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Nancy Drew 16: The Clue of the Tapping Heels | Carolyn Keene

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February‘s book, depending upon the version you read, may or may not feature Nancy in a tap dancing contest. But, the 1939 & the 1969 editions involve cats and tapping sounds of sorts. Will Nancy tap her way to solve the mystery?

Discussion on February 15th. If you would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know! #NancyDrewBR

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 16: The Clue of the Tapping Heels | Carolyn Keene

Great discussion for The Haunted Bridge, #LittenDetectives ! Feel free to keep chatting!

February‘s book, depending upon the version you read, may or may not feature Nancy in a tap dancing contest. But, the 1939 & the 1969 editions involve cats and tapping sounds of sorts. Will Nancy tap her way to solve the mystery?

Discussion on February 15th. If you would like to be added or removed from the tag list, let me know! #NancyDrewBR

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Bookwormjillk Let me guess, Nancy already owns the perfect tap shoes/outfit and will win the contest. Forget Nancy's car. I want her closet! 1d

Ruthiella Can‘t wait to find out what Nancy excels at next! 😃 1d

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Librarybelle I guess we‘ll find out, @Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella ! 😂 1d

Laughterhp Ahh I‘m like 3 books behind! 1d

Librarybelle No worries, @Laughterhp ! 1d

MariaW I am pretty sure she will win the tap dancing contest even though her toe is broken! 🤣🤣🤣 1d

Librarybelle @MariaW So true! 😂 1d

Sace Can‘t wait! 1d

Ruthiella @MariaW 😂😂😂 20h

julieclair I totally want the tap dancing book! 3h

Librarybelle @julieclair It‘s part of the 1969 version! 3h

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Nancy Drew 15: The Haunted Bridge | Carolyn Keene

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I just realized I didn't post about this. I can't believe we've read 15 of these already. I feel like we just started. Nancy continues to be perfect, which is sometimes a little dull, but ultimately I love her. She didn't get knocked out in this one, but she did fall through a bridge in a rainstorm! #NancyDrewBR

Librarybelle It‘s hard to believe we‘ve read 15! 2d

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Nancy Drew 15: The Haunted Bridge | Carolyn Keene

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This was my first book getting into #LittenDetactives and #NancyDrewBR

I forgot how much I enjoyed reading the Nancy Drew books growing up. This was a nice easy story after reading some heavier novels recently. Other than all the golf-talk lol

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Librarybelle Too much golf talk! 2d

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Hi, Sherlockians~
Another interesting discussion this past Saturday. Our next SH read, “(TAo) The Adventure of the Second Stain“, is linked below (spoiler alert). Discussion will be on JANUARY 18th and will be led by @dabbe. It's the last story in THE RETURN OF SH! Happy 🐫 Day.

P.S. If you'd like to be removed from this list, let us know.

Link: https://shorturl.at/83JbV

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Librarybelle Thanks! ❤️ 2d

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Nancy Drew 15: The Haunted Bridge | Carolyn Keene

It‘s time for our discussion, #LittenDetectives ! I have 5 questions posted as spoilers. You can find them on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching #NancyDrewBR .

This was a fun read and a good way to ignore reality for a bit. Our next one is The Clue of the Tapping Heels, featuring tapping noises in a house and Persian cats.

More info will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for reading with me!

Bookwormjillk Yay! Cats! 2d

Ruthiella Cats! That reminds me that Nancy had a dog in the last book! Maybe she‘ll get a cat in the next one! 🤔 2d

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5. Let's talk the story itself, from Nancy's golfing to the actual mystery. Carson Drew is on the hunt for international jewel thieves, and he has no qualms asking his 18 year old for help. Nancy also wants to identify Margaret Judson, who may be tied to the jewels but also has a sad backstory.

Any thoughts on the story line? A bit too much golf for me, but I'm not a golfer. Though, it does show Nancy's resiliency through pain! #NancyDrewBR

Bookwormjillk I was a little frustrated that Nancy couldn‘t tell Bess and George the whole story. 2d

bookandbedandtea The plot around the jewel thieves was really light; you'd think that story would lend itself to more excitement. Also, the haunted bridge was ridiculous. There's no way a bunch of teen boys (the caddies) wouldn't have dared each other to go to the bridge. The scarecrow should have been found long ago. 2d

DGRachel I agree with @bookandbedandtea about the caddies. Someone would have crossed that bridge! I like having a bit more Carson, even though his using Nancy to help solve the mystery always strikes me as a little reckless. 18 isn‘t 8 but it‘s still not fully developed adult either and knowingly putting in harm‘s way seems like questionable parenting. 2d

