new Nancy books vs. old Nancy books

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I think the older Nancy Drew books are better. The Nancy Drew series is suppose to be about mysteries, while the new books are just trying to scare children to either read more or give up on ever reading the stories ever again.

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I have a collection book, that has 3 stories in it. I wondered what numbers they were, so I looked them up. The book numbers were: 168, 172, and 175. Could these be the new stories, or are these more original stories from Nancy Drew, that no one talks about? If you could please answer my question. :D

[Ashlee]

Sierra-
I believe there were 75 original Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. I read the original ones growing up and fell in love. I have only read 1 or 2 "Nancy Drew Files" books, which is a newer kind of Nancy Drew. If you look up Nancy Drew on a Google search, find the Wikipedia link and it gives you a list of the original mystery stories and the various branch off Nancy Drew books. Such as the Nancy Drew Files, video games, comic books, and even a series of when George, Bess, and Nancy were in Elementary school. There are many to keep up with. I don't believe numbers #168, 172, and 175 are apart of the original mystery series though. Hope that helps some! =)

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Thank you for the help Ashlee

[Charmaine]

Ashlee is right - the main (original) series of Nancy Drew books are the ones with the yellow covers. :-) The ones you are referring to (I think I have that 3 volume book, too!) are still part of the Nancy Drew series, but they are modern stories that were written a couple years ago or so. I've read some of them and they are actually good! The originals are probably better, though. :-)

[Ashlee]

I eventually would like to read all the versions of Nancy Drew, even her younger ones. My 3 yr old daughter will probably love them. Nancy Drew sparked my love of reading, she will always be my favorite. <3

[Charmaine]

It would be cool to read all the series, Ashlee. :-) I definitely want to try out the Nancy Drew files once I finish the classic series, and would even like to try the Nancy Drew notebooks series. :-)

[Ashlee]

For sure! I'm so glad I found a group that loves Nancy Drew as much as I.
<3

[Alex]

I love the classical or old Nancy drew books!I want to read the hardy boys when I'm done with all the Nancy drew books.

[Trinisse]

I agree that the original 56 are still the best. My top 5 favorites are: The Secret of the Golden Pavilion, The Scarlet Slipper Mystery, The Moonstone Castle Mystery, The Clue of the Velvet Mask, and The Hidden Staircase. Of the 100 newer books, the top ten I enjoyed most: The Message in the Haunted Mansion,The Haunted Carousel, The Fortune Teller's Secret, The Phantom of Venice, The Mardi Gras Mystery,Mystery on the Menu, The Mystery at Magnolia Mansion, Mystery by Moonlight, The Curse of the Black Cat,and The Legend of the Emerald Lady. Long Live Nancy Drew!

[Alex]

I've read some of the Nancy drew books thst you said,Trinisse.The mardi gras mystery is so mysterious!;)

[Sarah]

I love both the old and the new Nancy Drew!!!

[Charmaine]

Ha ha, you said it Trinisse (and what a pretty name!), long live Nancy Drew <3 I definitely want to read more of her books this year. I want to read all the classic books, then move on to the newer ones. :-)

Like you, Alex, I want to read the Hardy Boys after i finish all the nancy Drew ones :-)

[FreshKicks]

I love the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys supermystery books...they are soooo adorable. And sometimes i wish Frank and Nancy would get together *wishful thinking*

[Sarah]

FreshKicks wrote: "I love the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys supermystery books...they are soooo adorable. And sometimes i wish Frank and Nancy would get together *wishful thinking*"
Yeah me too!!!
Did you know that they got together in the tv series in couple of the episodes of Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew but some of the episodes they were by themselves.

[FreshKicks]

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? Which ones?????????

[Sarah]

Have ever heard of Amazon?
You can buy them on Amazon.

[FreshKicks]

Cool Thnx.

[Tara ♪]

For me, it's a hard decision. Of course, classics are almost always the best! Some of the new ones are pretty good, though.

[Charmaine]

I agree, Tara :-) I've read some new ones that I really enjoyed.

[TracyPixel]

OLD!! I just loved the old idea and reality of the original Nancy Drew. She was a type of person that every little girl could be.
As old as I am (ie technically to old for nancy drew) I still love them and re read them.
I started losing interest with the case file ones. Became a little to "sweet valley high" in the drama.That said...I have read some of them. (can't help myself)

[Tara ♪]

I haven't read the case files but they do look sort of stupid to me.

[TracyPixel]

Tara (Duchess of Grammar) wrote: "I haven't read the case files but they do look sort of stupid to me."

I understand that they wanted to modernize it, but it lost it's old style charm.

[Tara ♪]

I know. The other up-to-date ones aren't terrible, but they still aren't as good as the classics.

[Charmaine]

Tara (Duchess of Grammar) wrote: "I know. The other up-to-date ones aren't terrible, but they still aren't as good as the classics."

