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Nancy and her friends find their lives in danger when a maniac stalks them while they are on a white water rafting expedition.Tags
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Here we have the sixth Nancy Drew Files mystery from the '80s. I've been getting a kick out of my rediscovery of this vintage YA series, and it turns out it's still a kick even when the mystery isn't my favorite.
In the case of this story, while there are some suspicious happenings along the way, there isn't really a purpose or goal in it for Nancy, no actual case for her to investigate until more than halfway (maybe two thirds of the way?) through. So, much of the read is more like a strange outdoor survival story than a mystery.
Although the point to it all eventually comes to light, of course, it has a weird, poorly imagined feel. The point could have been somewhat compelling if it had a connection to something that had happened in an show more earlier book in the series, something to give it a stronger basis and a real past link to Nancy.
But it doesn't.
Even so, it's likely my nostalgic side that still found this quick read worth the while. I'm sure I'll go on to Book Seven soon. show less
In the case of this story, while there are some suspicious happenings along the way, there isn't really a purpose or goal in it for Nancy, no actual case for her to investigate until more than halfway (maybe two thirds of the way?) through. So, much of the read is more like a strange outdoor survival story than a mystery.
Although the point to it all eventually comes to light, of course, it has a weird, poorly imagined feel. The point could have been somewhat compelling if it had a connection to something that had happened in an show more earlier book in the series, something to give it a stronger basis and a real past link to Nancy.
But it doesn't.
Even so, it's likely my nostalgic side that still found this quick read worth the while. I'm sure I'll go on to Book Seven soon. show less
WONDERFUL Nancy Drew book! Someone is out to get Nancy on a rafting adventure, and the deeper into the mystery she gets, the more confusing things seem. Another one where the answer seems obvious for awhile, but the twists will confuse even the most dedicated Nancy Drew reader.
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Carolyn Keene was the pseudonym that Mildred Wirt Benson and Walter Karig used to write Nancy Drew books. The idea of Nancy Drew came from Edward Stratemeyer in 1929. He also had other series, that included the Hardy Boys, but he died in 1930 before the Nancy Drew series became famous. His daughters, Harriet and Edna, inherited his company and show more maintained Nancy Drew having Mildred Wirt Benson, the original Carolyn Keene, as the principal ghostwriter. During the Depression, they asked Benson to take a pay cut and she refused, which is when Karig wrote the books. Karig's Nancy Drew books were Nancy's Mysterious Letter, The Sign of the Twisted Candles, and Password to Larkspur Lane. He was fired from writing more books because of his refusal to honor the request that he keep his work as Carolyn Keene a secret. He allowed the Library of Congress to learn of his authorship and his name appeared on their catalog cards. Afterwards, they rehired Benson and she wrote until her last Nancy Drew book (#30) was written in 1953, Clue of the Velvet Mask. Harriet and Edna Stratemeyer also contributed to the Nancy Drew series. Edna wrote plot outlines for several of the early books and Harriet, who claimed to be the sole author, had actually outlined and edited nearly all the volumes written by Benson. The Stratemeyer Syndicate had begun to make its writers sign contracts that prohibited them from claiming any credit for their works, but Benson never denied her writing books for the series. After Harriet's death in 1982, Simon and Schuster became the owners of the Stratemeyer Syndicate properties and in 1994, publicly recognized Benson for her work at a Nancy Drew conference at her alma mater, the University of Iowa. Now, Nancy Drew has several ghostwriters and artists that have contributed to her more recent incarnations. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- White Water Terror
- Original publication date
- 1986
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- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.52 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1900-1945
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- PZ7 .K23 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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