! My high school library had the Tom Swift Jrs and I read those, too. <br />Sally CarpenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-11865595472271697932012-05-06T18:08:25.886-05:002012-05-06T18:08:25.886-05:00I have several orginals of Nancy Drew and Hardy Bo...I have several orginals of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys. I find them more intriguing than some of the newer books. <br />I loved your book, Baffled and looking forward to your next book.Kat Hinksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381877732736883715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-41397385075057541882012-05-05T12:17:14.469-05:002012-05-05T12:17:14.469-05:00I loved Nancy Drew and still have all the books. I...I loved Nancy Drew and still have all the books. I enjoy reading YA, especially mysteries.Merrilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-80134417923209115922012-05-05T10:35:38.696-05:002012-05-05T10:35:38.696-05:00Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys were extremely popul...Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys were extremely popular when I was young. We used to trade them and devoured each one. When men were men.travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-53006911536653836702012-05-05T10:33:27.288-05:002012-05-05T10:33:27.288-05:00I enjoyed all the nancy Drew books way back. Check...I enjoyed all the nancy Drew books way back. Checked them out from the local library and treasured each one. I miss them and adored them.petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-88175074849128934882012-05-05T08:13:51.683-05:002012-05-05T08:13:51.683-05:00That's "Beatlemaniac", sorry!That's "Beatlemaniac", sorry!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684465134160083369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-65421865732082411822012-05-05T08:12:33.787-05:002012-05-05T08:12:33.787-05:00My mother has the complete set of Hardy Boys myste...My mother has the complete set of Hardy Boys mysteries in her attic. My brother was addicted to them and became a policeman because of the Hardys!<br />Nancy Drew was the epitome of all that I wanted to be. When I found out one of my college professors had written for both series, I was vastly disappointed. He was creepy. Love the idea of a Beatlemanac!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684465134160083369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-11124917384227455632012-05-04T18:49:18.054-05:002012-05-04T18:49:18.054-05:00I read many of the Nancy Drew stories but I also e...I read many of the Nancy Drew stories but I also enjoyed Trixie Beldon. :) <br /><br />I also knew a Sally Carpenter way back when, I think you may be her.Cynthia Sherrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288379745961381697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-66150059130244457662012-05-04T18:12:45.889-05:002012-05-04T18:12:45.889-05:00Belonged to a Nancy Drew book club (of 2) w/ my be...Belonged to a Nancy Drew book club (of 2) w/ my best friend--who then moved away.<br /><br />Have since learned that authors such as Susan Wittig Albert have leant their skills to keeping the tradition going.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-29707640618817171202012-05-04T16:45:58.543-05:002012-05-04T16:45:58.543-05:00I agree, I like entertaining fiction. One reason I...I agree, I like entertaining fiction. One reason I wrote the book was that nobody was writing the funny kind of mysteries that I wanted to read! My favorite childhood sleuth was Trixie Beldon, who is younger than Nancy but still manages to get into trouble. My parents gave me the first two books of the series for a present and I started collecting from there. Still fun to go back and read those.<br />Sally CarpenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-26222924239576661272012-05-04T15:03:08.727-05:002012-05-04T15:03:08.727-05:00Maybe the reason I enjoyed Nancy Drew and the Hard...Maybe the reason I enjoyed Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys was because their problems were so unlike ordinary stuff that went on when I was their age. I can see bad things on TV, the news, or talk to the next door neighbors. I want to be entertained. We live in reality, give me some fast-paced fiction with a dead body tossed in any day. I hope your former teen idol brings back some of that fun fiction I like.GBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-42354718679864386232012-05-04T14:58:02.820-05:002012-05-04T14:58:02.820-05:00I enjoyed this post as usual with Sally. I too enj...I enjoyed this post as usual with Sally. I too enjoyed the Nancy/Hardy Boys mysteries. Looking forward to Sandy's next escapade. augieAugiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848187134055619150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-67308003784277840382012-05-04T14:38:15.465-05:002012-05-04T14:38:15.465-05:00I enjoyed your blog. I had to respond because whil...I enjoyed your blog. I had to respond because while I didn't enjoy Nancy Drew, I do have a favorite girl sleuth, Judy Bolton, written by Margaret Sutton.<br /><br />I've read a few Nancy Drew's and Hardy Boys. I enjoyed the Hardy Boys more. Judy Bolton is my favorite girl sleuth because she seemed so real. She wasn't rich, like Nancy, but was an ordinary girl with a loving family and a lot of friends. My collection of Judy books, dating from the Fifties and Sixties, is very precious to me. Judy grew up in the stories and eventually married her childhood friend Peter Dobbs who became an FBI agent. I had such a crush on Peter and wanted to marry someone just like him.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-80713041468398527442012-05-04T12:29:05.675-05:002012-05-04T12:29:05.675-05:00When I was young I enjoyed nothing more than readi...When I was young I enjoyed nothing more than reading about Nancy or the Hardy Boys. I think they really were good role models in many way. And there was nothing more exciting than a dark and stormy night with maybe a spooky old house thrown in. I haven't read any of the newer stories, but thank to old Nancy, I always wanted to solve a mystery.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-70168179326765209502012-05-04T11:15:06.359-05:002012-05-04T11:15:06.359-05:00Nancy Drew taps into the dark side common in many ...Nancy Drew taps into the dark side common in many classic mysteries: secret passages, old houses out in the country, dark nights, codes and clues. Nancy was also a little too "perfect." Did she ever do anything wrong? I gave my protagonist a few flaws to make him human.<br />Sally CarpenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-20144318189969282442012-05-04T11:14:32.407-05:002012-05-04T11:14:32.407-05:00I received an email that Shirley Nienkark tried in...I received an email that Shirley Nienkark tried in vain to post a comment and wants to be included in the drawing. So I'm posting for her.ANASTASIA POLLACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-2533446744676833792012-05-04T09:54:06.446-05:002012-05-04T09:54:06.446-05:00Loved Nancy! I'm still looking for secret room...Loved Nancy! I'm still looking for secret rooms and coded messages....Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515481189609073066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-42037492115199646472012-05-04T09:22:13.019-05:002012-05-04T09:22:13.019-05:00I read an original Nancy Drew a few years back and...I read an original Nancy Drew a few years back and was really struck by the complexity of the language. The modern rewrites have really simplified things.<br /><br />I thought the Emma Roberts movie was a lot of fun--spoofing the things that made Nancy unusual, but keeping the good heart of the series too.<br /><br />I remember as a girl being annoyed that Nancy was so good at everything! The book that really clinched it for me was the one where she dances with the ballet dancer. She does huge leaps and he tells her she could have been a prima ballerina. I remember thinking, okay wait a minute! This is really just one step too far ...<br /><br />Also loved the secret passages, codes, etc. The old-fashioned mystery aspect of the books was fun.<br /><br />GretaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-50806759268248188982012-05-04T09:13:43.258-05:002012-05-04T09:13:43.258-05:00I loved Nancy Drew. Your book sounds like a fun r...I loved Nancy Drew. Your book sounds like a fun read.Janie Emaushttp://www.janieemaus.comnoreply@blogger.com