Tag: #nancydrew

• Book of the Month: Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

  After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery. Helen’s Aunt Rosemary has been living with her mother at the old family mansion, and they have noticed many strange things. They have heard music, thumps, and creaking noises at night, and seen eerie shadows on the walls.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 7, 2026

  Book/Author Highlight

  #bookcomparison, #carolynkeene, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #thehiddenstaircase

• Catherine Hapka Interview

  Catherine Hapka is one of the most prolific authors you may not know you know. Writing over 100 books as herself, and as a ghostwriter from the S.A.S.S. series to Nancy Drew, Star Power, HTTYD and more, she graciously took the time to answer my questions about her start, what makes a ghostwriter, and what’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 31, 2025

  Interview

  #children’slit, #disneyhyperion, #emeryeverafter, #ghostwriter, #ghostwriting, #harpercollins, #IPs, #nancydrew, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #sweetvalley, #theacircuit, #thehardyboys, #thesaddleclub

• Finished Nancy Drew!

  It only took over a year and browsing through Internet archives to get to the final two Nancy Drew books that escaped my grasp-The Clue of the Whistling Bapipes and The Strange Message in the Parchment. Oddly enough, they both involve a lot of sheep. The Bagpipes have Nancy heading to her ancestral Scotland homeland…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 19, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #carolynkeene, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueofthewhistlingbagpipes, #thestrangemessageintheparchment

• Nancy Drew 8-9

  Now I’m only two away from finishing the series, let’s get to it. The Clue in the Diary is one of the first Nancy Drew books I remember. Primarily because I was terrified of fire when I was little so even the cover looked daunting but I also was perversely fascinated because I wanted to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 25, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #carolynkeene, #middlegrade, #nancy’smysteriousletter, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthemissingdiary

• Nancy Drew ReRead P5

  Hey, remember when I almost read the entire Nancy Drew series? Well, here’s a few more that I missed because someone had checked them out. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall shows that Nancy Drew, much like Kim Possible, has built up her reputation as a reliable teen sleuth so now other adults are seeking…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 17, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #carolynkeene, #mystery, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthecrumblingwall, #theclueoftheleaningchimney, #thephantomofpinehill, #theringmaster’ssecret, #thescarletslippermystery

• Nancy Drew ReRead P4

  The final seven wrap up the Nancy Drew series in a . . . well t didn’t really wrap it up as Nancy Drew lives on forever and the series followed that cue without any sappy goodbyes or retrospectives but act like its just another day in her life. So let’s get to the final…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 10, 2023

  Book/Author Highlight

  #carolynkeene, #middlegradde, #mysteryofcrocodileisland, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthecrosswordcipher, #thedoublejinxmystery, #themysteriousmannequin, #thesecretofmirrorbay, #thespidersapphiremystery, #thethirteenthpeark, #thethirteenthpearl

• Nancy Drew ReRead P3

  Now onto the vacation series, otherwise known as #30-40 more or less. This was a very exciting set as it combines my favorite book trope, travelling with Nancy Drew mysteries.

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 9, 2023

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #carolynkeene, #middlegrade, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueintheoldstagecoach, #theclueofthedancingpuppet, #thehauntedshowboat, #thehiddenwindowmystery, #themoonstonecastlemystery, #themysteryofthefiredragon, #thesecretofthegoldenpavilion, #thewitchtreesymbol

• Nancy Drew ReRead P2

  I know I started the year with a Nancy Drew reread, and finally twelve months later I get to the rest. I’ve been busy. Nonetheless, I almost got the whole collection minus 4 of them that had already been checked out from the library. Or stolen. It wasn’t quite clear. Anyway, onto the second reread…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 6, 2023

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #carolynkeene, #middlegrade, #mysteryattheskijump, #mysteryofthemosscoveredmansion, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #passwordtolakespurlane, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthejewelbox, #theclueintheoldalbum, #theclueoftheblackkeys, #theghostofblackwoodhall, #thelueofthevelvetmask, #themessageinthehollowoak, #themysteryoftheivorycharm, #thequestofthemissingmap, #thesecretintheoldattic, #thesignofthetwistedcandles

• New Year, New Books

  Happy 2023 everybody! Hopefully this year will be more positive than the last. Not that we can control the events of the world but the decisions we do control, try to choose one of kindess and respect to others. Now off my metaphorical soap box, what new books am I eager to read? And for…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 1, 2023

  Uncategorized

  #alliefinklesrulesforgirls, #anamariaandthefox, #avatarthelastairbender, #beautifulcreatures, #darkascension, #desperateduchesses, #dimplemeetsrishi, #disneyvillains, #drama!, #dumplin, #empowered, #fables, #fantasy, #hungergames, #nancydrew, #newyearnewreads, #puddin, #pumpkin, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #secretsofmyhollywoodlife, #theeldestcurses, #thelasthours, #theprincessdiaries, #theroseyears, #twistedtales, #warriors, #YA