You said it :-) I've always enjoyed the classic ones more myself. They have that special charm to it, and a vintage theme which I really love. <3

[Tara ♪]

Absolutely! I just love the classics. In the new ones, Nancy can often look like a tough girl, at least to me, and I like the older ones better. Love Nancy!!!

[TracyPixel]

The classic portray Nancy as independent and strong. The newer ones, not so much. Yes she lives with her dad, but in classics, she's 18/19.

[Ashlee]

Update: Aside from the 2 "Nancy Drew Files" I read a few years ago, the only Nancy Drew book I have touched lately was a "Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew", the girls are 9 or so and it's for a younger generation of readers. Bought it for my daughter and it was really cute. Still think I'll stick with the originals though. :)

[Tara ♪]

What I meant was that in the new ones, they almost always put her in some sort of death defying situation. Everyone's always trying to kill or kidnap her. And she knows it, but keeps on sleuthing just she would have otherwise. That kind of stuff hardly ever happens in the old ones. Her dad and he housekeeper are always looking out for her.

[TracyPixel]

she did it in the classics as well. just not as helpless.

[Tara ♪]

Well, right. But not as often, if my memory serves me correctly.

[TracyPixel]

Thats true. Brings me back to what I said earlier about the newer ones being a bit to "drama".

[Tara ♪]

Yeah. Exactly.

[Charmaine]

Tara, you're right about Nancy's dad and the housekeeper helping her out with cases. I just finished reading Ghost of Blackwood Hall and her dad helped her do some sleuthing in that story :-) Hannah also called the police when Nancy was gone for too long ;-)

[Tara ♪]

Yeah. In the new ones she just goes off and does whatever. Not a huge fan of that.

[Kathy]

I honestly love both, but it seems to me that they don't make books in the original way anymore, and I want them to continue making the books in the original time period, but keep writing the new ones! (haha does that make any sense at all, probably not ;)

[Charmaine]

Kathy wrote: "I honestly love both, but it seems to me that they don't make books in the original way anymore, and I want them to continue making the books in the original time period, but keep writing the new o..."

That's a good idea, Kathy! I love the original time period. That does make sense :-)

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THE NEW ONES STINK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[[deleted user]]

Ilike Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys.

[Charmaine]

Glory wrote: "THE NEW ONES STINK!!!!!!!!!!!!"

they're definitely not as good as the old ones ;-)

[Ann♥♪♪♪♪]

Glory wrote: "Ilike Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys."

Hi Glory! :) Cool another Hardy Boys fan! :D

[Charmaine]

Have any of you read the new Nancy Drew series called "The Nancy Drew Diaries?" The front covers look nice, but I'm wondering if the mysteries aren't as good as the previous series I've read.

[Ashlee]

Is that the new one Charmaine? I don't think anything tops the original.

[Kayla]

Hi all, I'm new here, still slowly building my collection as it sounds like many others are. I picked up one of the new novels, not sure which one now but I didn't really like it as much as the classics. So I've decided to limit my collections to the complete classic series (first and second sets 1-50, and 50-150or something like that), Nancy Drew Files (which are my personal favourites)and Nancy Drew Campus (I only own 2 but have read four). All in all I think my collection is around 50ish books now all from thrift stores and secondhand bookshops. Anyone else keen on the Nancy Drew Files over the classics (originals)?

[TracyPixel]

still prefer the originals. They're rare in South Africa now. As are the original Hardy Boys. The files are ok, but I just can't stomach the campus ones.

[Parker]

I like the originals better. Sometimes the new ones can be a little bit... shallow.

[Ashlee]

I prefer the originals. I can't lie, I have read a few of the other spin-offs such as the Nancy Drew Files and I got my daughter two of the "Nancy Drew & the Clue Crew" books. I love them all, but the originals are the best in my opinion. As a kid my mom and I would go to the only little bookstore in our town and get them but soon after they closed we had to order them off of Ebay. Every time my mom got paid she would order one for me, so I have the first 12 brand new from that. I have about 30 or so others now (not just of the original, but all kinds of ND books) from secondhand book stores. It's kind of fun going book shopping and always having that feeling that I might come home with some new ND books if the thrift store has them. I don't want to buy them all brand new, I kind of like the challenge of searching for them myself.

[Vem]

Ashlee wrote: "I prefer the originals. I can't lie, I have read a few of the other spin-offs such as the Nancy Drew Files and I got my daughter two of the "Nancy Drew & the Clue Crew" books. I love them all, but ..."

That's so good to know. Are the originals the ones with the yellow cover or...???

[Charmaine]

Vem wrote: "Ashlee wrote: "I prefer the originals. I can't lie, I have read a few of the other spin-offs such as the Nancy Drew Files and I got my daughter two of the "Nancy Drew & the Clue Crew" books. I love..."

The yellow ones are considered originals, but they are not the very first editions, so some stuff in the stories got changed here and there. They are the main ones I read, though, because they're easier to find in the library. :-)

[Ashlee]

The yellow ones are considered the originals, yes. I also have some of the first editions as well that were my moms as a kid. The yellow covered books are my favorite!