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DGRachel And definitely way too much golf. So much golf. 😩 2d

Ruthiella I was a little discomforted by the “play through the pain” message. I also think it might have been a nice lesson for young readers to see Nancy come in second. But alas. As I commented earlier, the plot generally relies too heavily on coincidence, but that‘s fine for me. The books are meant for children to read. If you want super tricky mystery, there‘s Encyclopedia Brown! 😅 2d

lauraisntwilder @Ruthiella I agree. It would've been nice if Nancy hadn't won the tournament, but then it wouldn't have been Nancy. 2d

Ruthiella @lauraisntwilder True that! Her hair color may change from book to book but not her perfection! 😂 2d

TheAromaofBooks I kind of thought it was hilarious how much dancing was going on. Every night, off to another dance to pump people for information 😂 Super convenient. 2d

dabbe @Ruthiella I hope the 1972 writer (Priscilla Baker-Carr.) didn't dummy down the book by removing “titian“ ... or maybe because it was updated in the 70s, Nancy used Sun-In to make her hair more blonde! Though mine turned orange because I used way too much of it + the Phoenix sun! 😂 2d

Sace @DGRachel I know nothing about golf so the descriptions of play and scoring each whole meant nothing and it didn‘t matter because I knew Nancy would win. 😂 2d

Sace @Ruthiella I also didn‘t like the playing through the pain. Encyclopedia rocks! 2d

MariaW Definitely too much golf. 🏌️🏌️🏌️ And in the end Carson Drew did not find out anything, Nancy did do everything. Both mysteries were very shallow this time. The two best suspects came in only on the last ten pages. Why not use them earlier in the book to create a confusion? 2d

Ruthiella @dabbe Her hair is described as “reddish-blond” on page one. 2d

DGRachel @Ruthiella I don‘t think I‘ve ever read any Encyclopedia Brown stories! 2d

dabbe @Ruthiella You're right; Bess's hair is described as “blond“ on p. 2. I got the two mixed up. It's still an easier compound adjective than “titian.“ Thanks for the correction. 2d

Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures Way too much golf! And I agree with @bookandbedandtea there is no way someone wouldn‘t have crossed that bridge (no pun intended). I did enjoy the easy storyline and plot, it was a nice break from the more dense books I‘ve been reading lately. 2d

Ruthiella @DGRachel I looooved Encyclopedia Brown as a kid. Way more technical than Nancy Drew. I should revisit the books and see if they still stump me (probably!😂) 2d

DGRachel @Ruthiella I feel like this needs to be a Litsy buddy read group. 😂 2d

bookandbedandtea I found myself wishing Nancy would come in 2nd but I kinda view Nancy the dance way as Barbie in that she can do anything! Given the dearth of books for girls when these were written it was probably good that girls were able to see Nancy doing so many random things and doing them well. 2d

kspenmoll I did not like how Nancy was determined to play thru her pain but I guess that‘s what sports expect. I always think of what are the long term effects of overuse of an injury? My son loved Encyclopedia Brown books! @Ruthiella I still laugh at the guys rebuilding a bridge! That was too much for me. Regardless, Nancy is a great role model. 2d

kwmg40 I'm not a golfer but maybe because of that, I didn't mind too much all the golfing descriptions, as I got to learn more about the game. Other than the usual amazing coincidences, I liked that this story seemed more plausible than some of the previous ones. 2d

kwmg40 @dabbe I laughed at your story about Sun-In. My brother tried it when we were teens and it turned his hair an awful shade of orange. We discovered that Sun-In and black Asian hair do not mix well! 2d

Librarybelle I‘m with you on the golf, and why a group of young men/boys did not want to investigate the haunted bridge is beyond me! @Bookwormjillk @bookandbedandtea @DGRachel @Ruthiella @lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks @dabbe @Sace @MariaW @Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures @kspenmoll @kwmg40 1d

BarkingMadRead I am not a fan of golf unless it‘s mini golf ⛳️ so I could have done without it, although it did tie in to the story a bunch of times. 1d

dabbe @kwmg40 Wowza! My hair was ash-blonde and it also turned it orange--like Sunkist soda! I had to look it up on the Internet to see if they still sold it, and they do! Wonder if it's the same god-awful formula! 😂 1d

Sace @DGRachel @Ruthiella I second the suggestion 😁 1d

Ruthiella @Sace @DGRachel Would you like to do a buddy read in February of the first book? 🤔

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

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Sace @Ruthiella Absolutely! 14h

DGRachel @Ruthiella That sounds fun! 13h

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4. We did not have tigers or bears, but we had a mountain lion (and why was it caged??? I felt bad for the lion). The side characters in this one had some pretty strong personalities, at least to me (looking at you Barty). Nancy's reactions towards Barty made the book way more enjoyable for me.

