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Originally Posted by Joan M
I really sat up and took notice at adults talking about reading the Nancy Drew books. These were huge for me as a child (plus the Hardy Boys mysteries which my brother had possession of, and hence, I coveted). Do they really hold your interest? So much to read. I hate to get sidetracked.
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You might be referring to me.
I started reading Nancy Drew in 3rd grade and soon added The Hardy Boys. Then in 4th grade Rick Brandt Science-Adventures and finally the Robert A. Heinlein Juveniles from Schribner's which as the years went on expanded to the rest of Heinlein's work and then to many other Science Fiction authors.
The Nancy Drew books, being the first books I picked out and read for my own enjoyment (a habit started and encouraged by my 3rd and 4th grade teachers as well as my mom) are dear to me. I find that reading them while I'm reading another book is the best way for me to enjoy both. I start both at the same time and swap back and forth. Sometimes I get caught up and finish one or the other of them way ahead of the other, so I finish the one left after I've finished the other. Sometimes I swap back and forth between them quite evenly.
The answer is yes, they seem to be holding my interest, at least so far.
