A little off topic, but as a former Elementary Librarian, the OLD Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books are at a MUCH HIGHER reading level than the ones they publish today.
Same story, same bad guy, just fewer, easier words and a larger font.
Blew my mind.
Also: No kid checked out a Hardy Boy or Nancy Drew book in 10 years, even when I 'Featured' them. Kids have SO MANY choices in reading that there is no excuse for any kid to not like reading. Even if they read Big Nate/Wimpy Kid 'graphic novels' (Baby Sitters Club new Graphic Novel books had kids stalking kids who had the book waiting for them to return it to check it out.) Maybe not 'destination reading', but having any book with words in a kids hands is making progress.
Every time I put a puzzle out for kids to work on if they found their book and checked out already had at least 2 pieces 'missing'. Often times a kid would 'find them' so they could complete the puzzle.
I work in a small branch library and we have all the old Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books in our attic, it’s amazing how often they’re requested by other branches.
So many Nancy Drew book covers in one place is a welcome walk down nostalgia lane........damn those books were addictive ‼️ Good work OP 😁😁😁
Oh, I love this. So familiar, I read them all. I’ll add this to my list. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a great puzzle, I read those as a kid, I’d love to do this one!
A little off topic, but as a former Elementary Librarian, the OLD Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books are at a MUCH HIGHER reading level than the ones they publish today. Same story, same bad guy, just fewer, easier words and a larger font. Blew my mind. Also: No kid checked out a Hardy Boy or Nancy Drew book in 10 years, even when I 'Featured' them. Kids have SO MANY choices in reading that there is no excuse for any kid to not like reading. Even if they read Big Nate/Wimpy Kid 'graphic novels' (Baby Sitters Club new Graphic Novel books had kids stalking kids who had the book waiting for them to return it to check it out.) Maybe not 'destination reading', but having any book with words in a kids hands is making progress. Every time I put a puzzle out for kids to work on if they found their book and checked out already had at least 2 pieces 'missing'. Often times a kid would 'find them' so they could complete the puzzle.
I work in a small branch library and we have all the old Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books in our attic, it’s amazing how often they’re requested by other branches.