What did you think of the characters? Bess was also not described as chubby or plump, so that's a win! #NancyDrewBR

Bookwormjillk Yay for Bess! Gotta admit I kind of loved that Barty was messing with her all along. 2d

bookandbedandtea I felt bad for the lion too! Who keeps a mountain lion in a cage behind their house?! Barty was sooo annoying but he gave the story a lot of its flavor and like @Bookwormjillk I thought it was funny that he turned out to be messing with her. 2d

DGRachel I loved that they didn‘t fat shame Bess in this one. I hate that it was so pervasive in earlier books that I actually noticed its absence! The caged mountain lion made no sense at all, and I definitely didn‘t like it. Barty made my skin crawl. I can‘t believe he ended up being just a sleaze ball and not part of the mystery. I wanted him hauled away to jail. 😂 (edited) 2d

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Ruthiella I am hoping the mountain lion was an injured orphan cub and Mr. Haley was going to return it to the wild once it recovered. 🤞 I also loved how obnoxious Barty was a huge red herring! 😂 2d

lauraisntwilder No outright fat shaming, but there was still a line about how Bess liked to eat. Don't we all?? I thought the Barty storyline was fun, but I felt bad for George. 2d

TheAromaofBooks The mountain lion definitely felt like it was just there so something could scream 😂 Barty was so obnoxious, but it was fun to hate him. I also think Nancy putting him in his place was setting a great example for younger readers, especially considering the era. 2d

dabbe I jumped the gun and posted about Bess in the previous post. Yay for Bess indeed, @Bookwormjillk!

Excellent observation, @Ruthiella. I am still upset about that mountain lion in the cage, but your explanation gives me hope. 2d

MariaW Assuming the mountain lion was somehow tied to the bridge & was made to roar whenever somebody would try to cross it, I was a bit disappointed that the weird sounds only came from some boughs. This would have made the storyline of the bridge more interesting. Barry presenting himself as a red herring made me realize how fast we -or I at least- jump to the conclusion that someone we dislike must be the villian or have a skeleton in the closet. 2d

kspenmoll I too assumed Barty was a rat & villain- but he was a read herring as @MariaW said. 2d

kwmg40 I didn't really get the addition of the mountain lion. It seemed unnecessary to me. I liked the more positive depiction of Bess. Bess seems like a nice “normal“ character that many people can relate to, in contrast to superhuman and multitalented Nancy. 2d

Librarybelle I was so not a fan of the mountain lion, especially since we received no info on why it was there. Sure, it helped identify the screams, but still… Barry had my creep-o-meter going full blast. Ugh! I‘m with you, @DGRachel …just put him in jail! 😂 @Bookwormjillk @bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella @lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks @dabbe @MariaW @kspenmoll @kwmg40 1d

Ruthiella @kwmg40 I think the mountain lion was for the scream sound. They are remarkably eerie sounding in real life. 1d

BarkingMadRead The mountain lion was so random, and never truly explained! 1d

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3. A few remarked on the illustrations in this book, especially the 1972 edition. Nancy & her friends look...well...from the 1970s. I could not find the info on the revised illustrations, but Randall Tandy created the original 1937 illustrations.

For those who noticed the illustrations, what did you think of them? Admittedly, I was a little surprised at the change in Nancy's appearance (I read the 1972 edition), & I'm not sure why. #NancyDrewBR

Bookwormjillk They described her hair differently too. It was always titan hair before. 2d

bookandbedandtea I read the 1972 version and was surprised by the dramatic change in everyone's appearance but I liked the illustrations. I thought they were well done. 2d

DGRachel I usually look at the illustrations but I guess I never paid too much attention. No dresses in this one that I can remember and that‘s a change. I also don‘t remember them calling Bess “plump” which is wonderful! 2d

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Ruthiella With the older illustrations, it‘s hard to imagine Nancy, George, and Bess being so active in dresses and skirts! But I will say that the 1970s illustrations in my copy were very casual. The girls looked like they were at summer camp rather than a resort. Also, the hair styles were “modern” much longer and looser than in previous illustrations. 2d

lauraisntwilder Nancy and the girls in shorts just seemed weird, but way more practical. 2d

dabbe Who wears short shorts? 😂 Well, they weren't that short, but still! And for the FIRST time, Bess is NOT described as being slightly overweight! She's depicted as “blond, pretty Bess Marvin.“ And only ONE reference to her liking food: “ 'You can't win a gold tournament on a diet like that,' protested Bess, who loved to eat.“

