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Episode 225 – The Secret at Solaire

Nancy Drew and the Secret at Solaire by Carolyn Keene

For Flashback Summer we decided to get away from it all with a visit to an exclusive desert spa. Unfortunately, the spa was plagued with black widow spiders, blackmailers, and other concerns. Fortunately, Kristin, the host of the Kristin Sleuth YouTube channel, was able to talk us through Nancy Drew #111: The Secret at Solaire by Carolyn Keene. This episode is not sponsored by Solaire moisturizer.

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Footnotes: Episode 55 – Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys

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Coming up next: Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery.

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Readers Advisory: Episode 225 – The Secret at Solaire

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Secret at Solaire (Nancy Drew #111) by Carolyn Keene. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Readers Advisory: Episode 77 – Boxcar Children

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading the Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Episode 55 – Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys

Nancy Drew and the Ghost of Craven Cove The Hardy Boys and the Secret of Sigma Seven 
 

Kait, Becca, and their guests Anna of Bellwether Friends and Holly of TopatoCo continue Flashback Summer by trying to solve the mystery of the missing entertainment after slogging through Nancy Drew and the Ghost of Craven Cove and The Hardy Boys and the Secret of Sigma Seven. Will they discover why they read so many of these books as kids? Will they uncover the secret to why these series are so long-lasting? Will they deduce the three basic personality types of all teenagers in series mystery books? (Spoiler alert: no, no, yes.)

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Footnotes: Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys YouTube Playlist

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Nancy Drew in Starlight

The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and the Secret Ghostwriters of Children’s Fiction

Nancy Drew by Kate Beaton: 1 2 3 4 5

The Original Ghostwriter Behind Nancy Drew Was One of The Most Interesting YA Writers of All Time

 Candy pairing:  Kait says old-timey penny candy, Becca says Three Musketeers, Anna says Twix and Bit O’ Honey, Holly says candy buttons.

Coming up next: Angels to Watch Over Me by Lurlene McDaniel.

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Readers Advisory: Episode 02 – Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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