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I grew up in Berwyn in the 1930s and ’40s with the Nancy Drew mysteries a big part of my early adventures in reading. I could hardly wait for the next Carolyn Keene book.

The best part of the Nancy Drew series is that Mildred Benson, the woman who created Nancy Drew, was a clever person who really understood girls and brought the exceptionally bright and brave Nancy to us.