There's hope for these newer authors after all! 🤩 2d

MariaW Like @dabbe I noticed the positive change of the description of Bess‘ eating behaviour in an instant. In general, I thought the pictures are definitely more modern in this one. I liked the very first one with the haunted bridge. (edited) 2d

Sace I sought out images for the earlier editions and I like them way better than the 1972 edition. Unfortunately I couldn‘t find very many. 2d

kspenmoll Nancy looked taller & skinnier to me in 1972 edition esp in illustration on p. 3 when she is walking on the bridge. I also noticed the change in description of Bess. I am enjoying reading this series! 2d

kwmg40 The illustrations definitely gave a 1970's vibe. I too liked the more positive description of Bess, I didn't think the description, “loved to eat“, was negative since I too love to eat! 2d

Librarybelle I think we can all say that Nancy and her friends look like they can sleuth better in 1970s clothing! It‘s a nice change…I was just kind of surprised, but in a good way! @Bookwormjillk @bookandbedandtea @DGRachel @Ruthiella @lauraisntwilder @dabbe @MariaW @Sace @kspenmoll @kwmg40 1d

BarkingMadRead I was cracking up over the 70s cover, very dapper looking 🤣 1d

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2. We all know a haunted bridge plays a minor-ish role in this book (the title gives it away yet again). While this bridge is not haunted, there are other bridges in the world that claim to be.

Atlas Obscura posted 11 haunted bridges; link in comments. There is also a link to Sachs Covered Bridge in Gettysburg, near me. Oddly, I've not visited the bridge, but it's reportedly haunted by soldiers. #NancyDrewBR

Any thoughts?

Librarybelle Atlas Obscura link: https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/haunted-bridges

Sachs Covered Bridge link: https://destinationgettysburg.com/members/sachs-covered-bridge/ 3d

DGRachel As someone who lived in Central Florida for over 20 years and drove on I-4 a lot, I don‘t remember a cellular dead zone over Lake Monroe, but now I kind of want to take a trip to WDW, just so I can make the drive again. 😂 2d

Bookwormjillk Hmmmm the Bunny Man bridge and Gettysburg aren‘t too far from me. I kind of want to go. 2d

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Ruthiella I‘d not heard of any of these. But if a house can be haunted then why not a bridge too? 👻 2d

dabbe I'd have to travel quite a bit to see some of those bridges since Arizona doesn't have a lot of water! 😂 It seems fitting, though, that a bridge might be haunted or have a “guardian to threshold“ since you are passing from one side to another or going from the known to the unknown. Lots of fairy tales usually place a troll there, don't they? Talking to you, THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF! 🤩

Thanks for the link; I loved looking through it! 🩶 2d

MariaW Seems like Americans are pretty superstition since most of the bridges can be found in the US… 🤔🤔🤔And it looks like they inherited it from the British… 🤔🤔🤔 I was always attracted by The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and its bridge. This is one I definitely wouldn‘t cross. But I definitely like those old wooden bridges, we have a lot of them around here in Switzerland as well. They always evoke a feeling of a glorious past.

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kspenmoll Apparently we have 2 haunted bridges in CT. 2d

kwmg40 Looks like the closest haunted bridge to me is in Toronto, the Old Finch Avenue Bridge, where one can hear “the disembodied screams of a young girl.“ I'll have to visit one day! 2d

Librarybelle I‘ve heard the stories for years about Sachs Covered Bridge. It was part of the Confederate line during the battle, and there are supposed videos and photos of soldiers at the bridge, some that are violent. Seriously, I live near Gettysburg, went to college in Gettysburg, worked in Gettysburg for years, been on the battlefield hundreds of times, and yet have not visited the bridge. It‘s on a side road, so not part of the main roads. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 1d

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ By the way, whether or not you believe in ghosts or spirits, there‘s some pretty crazy things that happen in Gettysburg. I‘ve captured a couple of odd images, and I‘ve had a few odd experiences that I cannot explain. 🤷🏻‍♀️ @DGRachel @Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella @dabbe @MariaW @kspenmoll @kwmg40 1d

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle same, I‘m a believer 1d

Ruthiella @dabbe I thought of the Three Billy Goats Gruff too! 😅 Clearly it‘s imprinted on my brain. 1d

BarkingMadRead Total believer here, I haven‘t visited any ghost bridges though! 1d

dabbe @Ruthiella It's so classic and such a classic trope, too! 🤩😂😘 1d

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