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more about #chelseacain more comments → Slovenly Muse: Awww, I loved Nancy Drew so much as a kid, I would have two or three books on the go at one time, just reading more of whichever book I felt like as t... more » NotChoinski: Did anybody read the Nancy Clue / Hardly Boys series of spoofs? Very funny. Each page goes into increadible detail of what everyone was wearing, what ... more » zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce: My facial tick starts spasming with the thought of someone trying to slam Nancy Drew or draw whacked-out conclusions about the character of a person w... more » sara-without-an-h: I read all the Nancy Drews, but in French, and she is called Alice Rivers, George is called Marion and Bess stays Bess. Strangely, Ned Nickerson remai... more » save jinger: Reason #235 why I will never run for office: They would somehow find out I like Sophie Kinsella books and use that against me. more » descent: I was obsessed with Sweet Valley High as a kid. I think it just means I'm shallow and slightly dumb. more » MarissaExplainsItAll: I love Nancy Drew. I tried to solve mysteries as a kid but was disappointed that there were no secret staircases in Southern California housing tracts. more » doodlebug: Oh yes, "her popularity and good looks" are definitely troubling and not very feminist. more » sympathyforthebasementcat: I wonder if Sotomayer can find out what Gingrich's problem is and solve The Secret of the Old Fock. more » Dodgergirl: One of the things I realized about Nancy Drew later on, something I value about it now, is that Nancy actually has close female friends on whom she re... more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: Is anyone actually going to hold reading Nancy Drew mysteries against anyone? If so, I am going to need a new desk, because NUCLEAR HEAD DESK SO MANY... more » -
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Nancy Drew, Sonia Sotomayor, & Feminism: Questions For Chelsea Cain
Sonia Sotomayor's revelation that she enjoyed Nancy Drew mysteries as a child has everyone speculating on how the books might have influenced her. We asked Chelsea Cain, author of Nancy Drew parody Confessions of a Teen Sleuth for her take.
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