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melmo2610's review
4.0
Cute story and fun seeing the characters I love as little kids working together to solve mysteries.
opalescence's review
5.0
Over a decade later I somehow VIVIDLY remember the line “can we take [spoiler] to the doll hospital now?” because my younger self was soooooo confused at what that even was. Was really funny having that register in my brain so distinctly.
I did not remember the culprit, but interpreting the evidence was fairly straightforward.
I’m honestly impressed at how tech-forward this book is, showing 8-yr-olds had computer literacy skills for typing/organization, and blogging. Like yeesh, I love it.
I think this book still holds up (albeit white-washed upper-middle-class suburbia fiction) because 8 yrs old is still at an age where not many regularly use cellphones to communicate with each other, but still have enough technology and critical thinking skills to get through these mysteries realistically.
And honestly, there were moments when I did laugh out loud. I was getting flashbacks to my own sleepover stories from growing up!
*I’m reading these just for the cute, innocent fluff to get me through tough times. No philosophical implications; just sheltered little kid escapist fantasy land.
I did not remember the culprit, but interpreting the evidence was fairly straightforward.
I’m honestly impressed at how tech-forward this book is, showing 8-yr-olds had computer literacy skills for typing/organization, and blogging. Like yeesh, I love it.
I think this book still holds up (albeit white-washed upper-middle-class suburbia fiction) because 8 yrs old is still at an age where not many regularly use cellphones to communicate with each other, but still have enough technology and critical thinking skills to get through these mysteries realistically.
And honestly, there were moments when I did laugh out loud. I was getting flashbacks to my own sleepover stories from growing up!
*I’m reading these just for the cute, innocent fluff to get me through tough times. No philosophical implications; just sheltered little kid escapist fantasy land.
pogostick's review
quite positive that this series is what got me into reading in the first place. thus I felt that it was essential to add this to my Goodreads read shelf approximately 11 years later
nellamoon's review
4.0
I legit don't remember when I read this, but it was sometimes in elementary school and it was GOOD. This started me off into Carolyn Keene's more teen-centured Nancy Drew collection (which I'm going to re-read so I can review...eventually).
jthomasmurphy's review
2.0
It's Fun To Be Bourgeois, Or: Wow, It Really Took Us Way Longer to Get Over 9/11 Than Previously Imagined.
rosamarie's review
3.0
A really good beginner mystery book for girls. My 7 and 9 year old loved working out whodunit.
kayess19's review
2.0
one of my students got this at the book fair and i could not resist that new book smell. so i read it during her class. its a new nancy drew series about drew and her crew when they were in 3rd grade. super boring...maybe cause its for 8 year olds. but it smelled wonderful!
wordssearched's review
4.0
This take on Nancy Drew for the young reader set may not feel quite right for those who remember the originals, but not all mysteries need to involve crimes to be entertaining. My 5-year-old was all in on the quest for the missing doll, and we both enjoyed the dynamic of 8-year-old Nancy, Bess and George. A nice way to warm kids to the tropes of the mystery genre in an age-appropriate way.