TY - BOOK AU - Cornelius,Michael G. AU - Gregg,Melanie E. TI - Nancy Drew and her sister sleuths: essays on the fiction of girl detectives SN - 9780786439959 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - PS374.D4 N36 2008 U1 - 813/.08720992827 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Jefferson, N.C. PB - McFarland & Co. KW - Detective and mystery stories, American KW - History and criticism KW - Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) KW - Women detectives in literature KW - Teenage girls in literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and, in today's world, by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger. Solving mysteries is what each of the essayists strives to do, examining the conundrums these sleuths have left in their wake"--Provided by publisher UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008030002.html ER -